Tolovkite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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About TolovkiteHide

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Specific Gravity:

10.50 (Calculated)

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, near the Ust'-Bel'sk Massif, Tolovka River basin, Russia.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3991:4

641e7c5a-689b-4044-819d-6d2ff37a36c0

IMA Classification of TolovkiteHide

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Type description reference:

Classification of TolovkiteHide

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2.EB.25

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

2.12.3.5

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

3.12.65

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

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
Tol 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 TolovkiteHide

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Hardness:

VHN10=1431 - 1703 kg/mm2 - Vickers

Density:

10.50 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of TolovkiteHide

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Reflectivity:

Wavelength R
442nm 36.7%
468nm 39.0%
484nm 39.9%
525nm 42.0%
554nm 42.5%
586nm 42.9%
621nm 43.5%
666nm 43.8%
699nm 44.0%

Reflectance graph
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 44.0%.

Colour in reflected light:

Gray with light brown tint (paler than laurite)

Chemistry of TolovkiteHide

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Common Impurities:

Pt,Os,Ni

Crystallography of TolovkiteHide

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Cell Parameters:

a = 6.027(3) Å

Unit Cell V:

218.93 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Point Group: n.d.; Space Group: n.d.

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0001275 Tolovkite Bayliss P (1989) Crystal chemistry and crystallography of some minerals within the pyrite group American Mineralogist 74 1168-1176 1989 0 293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
3.49 Å (60)
2.99 Å (90)
2.69 Å (60)
2.47 Å (60)
2.126 Å (80)
1.813 Å (100)
1.349 Å (60)
1.233 Å (70)
1.146 Å (90)
1.118 Å (60)
1.065 Å (90)
1.019 Å (60)
1.005 Å (80)

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of TolovkiteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Intergrowths included in Os-Ir alloys, together forming angular, corroded grains 0.5-1.0 mm. The tolovkite inclusions are anhedral (18 x 18 µm) and also form aggregates with a skeletal isometric crystalline outline (up to 50 x 72 µm).

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 72030.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Razin, L.V., Rudashevskii, N.S., Sidorenko, G.A. (1981) Tolovkite, IrSbS, a new sulfoantimonide of iridium from northeastern USSR, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110(4): 474-480.

Synonyms of TolovkiteHide

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Relationship of Tolovkite to other SpeciesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

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2.EB. Iridarsenite (Ir,Ru)As2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB. Selenolaurite RuSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB. Andrieslombaardite RhSbS Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB. Kanatzidisite (SbBiS3)2Te2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
2.EB.05a Aurostibite AuSb2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05b Bambollaite Cu(Se,Te)2 Tet.
2.EB.05a Cattierite CoS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Erlichmanite OsS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Geversite PtSb2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Hauerite MnS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Krut'aite CuSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Laurite RuS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Pyrite FeS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Sperrylite PtAs2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Trogtalite CoSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Vaesite NiS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Villamanínite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 Tric.
2.EB.05a Dzharkenite FeSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a v Cayeuxite
2.EB.10b Alloclasite Co1-xFexAsS Mon. 2 : _P_21
2.EB.10d Costibite CoSbS Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
2.EB.10a Ferroselite FeSe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10a Frohbergite FeTe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10c Glaucodot (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
2.EB.10a Kullerudite NiSe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10a Marcasite FeS2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10a Mattagamite CoTe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10e Paracostibite CoSbS Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c a
2.EB.10e Pararammelsbergite NiAs2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c a
2.EB.10f Oenite CoSbAs Orth.
2.EB.10a Petříčekite CuSe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2 Orth.
2.EB.15a Clinosafflorite CoAs2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
2.EB.15a Löllingite FeAs2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Nisbite NiSb2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Omeiite (Os,Ru)As2 Orth.
2.EB.15c Paxite CuAs2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB.15a Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Safflorite (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15b Seinäjokite FeSb2 Orth.
2.EB.20 Arsenopyrite FeAsS Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB.20 Gudmundite FeSbS Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB.20 Osarsite (Os,Ru)AsS Mon.
2.EB.20 Ruarsite (Ru,Os)AsS Mon.
2.EB.25 va Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite Ni(As,Sb)S
2.EB.25 Cobaltite CoAsS Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21
2.EB.25 Gersdorffite NiAsS Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Jolliffeite NiAsSe Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Krutovite NiAs2 Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Maslovite PtBiTe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Michenerite PdBiTe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Padmaite PdBiSe Iso. 432
2.EB.25 Platarsite Pt(As,S)2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Testibiopalladite PdSbTe Iso.
2.EB.25 Ullmannite NiSbS Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Willyamite CoSbS
2.EB.25 Changchengite IrBiS Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Mayingite IrBiTe Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Kalungaite PdAsSe Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Milotaite PdSbSe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Paragersdorffite Ni(As,S)2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Orthogersdorffite NiAsS Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21
2.EB.25 Kvačekite NiSbSe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.30 Urvantsevite Pd(Bi,Pb)2 Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_4/m m m
2.EB.35 Rheniite ReS2 Tric. 1 : _P_1

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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 TolovkiteHide

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Localities for TolovkiteHide

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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

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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.

Australia
New South Wales Kennedy Co. Fifield ⓘ Owendale Complex Ma et al. (2023)
Canada
British Columbia Similkameen Mining Division Similkameen River ⓘ Placer Deposits Anthony et al. (1990)
ⓘ Tulameen River Nixon et al. (1990)
Nixon et al. (1990)
Iran
Kerman Province Jiroft County Esfandaqeh ⓘ Sikhuran Mine Jannessary et al. (2012)
Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Rumoi Subprefecture Tomamae District Haboro ⓘ Ainusawa River NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Sorachi Subprefecture Ashibetsu City ⓘ Panke Horonai river Dr Daisuke Nishio-Hamane
Norway
Trøndelag Røros ⓘ Østhammeren (Osthammeren) Nilsson (1990) +2 other references
Russia
Buryatia Baunt District Vitim Plateau ⓘ Aunik River Airiyants et al. (2020)
Chelyabinsk Oblast Miass River ⓘ Kialim placer Zaykov et al. (2017)
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Ust'-Bel'skii ultrabasic Massif ⓘ Tolovka River placer (TL) Razin et al. (1981) +2 other references
Ust-Kamchatsky District ⓘ Unspecified Pt-Au placer Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data
Krasnoyarsk Krai Yermakovsky District ⓘ Bolshoy Khailyk River placers Barkov et al. (2018) +2 other references
Primorsky Krai Khanka lake ⓘ Fadeevka river placers Shcheka et al. (2007)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Alapayevsk Urban Okrug ⓘ Neiva River alluvials Hercule Shen
Novouralsk Verkh-Neivinsky massif ⓘ East Shishim river placer deposit Мурзин et al. (2020)
Yekaterinburg ⓘ Uktus complex 9th International platinum symposium Chromite-PGE mineralization in the Uktus Alaskan-Type Complex (Central Urals,) +2 other references
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ Centralnoye II deposit Jan Pašava et al. (2011)
UK
Scotland Shetland Islands Unst ⓘ Harold's Grave Quarry Badanina et al. (2015)
USA
Alaska Bethel Census Area Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District ⓘ Fox Gulch Anthony et al. (1990)
Missouri Iron County ⓘ Annapolis WALTER (2011)