Raspite

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Raspite

Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co.,
New South Wales, Australia
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Raspite, etc.

Le Mazet vein, �chassi�res, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rh�ne-Alpes, France

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Raspite, etc.

Les Montmins Mine, �chassi�res, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rh�ne-Alpes, France

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About RaspiteHide
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Charles Rasp
Formula:Pb(WO4)Colour:Pale yellow, yellowish brown, gray,
colorlessLustre:AdamantineHardness:2� - 3Specific Gravity:8.46Crystal
System:MonoclinicMember of:Scheelite GroupName:Named after Mr. Charles Rasp (1846-
1907), German-Australian prospector, and discoverer of the Broken Hill deposit.Type
Locality:? Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill,
Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaDimorph of:Stolzite
The monoclinic dimorph of stolzite. Heating of raspite to 395(5)�C leads to a
transformation into stolzite.

A rare secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of tungsten-bearing

hydrothermal base metal deposits.

An unusual Te-rich variety is described by Andrade et al. (2014).

Classification of RaspiteHide
IMA status:Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz 8th ed.:6/G.01-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:4.DG.20

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites,

sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
G : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 8th ed.:48.1.4.1

48 : ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES

1 : AXO4
Hey's CIM Ref.:27.4.9

27 : Sulphites, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates

4 : Tungstates
Physical Properties of RaspiteHide
Lustre:Adamantine
Transparency:Transparent
Colour:Pale yellow, yellowish brown, gray, colorless
Hardness:2� - 3 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:Perfect
Perfect {100}
Density:8.46 g/cm3 (Measured) 8.45 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of RaspiteHide
Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values:na = 2.270 n� = 2.270 n? = 2.300
Max Birefringence:
d = 0.030
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30�m thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Dispersion:relatively strong
Chemical Properties of RaspiteHide
Formula:Pb(WO4)
Elements listed:O, Pb, W - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Crystallography of RaspiteHide
Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:P21/b
Setting:P21/a
Cell Parameters:a = 13.555 �, b = 4.976 �, c = 5.561 �
� = 107.63�
Ratio:a:b:c = 2.724 : 1 : 1.118
Unit Cell V:357.47 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:4
Morphology:Crystals typically tabular, flattened on {100}, which is striated
parallel [010], and somewhat elongated parallel [010]; also elongated [100] or thin
tabular {101}.
Twinning:Common on {100}; also on {102}.
Crystallographic forms of RaspiteHide
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Raspite no.1 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)

Raspite no.2 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)

Raspite no.4 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)

{100}, {001}, {011}, modified
Locality: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Hlawatsch, 1897. In: V.M. Goldschmidt, Atlas der Krystallformen, 1913-1923.

