Lenaite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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About LenaiteHide

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Specific Gravity:

4.63 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

For the river Lena, Russia

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2372:2

e6d7b0f2-5aad-4da2-9698-e351b0e631ba

IMA Classification of LenaiteHide

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Classification of LenaiteHide

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2.CB.10a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.

2.9.1.5

2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1

Mineral SymbolsHide

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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol Source Reference
Ln IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of LenaiteHide

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Streak:

Dark grey to black

Hardness:

VHN10=270 - 300 kg/mm2 - Vickers

Density:

4.63 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of LenaiteHide

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Anisotropism:

Moderate, in yellowish tints.

Reflectivity:

Wavelength R1 R2
471.1 nm 28.2% 30.6%
548.3 nm 31.8% 35.8%
586.6 nm 32.8% 36.5%
652.3 nm 30.9% 35.0%

Reflectance graph
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 36.5%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Greyish white.

Internal Reflections:

None.

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of LenaiteHide

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Crystallography of LenaiteHide

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

42_m_ - Scalenohedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.4371 Å, c = 10.8479 Å

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0006082 Lenaite Bindi L, Spry P G, Pratesi G (2006) Lenaite from the Gies gold-silver telluride deposit, Judith Mountains, Montana, USA: occurrence, composition, and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 44 207-212 2006 Gies gold-silver telluride deposit, Judith Mountains, Montana, USA 0 293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
3.15 Å (100)
1.910 Å (40)
2.445 Å (20)
1.692 Å (20)
2.340 Å (< 20)
3.43 Å (10)
2.824 Å (10)

Comments:

Geis Mine, Montana, USA. The data are from Bindi et al. (2006).

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of LenaiteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Xenomorphic or equant grains, to 0.2 mm, in goethite pseudomorphs after magnesian siderite.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geological Museum, Yakutsk Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of LenaiteHide

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Other Language Names for LenaiteHide

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Relationship of Lenaite to other SpeciesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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2.CB. Agmantinite Ag2MnSnS4 Orth.
2.CB. Richardsite Zn2CuGaS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB. Gachingite Au(Te1-xSex) Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB. Tolstykhite Au3S4Te6 Tric. 1 : _P_1
2.CB. Hanswilkeite KFeS2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
2.CB. Auroselenide AuSe Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
2.CB. Ruizhongite (Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8 Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d
2.CB. Okruginite Cu2SnSe3 Mon. m : B b
2.CB.05a Coloradoite HgTe Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Hawleyite CdS Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Metacinnabar HgS Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05c Polhemusite (Zn,Hg)S Tet.
2.CB.05b Sakuraiite (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 Iso.
2.CB.05a Sphalerite ZnS Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Stilleite ZnSe Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Tiemannite HgSe Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05 UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn Cu2Fe3Zn5S10
2.CB.05a Rudashevskyite (Fe,Zn)S Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Ishiharaite (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.07a Shenzhuangite NiFeS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.07a Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulphide) Cu2MnSnS4
2.CB.10a Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10a Eskebornite CuFeSe2 Tet. 42_m_ : P_42_c
2.CB.10a Gallite CuGaS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10b Haycockite Cu4Fe5S8 Orth. 222
2.CB.10b Mooihoekite Cu9Fe9S16 Tet. 42_m_ : P_42_m
2.CB.10b Putoranite Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : P n_3_m
2.CB.10a Roquesite CuInS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10b Talnakhite Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_m
2.CB.10a Laforêtite AgInS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10a Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) CuZn2InS4
2.CB.10a UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn Cu2Fe2Sn3S7
2.CB.10c Omariniite Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 Orth. 222 : _I_222
2.CB.15a Černýite Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.15a Ferrokësterite Cu2FeSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
2.CB.15a Hocartite Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.15a Idaite Cu5FeS6 Hex.
2.CB.15a Kësterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
2.CB.15a Kuramite Cu3SnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.15b Mohite Cu2SnS3 Mon.
2.CB.15a Pirquitasite Ag2ZnSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
2.CB.15a Stannite Cu2FeSnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.15c Stannoidite Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 Orth. 222 : _I_222
2.CB.15a Velikite Cu2HgSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
2.CB.15c UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?)
2.CB.17a v Arsenic-bearing Renierite Cu11GeAsFe4S16
2.CB.20 Chatkalite Cu6FeSn2S8 Tet. 42_m_ : _P_4_m_2
2.CB.20 Mawsonite Cu6Fe2SnS8 Tet. 42_m_ : _P_4_m_2
2.CB.30 Argyropyrite near Ag2Fe7S11
2.CB.30 Colusite Cu13VAs3S16 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_n
2.CB.30 Germanite Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_n
2.CB.30 Germanocolusite Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_m
2.CB.30 Nekrasovite Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_n
2.CB.30 Stibiocolusite Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_m
2.CB.30 Ovamboite Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_n
2.CB.30 Maikainite Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m )
2.CB.30 Frieseite Ag2Fe5S8 (?)
2.CB.35a Hemusite Cu6SnMoS8 Iso.
2.CB.35a Kiddcreekite Cu6SnWS8 Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.35a Polkovicite (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 Iso.
2.CB.35a Renierite (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 Tet. 42_m_ : P_42_c
2.CB.35a Vinciennite Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 Tet.
2.CB.35a Morozeviczite (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 Iso.
2.CB.35b Catamarcaite Cu6GeWS8 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.40 Lautite CuAsS Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
2.CB.42 Lingbaoite AgTe3 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
2.CB.45 Cadmoselite CdSe Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.45 Greenockite CdS Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.45 Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.45 Rambergite MnS Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.45 Buseckite (Fe,Zn,Mn)S Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.45 Maletoyvayamite Au3Se4Te6 Tric. 1 : _P_1
2.CB.47 Murchisite Cr5S6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_c
2.CB.50 Zincselenide ZnSe
2.CB.50 Wassonite TiS Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
2.CB.52 Dzhezkazganite ReMoCu2PbS6 ? Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
2.CB.55a Cubanite CuFe2S3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB.55b Isocubanite CuFe2S3 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m
2.CB.60 Picotpaulite TlFe2S3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m
2.CB.60 Raguinite TlFeS2 Orth.
2.CB.65 Argentopyrite AgFe2S3 Mon. 2/m
2.CB.65 Sternbergite AgFe2S3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB.70 Sulvanite Cu3VS4 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_m
2.CB.75 Vulcanite CuTe Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB.80 Empressite AgTe Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB.85 Muthmannite AuAgTe2 Mon. 2/m : _P_2/m

