Hauerite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Hauerite
Formula:
MnS2
Colour:
Reddish-brown/black
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
3.463
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
After Joseph Ritter von Hauer (Vienna, March 6 1778 - Vienna February 2 1863) and Franz von Hauer (1822-1899), Austrian geologists.(Vienna January 30 1822 - Vienna March 20 1899 )
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1831:5
IMA Classification of Hauerite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First published:
1846
Classification of Hauerite
2.EB.05a
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.
2.12.1.9
2 : SULFIDES
12 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
2 : SULFIDES
12 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
3.8.13
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
8 : Sulphides etc. of Cr, Mo, W an Mn
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
8 : Sulphides etc. of Cr, Mo, W an Mn
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Hr | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Hauerite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Reddish-brown/black
Comment:
Deep red in transmitted light
Streak:
Brownish red
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
Perfect on {001}
Perfect on {001}
Fracture:
Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
3.463 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.444 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Hauerite
Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
n = 2.69
Birefringence:
Isotropic minerals have no birefringence
Surface Relief:
Very High
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 (%) |
---|---|
400nm | 24.9% |
420nm | 24.7% |
440nm | 24.6% |
460nm | 24.5% |
480nm | 24.4% |
500nm | 24.3% |
520nm | 24.1% |
540nm | 23.7% |
560nm | 23.3% |
580nm | 22.8% |
600nm | 22.2% |
620nm | 21.6% |
640nm | 21.2% |
660nm | 20.9% |
680nm | 20.7% |
700nm | 20.7% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 24.9%.
Colour in reflected light:
Grayish white with light brownish hue
Internal Reflections:
red
Chemistry of Hauerite
Mindat Formula:
MnS2
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Fe,Si
Crystallography of Hauerite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3 (2/m 3) - Diploidal
Space Group:
Pa3
Cell Parameters:
a = 6.107 Å
Unit Cell V:
227.76 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Octahedral crystals
Crystallographic forms of Hauerite
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0010545 | Hauerite | Offner F (1934) A redetermination of the parameter for hauerite, MnS2 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 89 182-184 | ![]() | 1934 | 0 | 293 | |
0018103 | Hauerite | Offner F (1934) A redetermination of the parameter for Hauerite, Mn S2 _cod_database_code 1011237 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 89 182-184 | ![]() | 1934 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.07 Å | (100) |
1.175 Å | (80) |
1.843 Å | (70) |
0.990 Å | (70) |
2.75 Å | (50) |
2.51 Å | (50) |
2.04 Å | (50) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Near-surface Processes | |
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17) | |
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits |
Type Occurrence of Hauerite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria, A.h.894.
Other Language Names for Hauerite
Relationship of Hauerite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Pyrite Group:
Aurostibite | AuSb2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Cattierite | CoS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Dzharkenite | FeSe2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Erlichmanite | OsS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Fukuchilite | Cu3FeS8 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Gaotaiite | Ir3Te8 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Geversite | PtSb2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Kruťaite | CuSe2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Laurite | RuS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Penroseite | (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Pyrite | FeS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Sperrylite | PtAs2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Trogtalite | CoSe2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Vaesite | NiS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
Villamanínite | (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 | Tric. |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
4 photos of Hauerite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
4 photos of Hauerite associated with Native Sulphur | S8 |
1 photo of Hauerite associated with Rambergite | MnS |
1 photo of Hauerite associated with Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.EB. | Selenolaurite | RuSe2 |
2.EB. | Andrieslombaardite | RhSbS |
2.EB. | Iridarsenite | (Ir,Ru)As2 |
2.EB. | Kanatzidisite | (SbBiS3)2Te2 |
2.EB.05a | Vaesite | NiS2 |
2.EB.05a | Laurite | RuS2 |
2.EB.05a | Gaotaiite | Ir3Te8 |
