Wuyanzhiite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52595:8

f9cce7b2-e5a2-42a5-a88a-0e0020980c60

IMA Classification of WuyanzhiiteHide

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Approved, Pending publication

Type description reference:

Classification of WuyanzhiiteHide

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2.BA.50

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

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

Chemistry of WuyanzhiiteHide

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Crystallography of WuyanzhiiteHide

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

422 - Trapezohedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.0008(1) Å, c = 11.2671(9) Å

Unit Cell V:

180.35 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
2.833 Å (24)
2.746 Å (100)
2.304 Å (97)
2.262 Å (28)
1.998 Å (62)
1.967 Å (29)
1.887 Å (26)
1.704 Å (28)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of WuyanzhiiteHide

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Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Geological Museum of China, 16 Yangrou Hutong, Xisi, Beijing 100031, People’s Republic of China, catalogue number M13712

Reference:

Gu, X., Shi, X., Yang, H., Lu, A., Shao, Y., Chen, Q. and Liu, Z. (2017) Wuyanzhiite, IMA 2017-081. CNMNC Newsletter No. 40, December 2017, page 1581; Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 1577–1581

Synonyms of WuyanzhiiteHide

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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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2.BA. Orileyite (Fe,Cu)2As
2.BA. Alburnite Ag8GeTe2S4 Iso.
2.BA. Dzierżanowskite CaCu2S2 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_m_1
2.BA. Makotoite Ag12(Cu3Au)S8 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
2.BA. Xuwenyuanite Ag9Fe3+Te2S4 Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.BA.05 Chalcocite Cu2S Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.BA.05 Djurleite Cu31S16 Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05 Geerite Cu8S5 Trig. 3
2.BA.05 Roxbyite Cu9S5 Tric. 1 : _P_1
2.BA.10 Anilite Cu7S4 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
2.BA.10 Digenite Cu9S5 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
2.BA.15 Bornite Cu5FeS4 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c a
2.BA.20 Bellidoite Cu2Se Tet. 4/m : _P_42/n
2.BA.20 Berzelianite Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m
2.BA.25 Athabascaite Cu5Se4 Orth.
2.BA.25 Umangite Cu3Se2 Tet. 42_m_ : P_421_m
2.BA.30 Rickardite Cu7Te5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m n
2.BA.30 Weissite Cu2-xTe Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_6/m m m
2.BA.35 Acanthite Ag2S Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
2.BA.35 Spryite Ag8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6 Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21
2.BA.40 Mckinstryite Ag5-xCu3+xS4 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
2.BA.40 Stromeyerite AgCuS Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
2.BA.40d UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu Ag6AuCu2S5
2.BA.42 Honeaite Au3TlTe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c m
2.BA.45 Jalpaite Ag3CuS2 Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a m d
2.BA.45 Kurilite Ag8Te3Se Trig. 3 : _R_3
2.BA.45 Selenojalpaite Ag3CuSe2 Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a m d
2.BA.47 Spiridonovite (Cu1-xAgx)2Te Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_c_1
2.BA.50 Eucairite AgCuSe Orth.
2.BA.52 Argentite Ag2S Iso.
2.BA.55 Aguilarite Ag4SeS Mon. 2/m
2.BA.55 Naumannite Ag2Se Orth. 222 : _P_212121
2.BA.60 Cervelleite Ag4TeS Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60 Hessite Ag2Te Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.BA.60 Chenguodaite Ag9Fe3+Te2S4 Orth.
2.BA.65 Henryite (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_c
2.BA.65 Stützite Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 Hex. 6 : _P_6
2.BA.70 Argyrodite Ag8GeS6 Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21
2.BA.70 Canfieldite Ag8SnS6 Orth. m _m_2
2.BA.70 Putzite (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6 Iso. 43_m_ : F_43_m
2.BA.75 Fischesserite Ag3AuSe2 Iso. 432 : _I_4132
2.BA.75 Penzhinite (Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4 Hex. 622 : _P_6322
2.BA.75 Petrovskaite AuAgS Mon.
2.BA.75 Petzite Ag3AuTe2 Iso. 432 : _I_4132
2.BA.75 Uytenbogaardtite Ag3AuS2 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c
2.BA.80 Bezsmertnovite (Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb) Orth.
2.BA.80 Bilibinskite PbCu2Au3Te2 Iso.
2.BA.80 Bogdanovite (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) Iso.

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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 WuyanzhiiteHide

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Reference List:

Augustyniak, Adrian, Tatykayev, Batukhan, Shalabayev, Zhandos, Burashev, Gairat, Dutková, Erika, Daneu, Nina, others (2023) Mechanochemical synthesis of non-stoichiometric copper sulfide Cu1.8S applicable as a photocatalyst and antibacterial agent and synthesis scalability verification. Faraday Discussions, 241. 367-386

Localities for WuyanzhiiteHide

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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.

China (TL)
Hunan Hengyang Changning Co. ⓘ Baifang Mine (TL) Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 1577–1581. +1 other reference