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for LenaiteHide

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Reference List:

Amuzinskii, V.A., Zhdanov, Yu.Ya., Zayakina, N.V., Leskova, N.V. (1995) Lenaite, AgFeS2, a new mineral species. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 124(5): 85-91. [in Russian, abstract in Amer. Mineral., 81, 1283]

Bindi, L., Spry, P.G., Pratesi, G. (2006) Lenaite from the Gies gold–silver telluride deposit, Judith Mountains, Montana, U.S.A.: occurrence, composition, and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist: 44: 207-212.

Djaafri, T., Bouafia, H., Sahli, B., Djebour, B., Uğur, Ş., Uğur, G., & Moussa, H. (2020). Study of the ground-state magnetic ordering, magnetic and optoelectronic properties of (Lenaite) AgFeS2 in its chalcopyrite structure. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 493, 165730.

Prakash, G., Paulraj, S., Adam, A.M., Ibrahim, E.M.M., Veluswamy, P., Kathirvel, V. (2021) Thermoelectric properties of Lenaite: A first principles study. Materials Letters, 300, 130146.

Localities for LenaiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Austria
Lower Austria Lilienfeld District Annaberg ⓘ St Anna Mine ("Hocheck" mine) ? Kolitsch et al. (2017)
France
Occitanie Tarn Castres Montredon-Labessonnié Peyrebrune ⓘ Le Rivet Quarry Guy Bernadi collection; EDX analysis ... +1 other reference
Japan
Yamagata Prefecture Yonezawa City ⓘ Yatani mine ? Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
Mexico
Mexico ⓘ Popocatepetl Volcano ? Larocque et al. (2008)
Russia
Bashkortostan Beloretsk district ⓘ Uluelga-Kudashman zone Kovalev et al. (2017)
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Okhotsk-Chukotka belt ⓘ Corrida deposit Kolova et al. (2021)
ⓘ Pepenveem deposit Глухов et al. (2021)
Kamchatka Krai Bystrinsky District Central Kamchatka mining district Baranyevskoe ore field ⓘ Baranyevskoe deposit Tolstykh et al. (2021)
Yelizovsky District ⓘ Rodnikovoe Takahashi et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai Maimecha and Kotui Rivers Basin ⓘ Gulinskii massif (Guli) N. V. Sorokhtina et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Magadan Oblast Omsukchansky District Engteri ore cluster ⓘ Julietta deposit Palyanova et al. (2016)
Primorskoe deposit ⓘ Teplyi Savva et al. (2019)
ⓘ Teploe deposit Volkov et al. (2018)
Severo-Evensky District ⓘ Birkachan deposit Volkov et al. (2023)
Murmansk Oblast Kovdorsky District ⓘ Kovdor Massif Sorokhtina et al. (2021)
Sakha ⓘ Aid deposit ? Nekrasov et al. (1987) +1 other reference
ⓘ Alfa deposit ? Nekrasov et al. (1987) +1 other reference
ⓘ Privol'noye mine unpublished SEM/EDS analysis
Verkhoyansk Fold Belt Verkhoyansk Silver Province Khachakchan ore cluster ⓘ Khachakchan Ag-Sb-Hg deposit (TL) Amuzinskii et al. (1995) +1 other reference
ⓘ Nochnoe Ag-Sb-Hg deposit Pavlova et al. (2009)
Zabaykalsky Krai ⓘ Taseyevskoye Au deposit Eremin et al. (2023)
Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Žarnovica District Hodruša-Hámre Hodruša-Hámre mines ⓘ Kopanice Berkh et al. (2014)
Turkey
Balikesir Province Sindirgi District ⓘ Kiziltepe deposit Blanks et al. (2014)
UK
England Cumbria Eden Alston Moor Garrigill ⓘ Tynebottom Mine ? Ixer et al. (1987) +1 other reference
USA
Montana Fergus County Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District) Cone Butte Sub-District ⓘ Geis Mine (Red Metal Claim group; Gies Mine; Elk Peak project; Bertha claim group) Bindi et al. (2006)