Cuprobismutite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

About CuprobismutiteHide

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Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

In allusion to its content of copper and bismuth.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1177:4

IMA Classification of CuprobismutiteHide

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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Classification of CuprobismutiteHide

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2.JA.10a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
A : Galena derivatives with little or no Pb

3.8.2.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
8 : 1 < ø < 2

5.1.8

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
1 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Cu

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Physical Properties of CuprobismutiteHide

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Density:

6.36 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.24 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of CuprobismutiteHide

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Reflectivity:

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 40.5%.
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Chemistry of CuprobismutiteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Cu8AgBi13S24

Crystallography of CuprobismutiteHide

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Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Cell Parameters:

a = 17.520(1) Å, b = 3.926(3) Å, c = 15.261(1) Å
β = 100.18(1)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 4.463 : 1 : 3.887

Unit Cell V:

1,033.18 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive, prismatic crystals, thin blades

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005923	Cuprobismutite	Topa D, Makovicky E, Balic-Zunic T (2003) Crystal structures and crystal chemistry of members of the cuprobismutite homologous series of sulfosalts The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1481-1501		2003	Felbertal Austria	0	293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

Comments:

Hall’s Valley, Colorado, USA. An analysis is also given in Nuffield (1952).

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Geological Setting:

Quartz veins

Type Occurrence of CuprobismutiteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Small slender crystals, generally bronzed by oxidation and deeply striated. Occasionally they are joined together laterally, forming thin corrugated plates.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, number 94989.
National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), Washington, D.C., USA, number 92902.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Other Language Names for CuprobismutiteHide

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Simplified Chinese:辉铜铋矿

Traditional Chinese:輝鉍銅礦

Relationship of Cuprobismutite to other SpeciesHide

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Other Members of Cuprobismutite Homologous Series:

Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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Other InformationHide

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Notes:

Soluble in HNO3. Also soluble in HCl, with precipitation of silver chloride.
Heating in closed tube gives a sublimate of sulfur. On charcoal it gives a strong bismuth reaction.

Health Risks:

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

Internet Links for CuprobismutiteHide

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References for CuprobismutiteHide

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Reference List:

Pršek, Jaroslav, Mikuš, Tomás, Makovicky, Emil, Chovan, Martin (2005) Cuprobismutite, kupcikite, hodrushite and associated sulfosalts from the black shale hosted Ni-Bi-As mineralization at Cierna Lehota, Slovakia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 17 (1) 155-162 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2005/0017-0155

IZUMINO, Yuya, NAKASHIMA, Kazuo, NAGASHIMA, Mariko (2014) Cuprobismutite group minerals (cuprobismutite, hodrušhite, kupčíkite and padĕraite), other Bi–sulfosalts and Bi–tellurides from the Obari mine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109 (4) 177-190 doi:10.2465/jmps.140129

Localities for CuprobismutiteHide

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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.