Kurilite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Kurilite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 363.74 gm

Silver 44.48 % Ag

Tellurium 21.05 % Te

Gold 27.08 % Au

Selenium 6.51 % Se

Sulfur 0.88 % S

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Ag1.5Au0.5Te0.6Se0.3S0.1

Help on Environment: Environment:

Inadequately described species possibly hessite or petzite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 2006

Help on Locality: Locality:

Kurile-Kamtchatka volcanic belt, Siberia, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Kurilite Image

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Kurilite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.27, Z = 1; V = 1,431.44 Den(Calc)= 0.42

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

IsometricSpace Group: P m3n,P 43n

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3(0.9), 2.427(0.5), 2.52(0.5),

Physical Properties of Kurilite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Gray, Steel gray.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Kurilite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.07 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.176) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Kurilite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=0.35 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kurilite =0.42 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKurilite = 640.56 barns/electron
U=PEKurilite x rElectron Density= 226.33 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Kurilite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals

(02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(02.00.00)Telluride, S

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 -Telluride, S

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 Kurilite Information

Help on References: References:

PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p208,1992)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Kurilite :
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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Kurilite

(Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S)
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.XX.00
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