Levyclaudite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Levyclaudite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 500.30 gm

Copper 4.45 % Cu

Tin 18.98 % Sn

Bismuth 12.50 % Bi

Antimony 1.99 % Sb

Lead 40.55 % Pb

Sulfur 21.54 % S

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

1.36(Pb0.72)1.36(Bi0.22)1.36(Sb0.06)1.36(S)Sn0.8Cu0.35S2

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1990

Help on Locality: Locality:

Aghios Philippos Pb-Zn deposit, Kirki district, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Claude Levy (1924-), French mineralogist.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Levyclaudite + Pronunciation Say LEVYCLAUDITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA1989-034

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Levyclaudite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.0326:1:1.001

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.84, b = 5.825, c = 5.831, Z = 3; beta = 92.6° V = 401.74 Den(Calc)= 6.20

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: A2 ?

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.93(1), 2.068(0.3), 4.06(0.3),

Physical Properties of Levyclaudite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{100} Good

Help on Color: Color:

Gray.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Habit: Habit:

Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Help on Streak: Streak:

black

Calculated Properties of Levyclaudite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.28 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Levyclaudite =6.20 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.12
Boson Index = 0.88

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PELevyclaudite =1,038.10 barns/electron
U=PELevyclaudite x rElectron Density=5,485.48 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Levyclaudite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

03.01.03.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

(03.01)where z/y > 4 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals

(03.01.03)Dana Group

03.01.03.01 Levyclaudite Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28 A2 ? 2

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.HF.25a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype

02.HF -With SnS and PbS archetype structure units

02.HF.25a Cylindrite Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 P1 1

02.HF.25a Levyclaudite Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28 A2 ? 2

02.HF.25a Abramovite! Pb2SnInBiS7 P1 1

Other Levyclaudite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, Ammin, v92:706)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Levyclaudite :
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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Levyclaudite

Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28
Dana No: 03.01.03.01 Strunz No: 02.HF.25a
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