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General Hannebachite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: 2CaSO3·(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 258.30 gm
   Calcium   31.03 %  Ca   43.42 % CaO
   Hydrogen   0.78 %  H     6.97 % H2O
   Sulfur    24.83 %  S    49.61 % SO2
   Oxygen    43.36 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca2(SO3)2·(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1985
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 21033
  PDF 39-725
 

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Hannebachite

Comments: Small .5 mm crystals of colorless hannebachite on matrix.
Location: Hannebach, Niederzissen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Scale: 35x35x24 mm.
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Hannebachite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.6617:1:1.0883
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.473, b = 9.782, c = 10.646, Z = 4; V = 674.09 Den(Calc)= 2.55
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbna
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.15(1), 2.617(0.9), 3.79(0.8),
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Schropfer L , Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie , 401 (1973) p.1-14, Strukturelle untersuchungen an CaSO3*1/2H2O, Locality: synthetic

 

Physical Properties of Hannebachite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Colorless.
Help on Density: Density: 2.52
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3.5 - Copper Penny
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Hannebachite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2392,KPDmeas= 0.2421,KC= 0.2449
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.596, b=1.6, g=1.634, bire=0.0380, 2V(Calc)=40, 2V(Meas)=38.
 

Calculated Properties of Hannebachite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.54 gm/cc
note: rHannebachite =2.52 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00249
Boson Index = 0.99751
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEHannebachite = 5.24 barns/electron
U=PEHannebachite x relectron= 13.28 barns/cc.

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

Hannebachite is Not Radioactive

 

Hannebachite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 34.2.5.1 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites
  (34.2)as A++ XO3 · x(H2O)
  (34.2.5)Dana Group
 
34.2.5.1 Hannebachite 2CaSO3·(H2O) Pbna 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
34.2.5.2 Gravegliaite Mn(SO3)·3(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/K.05-10 IV - Oxides
  IV/K - Sulfides, selenides, tellurides with [XO3]2- groups and related structures
  IV/K.05 - Gravegliaite - sophiite series
 
IV/K.05-05 Gravegliaite Mn(SO3)·3(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/K.05-10 Hannebachite 2CaSO3·(H2O) Pbna 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/K.05-15 Orschallite Ca3(SO3)2SO4·12(H2O) R 3c 3 2/m
 
IV/K.05-20 Graemite CuTeO3·(H2O) Pcmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/K.05-30 Choloalite CuPb(TeO3)2 Unk Cubic
 
IV/K.05-40 Sophiite Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/K.05-70 Burnsite! KCdCu7O2(SeO3)2Cl9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Hannebachite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p928,1988) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p928,1988)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Hannebachite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Hannebachite

2CaSO3·(H2O)
Dana No: 34.2.5.1 Strunz No: IV/K.05-10
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