[Thumbnails] [Miniatures] [Cabinets] [About Us] [FAQ] Welcome To Mason's Minerals Your Source for Beautiful Minerals and Crystals We offer a no-questioned-asked Satisfaction Guarantee General Heideite Information(Fe,Cr)1+x(Ti,Fe)2S4 |
Molecular Weight = 292.66 gm |
|
Titanium 27.81 % Ti |
|
Chromium 3.55 % Cr |
|
Iron 24.81 % Fe |
|
Sulfur 43.83 % S |
|
______ |
|
100.00 % |
Fe2+Cr0.2Ti1.7Fe2+0.3S4 |
In meteorites recovered on Earth. |
Approved IMA 1974 |
Bustee enstatite achondrite meteor. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Fritz Heide (1891-1973), meteoriticist of Jana, Germany. |
Heideite |
ICSD 42563 |
|
PDF 20-1303 |
| | Search for Heideite Images
|
|
| | Heideite Crystallographya:b:c =1.7456:1:3.3333 |
a = 5.97, b = 3.42, c = 11.4, Z = 2; beta = 90.2° V = 232.76 Den(Calc)= 4.18 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: I2/m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.06(1), 1.72(0.75), 2.64(0.75), |
|
Mouse
|
| Physical Properties of HeideiteNone |
Steel gray. |
4.1 |
Opaque |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
3.5-4.5 - Between Copper Penny and Fluorite-Apatite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of HeideiteCreamy white. |
Moderately strong, from purple-gray to cream-gray. |
| Calculated Properties of HeideiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=4.00 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Heideite =4.18 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.04 |
Boson Index = 0.96 PEHeideite = 15.30 barns/electron |
U=PEHeideite x rElectron Density= 61.21 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Heideite is Not Radioactive | Heideite Classification02.10.02.03 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
|
(02.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4 |
|
(02.10.02)Wilkmanite Group |
|
|
|
|
02.DA.15 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
|
02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
|
02.DA -M:S = 3:4 |
|
|
|
| Other Heideite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Heideite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Heideite using: Visit our Advertisers for Heideite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Diamond Dan Publications e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Heideite Mineral Data : Ask about Heideite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Heideite Specimen Label here :
| |
|
| | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||