Kitaibelite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Kitaibelite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Ag10PbBi30S51

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 9,190.66 gm

Silver 11.74 % Ag

Bismuth 68.22 % Bi

Lead 2.25 % Pb

Sulfur 17.79 % S

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Ag10PbBi30S51

Help on Environment: Environment:

Mixture of various bismuth silver lead sulfides now regarded as Pb-containing pavonite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 2006 - Published 1983

Help on Locality: Locality:

Nagyborzsony, Hungary Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Unknown.

Kitaibelite Image

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Click Here for Larger Kitaibelite Image Kitaibelite Pavonite Comments: Steel-gray metallic massive pavonite (kitaibelite is discredited as Pb-bearing pavonite). Location: Near Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database

Kitaibelite Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

MonoclinicSpace Group: Mono ?

Physical Properties of Kitaibelite

Help on Color: Color:

Lead gray.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Calculated Properties of Kitaibelite

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0063175783
Boson Index = 0.9936824217

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKitaibelite =1,381.77 barns/electron
U=PEKitaibelite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Kitaibelite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals

(02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(02.00.00)Sulfide

02.00.00.00 Argentite* Ag2S I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex

02.00.00.00 Bismutoplagionite* 5PbS.4Bi2S3 Unk Ortho

02.00.00.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.00.00.00 Colimaite K3VS4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2

02.00.00.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3

02.00.00.00 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Fersilicite* FeSi P 213 2 3

02.00.00.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm

02.00.00.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic

02.00.00.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic

02.00.00.00 Jaipurite* CoS P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono

02.00.00.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic

02.00.00.00 Plumosite* Pb2Sb2S5 Mono

02.00.00.00 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm

02.00.00.00 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho

02.00.00.00 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig

02.00.00.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra

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

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 Kitaibelite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AmMin, v72:1027) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.72,p1027,1987)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Kitaibelite :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Kitaibelite

Ag10PbBi30S51
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.XX.00
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