Chatkalite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

Specific Gravity:

5.00 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Named for the Chatkal-Kuramin mountains, that include the type locality.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:973:3

ca9d1eb6-ac0f-4827-bba3-d59f939b67da

IMA Classification of ChatkaliteHide

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Type description reference:

Classification of ChatkaliteHide

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2.CB.20

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.

2.9.3.2

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

6.1.9

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn

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.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol Source Reference
Ctk IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Cha The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of ChatkaliteHide

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Hardness:

VHN20=258 - 287 kg/mm2 - Vickers

Density:

5.00 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of ChatkaliteHide

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Anisotropism:

Weak in shades of brown

Reflectivity:

Wavelength R1 R2
440nm 24.4% 25.0%
460nm 25.0% 25.6%
480nm 25.6% 26.2%
500nm 26.2% 26.7%
520nm 26.7% 27.2%
540nm 27.2% 27.6%
560nm 27.6% 28.1%
580nm 27.9% 28.6%
600nm 28.3% 29.0%
620nm 28.5% 29.3%
640nm 28.6% 29.4%
660nm 28.6% 29.5%
680nm 28.4% 29.3%
700nm 27.9% 28.6%

Reflectance graph
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 29.5%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Pale rose

Chemistry of ChatkaliteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Cu6FeSn2S8

Common Impurities:

Ag,Zn,Mo,Sb,As

Crystallography of ChatkaliteHide

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

42_m_ - Scalenohedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.61(1) Å, c = 5.373(5) Å

Unit Cell V:

311.16 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Rounded grains to 100 microns in tetrahedrite.

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
1.904 Å (100)
3.11 Å (80)
1.625 Å (40)
1.568 Å (40)
2.87 Å (30)
1.058 Å (30)
2.70 Å (20)

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of ChatkaliteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Rounded grains (30-100 µm).

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Sulfide bearing quartz vein.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Kovalenker, V.A., Evstigneeva, T.L., Malov, V.S., Vyalsov, L.N. (1981) Chatkalite, Cu6FeSn2S8, a new mineral. Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal: 3: 79-86.

Synonyms of ChatkaliteHide

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Relationship of Chatkalite to other SpeciesHide

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Other Members of this group:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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2.CB. Richardsite Zn2CuGaS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB. Okruginite Cu2SnSe3 Mon. m : B b
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. Agmantinite Ag2MnSnS4 Orth.
2.CB. Tolstykhite Au3S4Te6 Tric. 1 : _P_1
2.CB. Gachingite Au(Te1-xSex) Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB.05a Hawleyite CdS Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05 UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn Cu2Fe3Zn5S10
2.CB.05a Coloradoite HgTe Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Metacinnabar HgS Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Tiemannite HgSe Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Sphalerite ZnS Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05b Sakuraiite (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 Iso.
2.CB.05c Polhemusite (Zn,Hg)S Tet.
2.CB.05a Rudashevskyite (Fe,Zn)S Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.CB.05a Stilleite ZnSe 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 Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulphide) Cu2MnSnS4
2.CB.07a Shenzhuangite NiFeS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10b Talnakhite Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_m
2.CB.10b Haycockite Cu4Fe5S8 Orth. 222
2.CB.10a Lenaite AgFeS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10a Gallite CuGaS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10a Roquesite CuInS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10a Eskebornite CuFeSe2 Tet. 42_m_ : P_42_c
2.CB.10a UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn Cu2Fe2Sn3S7
2.CB.10c Omariniite Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 Orth. 222 : _I_222
2.CB.10a Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10a Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) CuZn2InS4
2.CB.10b Mooihoekite Cu9Fe9S16 Tet. 42_m_ : P_42_m
2.CB.10a Laforêtite AgInS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
2.CB.10b Putoranite Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : P n_3_m
2.CB.15a Velikite Cu2HgSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
2.CB.15c UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?)
2.CB.15a Hocartite Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.15a Kësterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
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.15b Mohite Cu2SnS3 Mon.
2.CB.15a Černýite Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.15a Idaite Cu5FeS6 Hex.
2.CB.15a Ferrokësterite Cu2FeSnS4 Tet. 4 : _I_4
2.CB.15a Kuramite Cu3SnS4 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_m
2.CB.17a v Arsenic-bearing Renierite Cu11GeAsFe4S16
2.CB.20 Mawsonite Cu6Fe2SnS8 Tet. 42_m_ : _P_4_m_2
2.CB.30 Frieseite Ag2Fe5S8 (?)
2.CB.30 Nekrasovite Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 Iso. 43_m_ : P_43_n
2.CB.30 Argyropyrite near Ag2Fe7S11
2.CB.30 Maikainite Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m )
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 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.35a Morozeviczite (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 Iso.
2.CB.35a Renierite (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 Tet. 42_m_ : P_42_c
2.CB.35a Hemusite Cu6SnMoS8 Iso.
2.CB.35b Catamarcaite Cu6GeWS8 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
2.CB.35a Vinciennite Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 Tet.
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.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 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.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.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.55b Isocubanite CuFe2S3 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m
2.CB.55a Cubanite CuFe2S3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.CB.60 Raguinite TlFeS2 Orth.
2.CB.60 Picotpaulite TlFe2S3 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m
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 ChatkaliteHide

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Localities for ChatkaliteHide

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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.

Argentina
Catamarca Province Andalgalá Department Cerro Atajo ⓘ María Eugenia vein Marquez-Zavalia et al. (2007)
China
Fujian Longyan Wuping Co. Zijinshan ore field ⓘ Bitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit) Dianfen Chen et al. (1998)
Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Shiribeshi Subprefecture ⓘ Suttsu mine CHIMIZU (1993)
New Zealand
Southland Region Southland District Stewart Island ⓘ Tin Range Lilley
Peru
La Libertad Santiago de Chuco Province Quiruvilca District ⓘ Quiruvilca Mine Crowley et al. (1997)
Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kamienna Góra County Gmina Kamienna Góra Rędziny ⓘ Dolomitic marble quarry Pieczka et al. (2009) +1 other reference
Romania
Suceava County Iacobeni ⓘ Arșița mine minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu (2008)
Tolovanu ⓘ Tolovanu (Tolovan) Mn deposit Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference
USA
Nevada Lander County McCoy Mining District ⓘ Cove mine (McCoy-Cove mine; McCoy mine) Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference
Uzbekistan (TL)
Tashkent Region Ohangaron District ⓘ Kockbulak mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te deposit) (TL) Mineral.Zhurnal (1981) +2 other references