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General Baumhauerite-2a Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb3As4S9
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,209.88 gm
   Arsenic  24.77 %  As
   Lead     51.38 %  Pb
   Sulfur   23.85 %  S
           ______ 
           100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb3As4S9
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the monoclinic polymorph of baumhauerite.
 

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Baumhauerite-2a   Sphalerite

Comments: Dark crystal of baumhauerite-2a (same shape as baumhauerite) with olive-green transparent sphalerite crystal on white dolomite.
Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Picture 2 cm tall.
© Walter Gabriel

Baumhauerite-2a Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: Unk
 

Physical Properties of Baumhauerite-2a

Help on Color: Color: Steel gray.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Habit: Habit: Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: reddish brown
 

Calculated Properties of Baumhauerite-2a

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.11533
Boson Index = 0.88467
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBaumhauerite-2a = 933.98 barns/electron
U=PEBaumhauerite-2a x relectron= . barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Baumhauerite-2a is Not Radioactive

 

Baumhauerite-2a Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 3.6.13.2 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (3.6)where 2 < z/y < 2.49 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (3.6.13)Dana Group
 
3.6.13.1 Baumhauerite Pb3As4S9 P1 1
 
3.6.13.2 Baumhauerite-2a ! Pb3As4S9 Unk 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/E.24-15 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Lead-Sulfosalts with Arsen and Antimon x = 2.3 - 1.8
  II/E.24 - Baumhauerite - Robinsonite series
 
II/E.24-10 Baumhauerite Pb3As4S9 P1 1
 
II/E.24-15 Baumhauerite-2a Pb3As4S9 Unk 2/m
 
II/E.24-20 Robinsonite Pb4Sb6S13 I2/m 2/m
 

Other Baumhauerite-2a Information

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1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Baumhauerite-2a

Pb3As4S9
Dana No: 3.6.13.2 Strunz No: II/E.24-15
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