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Symes, R. F., Williams, S. A. (1973) Heyite and brackebuschite compared. Mineralogical Magazine, 39 (301) 69-73 doi:10.1180/minmag.1973.039.301.10

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TitleHeyite and brackebuschite compared
JournalMineralogical Magazine
AuthorsSymes, R. F.Author
Williams, S. A.Author
Year1973 (March)Volume39
Issue301
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/MinMag/Volume_39/39-301-69.pdf+
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Full ReferenceSymes, R. F., Williams, S. A. (1973) Heyite and brackebuschite compared. Mineralogical Magazine, 39 (301) 69-73 doi:10.1180/minmag.1973.039.301.10
Plain TextSymes, R. F., Williams, S. A. (1973) Heyite and brackebuschite compared. Mineralogical Magazine, 39 (301) 69-73 doi:10.1180/minmag.1973.039.301.10
In(1973, March) Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 39 (301) Mineralogical Society
Abstract/NotesSummaryHeyite (see preceding paper) is so strikingly similar to brackebuschite that a close comparison of the two species seemed advisable. Topotype brackebuschite (B.M. 55819) was used for this purpose.Brackebuschite is a vanadate of lead, manganese, and iron, heyite a vanadate of lead and iron. Both species are monoclinic with diffraction symmetry P21 or P21/m. The X-ray cells are remarkably close: a = 8·810, 8·910; b = 6·155, 6·017; c = 7·651, 7·734; β = 111° 30′, 111° 53′ (brackebuschite first). As might be expected, powder patterns are strikingly close as well.Other than the similarities noted above, the minerals differ so fundamentally that they cannot be the same—they are valid and distinct species. Optic orientations show α: [001] 20° (in acute β) for brackebuschite, 36° (in obtuse β) for heyite. Indices are (brackebuschite first): α 2·28, 2·185; β 2·38, 2·219; γ 2·49, 2·266 for the sodium D line.Chemical differences are irreconcilable and reaffirm brackebuschite as Pb2(Mn,Fe,Zn)(VO4)2.H2O while heyite is Pb5Fe2(VO4)2O4.

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