Lautite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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About LautiteHide

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Colour:

Black, steel-gray with reddish tone

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named by A Frenzel in 1881 for the type locality Lauta near Marienberg, Saxony.

This page provides mineralogical data about Lautite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2348:7

aabddc72-95cc-4f44-b27b-f6c9b10b3f9d

IMA Classification of LautiteHide

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

Classification of LautiteHide

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2.CB.40

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.

2.12.8.1

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

3.1.20

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
1 : Sulphides etc. of Cu

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

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Colour:

Black, steel-gray with reddish tone

Hardness:

VHN100=239 - 259 - Vickers

Comment:

VHN with 100 g load

Density:

4.91 g/cm3 (Measured) 4.878 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemistry of LautiteHide

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Crystallography of LautiteHide

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Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 11.347(4) Å, b = 3.7533(7) Å, c = 5.453(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 3.023 : 1 : 1.453

Unit Cell V:

232.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Short to long prismatic [100] crystals and tabular [001]; striated on {001} parallel to [100]. Also massive, fine granular or radiating.

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0009298 Lautite Craig D C, Stephenson N C (1965) The crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS Acta Crystallographica 19 543-547 1965 Lauta, Saxony, Germany 0 293
0010484 Lautite Bindi L, Catelani T, Chelazzi L, Paola B (2008) Reinvestigation of the crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS Acta Crystallographica E64 i22-i22 2008 Marienberg, Saxony, Germany 0 293
0018614 Lautite Marumo F, Nowacki W (1964) The crystal structure of lautite and of sinnerite, a new mineral from the Lengenbach Quarry Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 44 439-454 1964 Grube Gabe Gottes near Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France 0 293

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Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of LautiteHide

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Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany, 44485.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Other Language Names for LautiteHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

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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.10a Lenaite AgFeS2 Tet. 42_m_ : I_42_d
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.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 LautiteHide

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Reference List:

Ondruš, P., Veselovský, F., Gabašová, A., Hloušek, J., Šrein, V., Vavrín, I., Skála, R., Sejkora, J., Drábek, M. (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district. Journal of the Czech Geological Society: 48: 19-147.

Localities for LautiteHide

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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
Styria Murtal District Spielberg Flatschach ⓘ Cu deposit (Schönberg) ? Paar et al. (1979) +1 other reference
ⓘ Weißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben) ? Paar et al. (1979)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Central Bosnia Canton Kreševo ⓘ Hrmza JURKOVIĆ (1986)
Canada
Ontario Cochrane District Hislop Township ⓘ Ross Mine Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 16 (1978)
China
Gansu Gannan Luqu Co. ⓘ La'erma Au-Se deposit Anthony
Shandong Binzhou Zouping City ⓘ Zouping Mine Licheng Tang (1989) +1 other reference
Sichuan Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture) Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.) ⓘ Qiongmo Au-Se deposit (Qiongme Au-Se deposit; Quongme Au-Se deposit) Jiajun Liu et al. (1995)
Tibet Ngari Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.) ⓘ Ga'erqiong Cu-Au deposit Zhenghua Hu et al. (2012)
Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture) Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.) ⓘ Xiongcun Cu-(Au) deposit Feng Ding et al. (2012)
Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Region Karlovy Vary District ⓘ Jáchymov Lapis 2002 (7/8)
France
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Colmar-Ribeauvillé Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines ⓘ Neuenberg P&T N°23-24 et al. (Haut-Rhin)
Chrétien Vein ⓘ Tiefstollen Paul De Bondt
Sankt Jakob vein ⓘ Gabe Gottes Mine Dana 7:I:327.
ⓘ Sankt Jakob Mine This mine worked the same vein as Gabe ... +2 other references
Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Ortenaukreis Hausach Hausach ⓘ Hechtsberg quarry Walenta (1992)
Rottweil Schenkenzell Wittichen Böckelsbach valley ⓘ Sophia Mine Walenta (1992)
Burgfelsen ⓘ Johann Mine
Heubach Valley ⓘ Anton Mine
ⓘ Schmiedestollen dump Walenta (1992) +1 other reference
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Vöhrenbach Hammereisenbach-Bregenbach ⓘ Fischerhof Lapis 21 (12)
Hesse Darmstadt Darmstadt-Dieburg Mühltal Nieder-Beerbach ⓘ Glasberg quarry Nickel et al. (1985) +1 other reference
Lower Saxony Goslar District Braunlage ⓘ St Andreasberg
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Marienberg Lauta ⓘ Rudolph shaft (TL) A. Frenzel (1881)
ⓘ Vater Abraham Mine
Wolkenstein ⓘ Shaft 137 Lapis (2008)
Zwickau District Hartenstein ⓘ Shaft 371 X-ray diffraction analysis
Hungary
Heves County Pétervására District Recsk ⓘ Lahóca Hill Földessy et al. (2008)
India
Rajasthan Jodhpur Division Sirohi District Deri-Ambaji Zn-Pb-Cu deposit ⓘ Ambaji deposit Deb (1980)
Iran
West Azerbaijan Province Takab County ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine Mehrabi et al. (1999) +1 other reference
Zanjan Province Abhar County ⓘ Chargar deposit Mousavi Motlagh et al. (2019)
Namibia
Otjozondjupa Region Otavi Constituency Kombat ⓘ Kombat Mine Dunn (1991)
Peru
La Libertad Sánchez Carrión Province Huamachuco Mundo Nuevo ⓘ Mundo Nuevo Mine EDS and EMPA-WDS analyzed Frank Keutsch
Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Nowa Ruda Czerwieńczyce ⓘ Słupiec quarry Lis et al. (1986)
ⓘ Lubin–Głogów mining district Piestrzyński et al. (2012)
Lubin County ⓘ Lubin Kucha H. 2007: Mineralogia kruszcowa i ...
Romania
Harghita County ⓘ Ditrău Complex Hirtopanu (2006)
Spain
Andalusia Córdoba Fuente Obejuna ⓘ Navalespino Group of Mines Carmona Ruiz +2 other references
Switzerland
Valais Martigny Isérables ⓘ Col des Mines Hügi et al. (1967)
Tonga
Southern Lau Basin ⓘ ABE vent field Wendt (2013)
ⓘ Kilo Moana vent field Wendt (2013)
USA
Arizona ⓘ Coconino County Wenrich (1988) +1 other reference