Hafnon Mineral Data + Say HAFNON

General Hafnon Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: HfSiO4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 270.57 gm
   Hafnium  65.97 %  Hf   77.79 % HfO2
   Silicon  10.38 %  Si   22.21 % SiO2
   Oxygen   23.65 %  O
           ______        ______ 
           100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Hf(SiO4)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1974
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 59111
  PDF 20-467
 

Search for Hafnon Images

Click Here To Search Images:

Image not yet available on Webmineral.com

Try searching images.google.com or Mindat Picture Gallary for mineral pictures. Caution: The images retrieved may not be appropriate.

  

Hafnon Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.90729
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.5725, c = 5.9632, Z = 4; V = 257.60 Den(Calc)= 6.98
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: I 41/amd
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.29(1), 2.512(0.7), 4.43(0.6),
Click Here for Large Hafnon Structure Window Crystal Structure:

Mouse
drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate

Keyboard
S - Stereo Pair on/off
H - Help Screen
I - Data Info
A - Atoms On/Off
P - Polyhedra On/Off
B - Bonds On/Off
Help on Above


Speer J A , Cooper B J , American Mineralogist , 67 (1982) p.804-808, Crystal structure of synthetic hafnon, HfSiO4, comparison with zircon and the, actinide orthosilicates

 

Physical Properties of Hafnon

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, Brownish, Yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 6.97
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 7.5 - Garnet
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: gray white
 

Optical Properties of Hafnon

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.032 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.14,KPDmeas= 0.1402,KC= 0.1357
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.93-1.97, e=1.98-2.03, bire=0.0500-0.0600.
 

Calculated Properties of Hafnon

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=6.09 gm/cc
note: rHafnon =6.98 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.21757
Boson Index = 0.78243
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEHafnon = 741.47 barns/electron
U=PEHafnon x relectron=4,514.12 barns/cc.

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

Hafnon is Not Radioactive

 

Hafnon Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 51.5.2.2 (51)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only
  (51.5)with cations in >[6] coordination
  (51.5.2)Zircon group
 
51.5.2.1 Zircon ZrSiO4 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
51.5.2.2 Hafnon HfSiO4 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
51.5.2.3 Thorite ThSiO4 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
51.5.2.4 Coffinite U(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
51.5.2.5 Thorogummite Th(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/A.09-20 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/A - Nesosilicates with [SiO4]4-groups, cations of octahedral and cubic orientation [8+6]
  VIII/A.09 - Zircon - Thorogummite series
 
VIII/A.09-05 Reidite! ZrSiO4 I 41/a 4/m
 
VIII/A.09-10 Zircon ZrSiO4 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/A.09-20 Hafnon HfSiO4 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/A.09-30 Thorite ThSiO4 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/A.09-40 Coffinite U(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/A.09-50 Thorogummite Th(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Hafnon Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Hafnon :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 -University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data 15 - WWW-MINCRYST 16 -École des Mines de Paris

Search for Hafnon using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [About.com] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [LookSmart] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Hafnon :
AA Mineral Specimens
A-Rocks Auction
Adams Minerals
B and L Minerals
Dakota Matrix
Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals
Dan Weinrich Auctions
e-Rocks Auctions
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Fabre Minerals
Greenside Minerals
John Betts Fine Minerals
Masons Minerals
Mineral News
Mineral of the Month Club
MineralsWeb Fine Minerals
Minernet.it
Rockshop.cz Kalat Fine Minerals
T G Fine Minerals
Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Hafnon Mineral Data :

Ask about Hafnon here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Español

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hafnon Specimen Label here :

Hafnon

HfSiO4
Dana No: 51.5.2.2 Strunz No: VIII/A.09-20
Locality:

 

Notes:

 

 
   
 
Go To Webmineral Home Crystallography X-Ray D-Spacing Table Chemical Composition
Dana Classification Strunz Classification Table of Mineral Properties Alphabetical Listing of Minerals
Search Webmineral Photo Gallery of Mineral Images Help Files Links