2.EB.05a | Penroseite | (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 |
2.EB.05a | Fukuchilite | Cu3FeS8 |
2.EB.05a | Villamanínite | (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 |
2.EB.05a | Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
2.EB.05a | Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
2.EB.05a | Geversite | PtSb2 |
2.EB.05a | Cattierite | CoS2 |
2.EB.05a | Aurostibite | AuSb2 |
2.EB.05a | Trogtalite | CoSe2 |
2.EB.05a v | Cayeuxite | |
2.EB.05a | Kruťaite | CuSe2 |
2.EB.05a | Pyrite | FeS2 |
2.EB.05a | Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
2.EB.05b | Bambollaite | Cu(Se,Te)2 |
2.EB.05a | Dzharkenite | FeSe2 |
2.EB.10a | Marcasite | FeS2 |
2.EB.10e | Paracostibite | CoSbS |
2.EB.10f | Oenite | CoSbAs |
2.EB.10e | Pararammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
2.EB.10a | Mattagamite | CoTe2 |
2.EB.10a | Frohbergite | FeTe2 |
2.EB.10d | Costibite | CoSbS |
2.EB.10b | Alloclasite | Co1-xFexAsS |
2.EB.10c | Glaucodot | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
2.EB.10a | Petříčekite | CuSe2 |
2.EB.10a | Kullerudite | NiSe2 |
2.EB.10a | Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
2.EB.15b | Seinäjokite | FeSb2 |
2.EB.15a | Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Clinosafflorite | CoAs2 |
2.EB.15c | Paxite | CuAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Nisbite | NiSb2 |
2.EB.15a | Löllingite | FeAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
2.EB.15a | Omeiite | (Os,Ru)As2 |
2.EB.15a | Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 |
2.EB.20 | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
2.EB.20 | Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS |
2.EB.20 | Osarsite | (Os,Ru)AsS |
2.EB.20 | Gudmundite | FeSbS |
2.EB.25 | Mayingite | IrBiTe |
2.EB.25 | Maslovite | PtBiTe |
2.EB.25 | Paragersdorffite | Ni(As,S)2 |
2.EB.25 | Orthogersdorffite | NiAsS |
2.EB.25 | Jolliffeite | NiAsSe |
2.EB.25 | Cobaltite | CoAsS |
2.EB.25 | Guixiangite | NiBiS |
2.EB.25 | Testibiopalladite | PdSbTe |
2.EB.25 va | Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite | Ni(As,Sb)S |
2.EB.25 | Kalungaite | PdAsSe |
2.EB.25 | Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
2.EB.25 | Michenerite | PdBiTe |
2.EB.25 | Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
2.EB.25 | Milotaite | PdSbSe |
2.EB.25 | Tolovkite | IrSbS |
2.EB.25 | Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
2.EB.25 | Willyamite | CoSbS |
2.EB.25 | Changchengite | IrBiS |
2.EB.25 | Kvačekite | NiSbSe |
2.EB.25 | Krutovite | NiAs2 |
2.EB.25 | Padmaite | PdBiSe |
2.EB.25 | Ullmannite | NiSbS |
2.EB.25 | Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
2.EB.30 | Urvantsevite | Pd(Bi,Pb)2 |
2.EB.35 | Rheniite | ReS2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Hauerite
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References for Hauerite
Reference List:
Ramsdell, Lewis S. (1925) The crystal structure of some metallic sulfides. American Mineralogist, 10 (9) 281-304
Offner, Franklin (1934) A Redetermination of the Parameter for Hauerite, MnS2. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 89 (1). 182-184 doi:10.1524/zkri.1934.89.1.182
Chattopadhyay, Tapan, von Schnering, H. G., Stansfield, R. F. D., McIntyre, G. J. (1992) X-ray and neutron diffraction study of the crystal structure of MnS2. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 199 (1). 13-24 doi:10.1524/zkri.1992.199.1-2.13
Tokuda, Makoto, Yoshiasa, Akira, Mashimo, Tsutomu, Arima, Hiroshi, Hongu, Hidetomo, Tobase, Tsubasa, Nakatsuka, Akihiko, Sugiyama, Kazumasa (2019) Crystal structure refinement of MnTe2, MnSe2, and MnS2: cation-anion and anion–anion bonding distances in pyrite-type structures. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 234 (6) 371-377 doi:10.1515/zkri-2018-2134
Localities for Hauerite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Bulgaria | |
| Zagyu +3 other references |
| Chavdarova et al. (2022) |
Chile | |
| Thompson et al. (2004) |
China | |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Research Team 236 (1977) +2 other references |
Germany | |
| Witzke (1999) |
Italy | |
| Balestra et al. (2014) |
| Scacchi (1890) +1 other reference |
| Bonifazi (2020) |
Japan | |
| Aoki (1989) +1 other reference |
Myanmar | |
| Gao et al. (2023) |
Poland | |
| Oliver Dziallas collection +1 other reference |
| Karwowski et al. (2003) |
| Karwowski et al. (2003) |
| Karwowski Ł. & Burek W. 2003: ... |
Romania | |
| Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference |
Slovakia | |
| Peter Huber (pers. comm. to Uwe Kolitsch, 2009) +1 other reference |
| Haidinger W. (1847) +2 other references |
USA | |
| Roadcap et al. (2005) |
| R&M 69:3 pp 156-162 |
R&M 69:3 pp 156-162 | |
R&M 69:3 pp 156-162 | |
| Rocks & Minerals: 69 (3) +2 other references |
| Smith (1994) |
Smith (1994) | |
| Smith (1991) |
| Rocks & Minerals: 66 (3) |
| Smith (1991) |
| Smith (1991) +1 other reference |
| Smith (1991) |
| Min News 11:8 pp6-8 +1 other reference |
| Smith (1991) |
| AAPG Bulletin Volume 10 (1926) |
| R&M 45:6 pp 371-379 |
| Smith (1991) |
| Anthony et al. (2016) |
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