Sorosite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Sorosite Information
Chemical Formula:
Cu(Sn,Sb)
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 183.02 gm
Copper 34.72 % Cu
Tin 48.65 % Sn
Antimony 16.63 % Sb
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100.00 %
Empirical Formula:
CuSn0.75Sb0.25
Environment:
Gold and PGM placer deposits derived from sulfide-poor Alaskan-type intrusions (Clinopyroxinite-gabbro intrusions).
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:
The Baimka gold placer deposit, western Chukotka, Russian far east near the River Dolshoy Anyuy area, near Baimka River. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named after George Soros (1930-), well-known American financier, in recognition of his important support to science.
Name Pronunciation:
Sorosite 
Synonym:
ICSD 56274
IMA1994-047
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Sorosite Image
Images:
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Sorosite Tin Stistaite Comments: Back-scattered electron image of large sorosite crystal (So=partly skeletal) adjacent to stistaite (St). Tn=native tin. Note abundant microcrystals of sorosite isolated within native tin. (AmMin 83:903). Location: Baimka gold-platinum group mineral placer deposit, Chukotka, Russian Far East.Scale: Image Size 1.5 cm. © American Mineralogist |
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Sorosite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:
a:c = 1:1.21413
Cell Dimensions:
a = 4.217, c = 5.12, Z = 2; V = 78.85 Den(Calc)= 7.71
Crystal System:
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.97(1), 2.094(0.9), 2.112(0.8),
Crystal Structure:
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drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate
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S - Stereo Pair on/off
H - Help Screen
I - Data Info
A - Atoms On/Off
P - Polyhedra On/Off
B - Bonds On/Off
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| | Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.85-237, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, Note: ideal nickel arsenide structure | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Physical Properties of Sorosite
Cleavage:
None
Color:
Pinkish tin white.
Density:
7.6 - 7.9, Average = 7.75
Diaphaneity:
Opaque
Fracture:
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Habit:
Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix.
Hardness:
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade
Luster:
Metallic
Optical Properties of Sorosite
RL Anisotrophism:
Distinct to moderate, from brownish gray to bluish gray.
RL Bireflectance:
Not observed in air, weakly to distinctly in oil.
RL Color:
White with occasional pinkish tint at high magnifications.
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Sorosite in Air
| λ | R1 | R 2 |  |
∑ R1(λ) | ∑ R2(λ) |
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| 400 nm | 68.50 | 68.90 |  |
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| 420 nm | 69.30 | 70.00 |  |
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| 440 nm | 71.80 | 72.50 |  |
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| 460 nm | 73.70 | 74.10 |  |
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| 480 nm | 74.90 | 74.90 |  |
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| 500 nm | 75.70 | 75.90 |  |
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| 520 nm | 76.40 | 76.40 |  |
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| 540 nm | 76.80 | 77.10 |  |
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| 560 nm | 77.30 | 77.30 |  |
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| 580 nm | 77.80 | 78.00 |  |
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| 600 nm | 77.80 | 78.10 |  |
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| 620 nm | 78.10 | 78.70 |  |
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| 640 nm | 78.00 | 78.60 |  |
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| 660 nm | 78.00 | 78.60 |  |
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| 680 nm | 77.90 | 78.80 |  |
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| 700 nm | 77.90 | 78.90 |  |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Sorosite in Oil
| λ | R1 | R 2 | |
∑ R1(λ) | ∑ R2(λ) |
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| 400 nm | 57.40 | 58.10 | |
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| 420 nm | 59.50 | 59.90 | |
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| 440 nm | 61.20 | 62.40 | |
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| 460 nm | 62.20 | 63.90 | |
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| 480 nm | 62.40 | 64.70 | |
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| 500 nm | 62.80 | 65.40 | |
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| 520 nm | 63.30 | 65.90 | |
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| 540 nm | 64.00 | 66.40 | |
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| 560 nm | 64.10 | 66.60 | |
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| 580 nm | 65.00 | 67.20 | |
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| 600 nm | 65.30 | 67.60 | |
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| 620 nm | 66.00 | 68.00 | |
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| 640 nm | 65.80 | 68.10 | |
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| 660 nm | 66.10 | 68.20 | |
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| 680 nm | 66.30 | 68.20 | |
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| 700 nm | 66.80 | 68.60 | |
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Sorosite in Air
| RelativeIntensity | 0% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 100% | 120% | 130% |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Sorosite in Oil
| RelativeIntensity | 0% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 100% | 120% | 140% | 150% |
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Calculated Properties of Sorosite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.68 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sorosite =7.71 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92
Photoelectric:
PESorosite = 227.90 barns/electron
U=PESorosite x rElectron Density=1,521.74 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Sorosite is Not Radioactive
Sorosite Classification
Dana Class:
02.08.11.12 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
(02.08.11)Nickeline Group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc)
02.08.11.01 Nickeline NiAs P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.02 Breithauptite NiSb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.03 Sederholmite NiSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.04 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.05 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.06 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.07 Sobolevskite PdBi P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.08 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.09 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.10 Freboldite CoSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.11 Achavalite! FeSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.12 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.13 Vavrinite! Ni2SbTe2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Strunz Class:
01.AC.15 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
01.AC -Indium-tin family
01.AC.15 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
01.AC.15 Yuanjiangite AuSn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Other Sorosite Information
References:
NAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p901-906,1998) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p904)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Sorosite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
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Sorosite
Cu(Sn,Sb)
Dana No: 02.08.11.12 Strunz No: 01.AC.15
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