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Kutinaite

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Glasberg quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
© Norman King




Formula:
Cu
 
2
AgAs
System:IsometricColour:Grey, greyish-white, ...
Lustre:MetallicHardness:4½
This page provides mineralogical data about Kutinaite.

Classification of Kutinaite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/A.01-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.AA.25

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
A : Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Au
Dana 8th edition ID:2.2.2.2

2 : SULFIDES
2 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:1.40

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
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Type Occurrence of Kutinaite

Type Locality:Černý Důl (Schwarzenthal), Krkonoše Mts (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Physical Properties of Kutinaite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Grey, greyish-white, blue-grey
Hardness (Mohs):4½

Crystallography of Kutinaite

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Kutinaite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Kutinaite

Formula:
Cu
 
2
AgAs
Essential elements:Ag, As, Cu
All elements listed in formula:Ag, As, Cu

Relationship of Kutinaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.AA.10aAlgodonite
(Cu
 
1-x
As
 
x
)
2.AA.10bDomeykite
Cu
 
3
As
2.AA.10dKoutekite
Cu
 
5
As
 
2
2.AA.15Novakite
Cu
 
20
AgAs
 
10
2.AA.20Cuprostibite
Cu
 
2
(Sb,Tl)
2.AA.30Allargentum
(Ag
 
1-x
Sb
 
x
)
2.AA.35Dyscrasite
Ag
 
3
Sb
2.AA.40Maldonite
Au
 
2
Bi
2.AA.45Stistaite
SnSb
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
1.1Copper
Cu
1.2Silver
Ag
1.5Gold
Au
1.6Auricupride
Cu
 
3
Au
1.7Tetra-auricupride
AuCu
1.8Zinc
Zn
1.9Cadmium
Cd
1.10Danbaite
CuZn
 
2
1.11Zhanghengite
CuZn
1.12Mercury
Hg
1.13Kolymite
Cu
 
7
Hg
 
6
1.14Moschellandsbergite
Ag
 
2
Hg
 
3
1.15Eugenite
Ag
 
11
Hg
 
2
1.16Schachnerite
Ag
 
1.1
Hg
 
0.9
1.17Paraschachnerite
Ag
 
3
Hg
 
2
1.18Luanheite
Ag
 
3
Hg
1.19Weishanite
(Au,Ag)
 
3
Hg
 
2
1.20Indium
In
1.21Aluminium
Al
1.22Khatyrkite
(Cu,Zn)Al
 
2
1.23Cupalite
(Cu,Zn)Al
1.24Diamond
C
1.25Graphite
C
1.26Chaoite
C
1.27Lonsdaleite
C
1.28Silicon
Si
1.29Tin
Sn
1.30Lead
Pb
1.31Anyuiite
Au(Pb,Sb)
 
2
1.31Novodneprite
AuPb
 
3
1.32Leadamalgam
HgPb
 
2
1.33Arsenic
As
1.34Arsenolamprite
As
1.35Paxite
CuAs
 
2
1.36Koutekite
Cu
 
5
As
 
2
1.37Domeykite
Cu
 
3
As
1.38Algodonite
(Cu
 
1-x
As
 
x
)
1.39Novakite
Cu
 
20
AgAs
 
10
1.41Antimony
Sb
1.42Stibarsen
AsSb
1.43Paradocrasite
Sb
 
3
As
1.44Horsfordite
Cu, Sb
1.45Cuprostibite
Cu
 
2
(Sb,Tl)
1.46Allargentum
(Ag
 
1-x
Sb
 
x
)
1.47Aurostibite
AuSb
 
2
1.48Dyscrasite
Ag
 
3
Sb
1.49Bismuth
Bi
1.50Maldonite
Au
 
2
Bi
1.51Sulphur
S
 
8
1.52Rosickýite
S
1.53Selenium
Se
1.54Tellurium
Te
1.55Chromium
Cr
1.56Rhenium
Re
1.57Iron
Fe
1.58Chromferide
Fe
 
3
Cr
 
1-x
 (x=0.6)
1.59Ferchromide
Cr
 
1.5
Fe
 
0.5-x
1.60Wairauite
CoFe
1.61Nickel
Ni
1.62Kamacite
(Fe,Ni)
1.63Taenite
(Fe,Ni)
1.64Tetrataenite
FeNi
1.65Awaruite
Ni
 
3
Fe
1.66Palladium
(Pd,Pt)
1.67Potarite
PdHg
1.68Paolovite
Pd
 
2
Sn
1.69Stannopalladinite
(Pd,Cu)
 
3
Sn
 
2
1.70Cabriite
Pd
 
2
CuSn
1.71Taimyrite
(Pd,Cu,Pt)
 
3
Sn
1.72Atokite
(Pd,Pt)
 
3
Sn
1.73Rustenburgite
(Pt,Pd)
 
3
Sn
1.74Zvyagintsevite
(Pd,Pt,Au)
 
3
(Pb,Sn)
1.75Plumbopalladinite
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
1.76Osmium
(Os,Ir,Ru)
1.77Iridium
(Ir,Os,Ru)
1.82Platinum
Pt
1.83Hongshiite
PtCu
1.84Niggliite
PtSn
1.85Isoferroplatinum
Pt
 
3
Fe
1.86Tetraferroplatinum
PtFe
1.87Tulameenite
Pt
 
2
CuFe
1.88Ferronickelplatinum
Pt
 
2
FeNi
1.89Rhodium
(Rh,Pt)

Other Names for Kutinaite

Synonyms:
IMA1969-034
Other Languages:
German:Kutínait
Simplified Chinese:方砷铜银矿
Spanish:Kutínaita
Traditional Chinese:方砷銅銀礦

Other Information

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

References for Kutinaite

Reference List:

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American Mineralogist (1970): 55: 1083-1087.

Canadian Mineralogist (2002): 40: 1437-1449.

Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen (1985): 34: 167.

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    • Localities for Kutinaite

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    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Hradec Králové Region
        • Krkonoše Mts (Riesengebirge)
    		Amer.Min.(1970) 55, 1083-1087
    France
     
    • Languedoc-Roussillon
      • Hérault
        • Lodève
    		No reference listed
    Germany
     
    • Hesse
      • Odenwald
        • Mühltal
          • Nieder-Beerbach
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Iran
     
    • Esfahan Province (Isfahan Province; Aspadana Province)
      • Nain County (Nayin County)
        • Anarak District
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
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