Hatchite Mineral Data

Hatchite Mineral Data
Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images       News Help About


B and L Minerals
Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals
[Fine Minerals] [What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [My Collection] [Mineral Auctions]
Full-time professional mineral dealer with over 31 years experience in mineral collecting
And 15 years selling mineral specimens on the internet and at major mineral shows

Exceptional Minerals

General Hatchite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 831.03 gm
   Thallium  12.30 %  Tl
   Silver    12.98 %  Ag
   Arsenic   18.03 %  As
   Lead      37.40 %  Pb
   Sulfur    19.29 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb1.5Tl0.5AgAs2S5
Help on Environment: Environment: Of hydrothermal origin, in crystalline dolomite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1912
Help on Locality: Locality: From the Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For Dr. Frederick Henry Hatch (1864-1932), American geologist and mining engineer.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Hatchite Say HATCHITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 27304
  PDF 25-463
 

Hatchite Image

Click Here for Larger Hatchite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Hatchite Image

Hatchite

Comments: Platy microcrystal aggregate of hatchite.
Location: Lengenbach Quarry, Binnental, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Click Here for Larger Hatchite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Hatchite Image

Hatchite

Comments: Specular, black aggregate of hatchite crystals with red realgar on white dolomite.
Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: Big crystal 1.5 mm.
© Walter Gabriel

Hatchite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.1951:1:1.028
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.37, b = 7.84, c = 8.06, Z = 2; alpha = 66.25°, beta = 63.2°, gamma = 84.58° V = 481.57 Den(Calc)= 5.73
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 or P1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.314(1), 2.863(0.9), 3.401(0.8),3.569(0.4), 4.28(0.3), 4.54(0.3), 3.75(0.2),
Click Here for Large Hatchite 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


Marumo F , Nowacki W , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 125 (1967) p.249-265, The crystal structure of hatchite, PbTlAgAs2S5, Locality: Legenbach quarry, Binnatal, Switzerland

 

Physical Properties of Hatchite

Help on Color: Color: Lead gray, Grayish black.
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Opaque to subtranslucent
Help on Habit: Habit: Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.
Help on Habit: Habit: Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: dark brown
 

Optical Properties of Hatchite

Help on RL Color: RL Color: Dark red in transmitted light.
 

Calculated Properties of Hatchite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Hatchite =5.74 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEHatchite = 929.19 barns/electron
U=PEHatchite x rElectron Density=4,576.00 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Hatchite is Not Radioactive
 

Hatchite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 03.05.08.02 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (03.05)where 2.5 < z/y < 3 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (03.05.08)Dana Group
 
03.05.08.01 Wallisite PbTl(Cu,Ag)As2S5 P1 1
 
03.05.08.02 Hatchite (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5 P1 or P1 1
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 02.GC.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
  02.G - Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites
  02.GC -Poly-sulfarsenites
 
02.GC.05 Hatchite (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5 P1 or P1 1
 
02.GC.05 Wallisite PbTl(Cu,Ag)As2S5 P1 1
 

Other Hatchite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Hatchite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

Search for Hatchite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[AOL] [Bing] [Dog Pile] [GeoScienceWorld] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [Lycos] [MAMMA] [Scirus] [Teoma] [WebCrawler] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Hatchite :

B and L Fine Minerals
Dakota Matrix Minerals
Dan & Diana Weinrich Mineral Auctions
Excalibur Mineral Corp.
Exceptional Minerals
John Betts Fine Minerals
Mineral News
Mineral of the Month Club
NY/NJ Gem & Mineral Show
TIMA Mineral Analyzer
Weinrich Minerals, Inc.
Wright's Rock Shop

Ask about Hatchite 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 Espaņol

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

Hatchite

(Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5
Dana No: 03.05.08.02 Strunz No: 02.GC.05
Locality:

 

Notes: