Classification of Aleksite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 2/D.12-20
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.GC.40a
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.) G : Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites C : Poly-sulfarsenites |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 2.6.3.2
2 : SULFIDES 6 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 4:3 |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 3.7.39
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1) 7 : Sulphides etc. of V, As, Sb and Bi |
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Type Occurrence of Aleksite |
| Type Locality: | Alekseevskoye Au Mine, Sutamskii Region, Stanovoi Range, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1978 |
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Physical Properties of Aleksite |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Colour: | Grey |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 2½ |
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Crystallography of Aleksite |
| Crystal System: | Trigonal |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 4.23Å, c = 79.76Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 18.856 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 1,235.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Chemical Properties of Aleksite |
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| Essential elements: | Bi, Pb, S, Te |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Bi, Pb, S, Te |
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Relationship of Aleksite to other Species |
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Other Names for Aleksite |
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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. |
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References for Aleksite |
| Reference List: | American Mineralogist: 64: 652.
Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva and Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 107: 315-321.
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Localities for Aleksite |
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