Jeromite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Jeromite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

As(S,Se)2

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 162.50 gm

Arsenic 46.11 % As

Selenium 24.30 % Se

Sulfur 29.60 % S

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

AsS1.5Se0.5

Help on Environment: Environment:

Sublimate of burning sulfide ores in a mine fire. Jeromite (1928) is amorphous As-S-Se phase of variable composition and does not fit the current criteria of a valid mineral species .

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 2006 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928

Help on Locality: Locality:

United Verde Mine, Jerome, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the locality

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Jeromite Say JEROMITE

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Jeromite Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Amorphous- No Crystals

Physical Properties of Jeromite

Help on Color: Color:

Cherry red, Red, Black.

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Help on Streak: Streak:

reddish black

Calculated Properties of Jeromite

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEJeromite = 53.13 barns/electron
U=PEJeromite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Jeromite is Not Radioactive

Jeromite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.12.12.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.12)Dana Group

02.12.12.01 Jeromite? As(S,Se)2 None

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.XX.00 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.X - Unclassified Strunz SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarse

02.XX -Sulfide, Se

02.XX.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic

02.XX.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex

02.XX.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.XX.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3

02.XX.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2

02.XX.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.XX.00 Horsfordite? Cu5Sb Unk Cubic

02.XX.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic

02.XX.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.XX.00 Matraite? ZnS R 3m 3m

02.XX.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic

02.XX.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono

02.XX.00 Jeromite? As(S,Se)2 None

02.XX.00 Parajamesonite? Pb4FeSb6S14 Unk Ortho

02.XX.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra

02.XX.00 Prassoite Rh17S15(?) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.XX.00 Sakharovaite? (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono

02.XX.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm

02.XX.00 Tazieffite! Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 C 2/c 2/m

02.XX.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm

Other Jeromite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Jeromite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Jeromite

As(S,Se)2
Dana No: 02.12.12.01 Strunz No: 02.XX.00
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