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- 2.8.2.1 Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S F43m 4 3m
- 2.8.2.2 Stilleite ZnSe F43m 4 3m
- 2.8.2.3 Metacinnabar HgS F43m 4 3m
- 2.8.2.4 Tiemannite HgSe F43m 4 3m
- 2.8.2.5 Coloradoite HgTe F43m 4 3m
- 2.8.2.6 Hawleyite CdS F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-10 Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-20 Hawleyite CdS F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-30 Metacinnabar HgS F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-40 Stilleite ZnSe F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-50 Tiemannite HgSe F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-60 Coloradoite HgTe F43m 4 3m
- II/C.01-70 Polhemusite (Zn,Hg)S P 4/n 4/m
General Hawleyite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CdS | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 144.48 gm | ||
| Cadmium 77.81 % Cd | |||
| Sulfur 22.19 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CdS | ||
| Environment: |
As coatings on fine-grained sphalerite and siderite in vugs' probably of secondary origin, deposited from meteoric waters in vugs and along late fractures. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 | ||
| Locality: |
In Canada, in the Hector-Calumet mine, Keno-Galena Hill area, Yukon Territory. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Professor James Edwin Hawley (1897-1965), Canadian mineralogist, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 29278 | ||
| PDF 10-454 | |||
Hawleyite Image | |||
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Hawleyite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.818, Z = 4; V = 196.93 Den(Calc)= 4.87 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: F43m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.36(1), 2.058(0.8), 1.753(0.6), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Hawleyite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Light yellow. | ||
| Density: |
4.87 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
light yellow | ||
Calculated Properties of Hawleyite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.31 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.19641 Boson Index = 0.80359 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEHawleyite = 212.93 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Hawleyite is Not Radioactive |
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Hawleyite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.8.2.6 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.8)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 | |||
| (2.8.2)Sphalerite Group (Isometric: F4¯3m) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/C.01-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/C - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1 | |||
| II/C.01 - Sphalerite group and related compounds (with Leutite) | |||
Other Hawleyite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Hawleyite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Hawleyite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hawleyite : Translate Hawleyite Mineral Data : Ask about Hawleyite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hawleyite Specimen Label here :
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