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0009580 Raspite Fujita T, Kawada I, Kato K (1977) Raspite from Broken Hill
Acta Crystallographica B33 162-164 1977 Broken Hill NSW, Australia 0
293
X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing Intensity
3.619 � (55)
3.593 � (20)
3.478 � (20)
3.224 � (100)
2.760 � (60)
2.705 � (55)
1.812 � (25)
Geological EnvironmentHide
Geological Setting:Secondary oxidation zone of tungsten containing ores.
Type Occurrence of RaspiteHide
Type Locality:? Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken
Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria: #G6263.
Other Language Names for RaspiteHide
German:Raspit
Russian:??????
Simplified Chinese:????
Spanish:Raspita
Relationship of Raspite to other SpeciesHide
Member of:Scheelite Group
Other Members of this group:
Powellite Ca(MoO4) Tet. 4/m : I41/a
Scheelite Ca(WO4) Tet. 4/m : I41/a
Stolzite Pb(WO4) Tet. 4/m : I41/a
Wulfenite Pb(MoO4) Tet. 4/m : I41/a
Common AssociatesHide
Cuprotungstite Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ?2W2O6(H2O)
Stolzite Pb(WO4)
Yttrotungstite-(Y) YW2O6(OH)3
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
51 photos of Raspite associated with Stolzite Pb(WO4)
19 photos of Raspite associated with Alunite Supergroup AD3(XO4)2(OH)6
7 photos of Raspite associated with Copper-bearing Scheelite (Ca,Cu)WO4
4 photos of Raspite associated with Carminite PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
3 photos of Raspite associated with Strengite FePO4 � 2H2O
3 photos of Raspite associated with Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
2 photos of Raspite associated with Cuprotungstite Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
2 photos of Raspite associated with Limonite (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
2 photos of Raspite associated with Goethite a-Fe3+O(OH)
2 photos of Raspite associated with Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide
4.DG.05 Euxenite-(Y) (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DG.05 Fersmite (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m
2/m) : Pbcn
4.DG.05 Kobeite-(Y) (REE,Fe,U)3 Zr(Ti,Nb)3 O12 Iso.
4.DG.05 Loranskite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)ZrTaO6 (?)
4.DG.05 Polycrase-(Y) Y(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DG.05 Tanteuxenite-(Y) Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) :
Pbcn
4.DG.05 Uranopolycrase (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DG.05 Yttrocrasite-(Y) (Y,Th,Ca,U)(Ti,Fe)2(O,OH)6 Amor.
4.DG.10 Fergusonite-(Y)-� YNbO4 Mon. 2/m
4.DG.10 Fergusonite-(Nd)-� (Nd,Ce)NbO4
4.DG.10 Fergusonite-(Ce)-� CeNbO4
4.DG.10 Yttrotantalite-(Y) (Y,U4+,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4 Orth.
4.DG.10 Beta-Fergusonite-(Nd) (Nd,Ce)NbO4
4.DG.15 Foordite Sn2+(Nb,Ta)2O6 Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DG.15 Thoreaulite (Sn2+,Pb)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Mon.
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide
27.4.1 Cuprotungstite Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 Tet. 4 2 2 : P41 21 2
27.4.2 Scheelite Ca(WO4) Tet. 4/m : I41/a
27.4.4 Anthoinite AlWO3(OH)3 Tric. 1
27.4.5 Mpororoite WAlO3(OH)3 � 2(H2O) Tric.
27.4.6 Yttrotungstite-(Y) YW2O6(OH)3 Mon. 2/m : P21/m
27.4.7 Yttrotungstite-(Ce) (Ce,Nd,Y)W2O6(OH)3 Mon. 2 : P21
27.4.8 Stolzite Pb(WO4) Tet. 4/m : I41/a
27.4.10 Russellite Bi2WO6 Orth.
27.4.11 Pinalite Pb3WO5Cl2 Orth.
27.4.12 Uranotungstite (Fe2+,Ba,Pb)(UO2)2(WO4)(OH)4 � 12H2O Orth.
27.4.13 H�bnerite MnWO4 Mon. 2/m : P2/b
27.4.14 Ferberite FeWO4 Mon. 2/m : P2/b
27.4.15 Wolframite (Fe2+)WO4to (Mn2+)WO4 Mon. 2/m : P2/b
27.4.16 Ferritungstite Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
27.4.17 Phyllotungstite (H2O,M)x(W,Fe)(O,OH)3 � yH2O (M = Ca, Cs, Pb or K)
Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
27.4.18 Qitianlingite (Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10 Orth.
Other InformationHide
Thermal Behaviour:Inverts to Stolzite above 410�C.
Notes:Decomposed by HCl with separation of yellow tungstic acid.
Health Risks:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into
the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for RaspiteHide
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Hlawatsch, C. (1897): Ueber den Stolzit und ein neues Mineral �Raspit von
Brokenhill. Annalen des kaiserlich-k�niglichen naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 12, 33-
41. [http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ANNA_12_0033-0041.pdf]
Hlawatsch (1898) Zeitschrift f�r Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie,
Leipzig: 29: 137.
Hlawatsch (1899) Zeitschrift f�r Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie,
Leipzig: 31: 8.
Hussak (1903) Centralblatt f�r Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie, Stuttgart:
723.
Hlawatsch (1905) Centralblatt f�r Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie,
Stuttgart: 423.
Hlawatsch (1907) Zeitschrift f�r Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie,
Leipzig: 42: 587.
Jaeger and Germs (1921) Zeitschrift f�r anorganische und allgemeine Chemie,
Hamburg, Leipzig: 119: 145.
Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First
edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 125.
Jung (1931) Jb. Min., Beil.-Bd.: 64A: 197.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James
Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1089-
1090.
Fujita, T., I. Kawada, and K. Kato (1977) Raspite from Broken Hill. Acta
Crystallographica: B33, 162�164.
Andrade, M.B., Yang, H., Downs, R.T., Jenkins, R.A., Fay, I. (2014): Te-rich
raspite, Pb(W0.56Te0.44)O4, from Tombstone, Arizona, USA: the first natural example
of Te6+ substitution for W6+. American Mineralogist, 99, 1507�1510. [includes
crystal-structure refinement of also a pure raspite]
Zeitschrift f�r Kristallographie: 29: 137.
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