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Material'naya Adit, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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Formula:
K
 
6
(Cu,Fe,Ni)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl
System:IsometricColour:Greenish yellow, khaki, ...
Hardness:3½
Member of:Djerfisherite Group
Name:After Professor Daniel Jerome Fisher (1896–1988), American mineralogist, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
This page provides mineralogical data about Djerfisherite.

Classification of Djerfisherite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/F.06-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.FC.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
C : With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides)
Dana 8th edition ID:2.15.2.1

2 : SULFIDES
15 : Chlor-sulfides
Hey's CIM Ref.:6.5.11

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
5 : Sulphohalides
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Type Occurrence of Djerfisherite

Type Locality:Kota-Kota Meteorite, Marimba, Malawi
Year of Discovery:1966

Occurrences of Djerfisherite

Geological Setting:Meteorites, hydrothermal Ni-Cu ores, pegmatites, kimberlites, mafic alkalic diatreme.

Physical Properties of Djerfisherite

Lustre:Sub-Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Greenish yellow, khaki, to olive drab
Hardness (Mohs):3½
Hardness (Vickers):VHN100=172

Crystallography of Djerfisherite

Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:Pm3m {P4/m 3 2/m}
Space Group Setting:Pm3m
Cell Parameters:a = 10.465Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,146.09 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Rounded grains to 0.4mm

Chemical Properties of Djerfisherite

Formula:
K
 
6
(Cu,Fe,Ni)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl
Essential elements:Cl, Cu, K, S
All elements listed in formula:Cl, Cu, Fe, K, Ni, S
Common Impurities:Na,Mg

Relationship of Djerfisherite to other Species

Member of:Djerfisherite Group
Other Members of Group:

- +
Owensite
(Ba,Pb)
 
6
(Cu,Fe,Ni)
 
25
S
 
27
Thalfenisite
Tl
 
6
(Fe,Ni,Cu)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.FC.05Thalfenisite
Tl
 
6
(Fe,Ni,Cu)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl
2.FC.05Owensite
(Ba,Pb)
 
6
(Cu,Fe,Ni)
 
25
S
 
27
2.FC.10Bartonite
K
 
3
Fe
 
10
S
 
14
2.FC.10Chlorbartonite
K
 
6
Fe
 
24
S
 
26
(Cl,S)
2.FC.15aArzakite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
(Br,Cl)
 
2
2.FC.15aCorderoite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
Cl
 
2
2.FC.15cGrechishchevite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
(Br,Cl,I)
 
2
2.FC.15aLavrentievite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
(Cl,Br)
 
2
2.FC.15dRadtkeite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
ICl
2.FC.15bKenhsuite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
Cl
 
2
2.FC.20aCapgaronnite
HgAgS(Cl,Br,I)
2.FC.20cPerroudite
Hg
 
5
Ag
 
4
S
 
5
I
 
2
Cl
 
2
2.FC.20bIltisite
HgAgS(Cl,Br)
2.FC.25Demicheleite-(Br)
BiSBr
2.FC.25Demicheleite-(Cl)
BiSCl
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
6.5.1Corderoite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
Cl
 
2
6.5.2Arzakite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
(Br,Cl)
 
2
6.5.3Lavrentievite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
(Cl,Br)
 
2
6.5.4Grechishchevite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
(Br,Cl,I)
 
2
6.5.5Radtkeite
Hg
2+
3
S
 
2
ICl
6.5.6Capgaronnite
HgAgS(Cl,Br,I)
6.5.7Perroudite
Hg
 
5
Ag
 
4
S
 
5
I
 
2
Cl
 
2
6.5.8Ardaite
Pb
 
19
Sb
 
13
S
 
35
Cl
 
7
6.5.9Dadsonite
Pb
 
23
Sb
 
25
S
 
60
Cl
6.5.10Radhakrishnaite
PbTe
 
3
(Cl,S)
 
2
6.5.12Thalfenisite
Tl
 
6
(Fe,Ni,Cu)
 
25
S
 
26
Cl

Other Names for Djerfisherite

Synonyms:
GertfisheriteIMA1965-028
Other Languages:
German:Djerfisherit
Gertfisherit
Russian:Джерфишерит
Spanish:Djerfisherita
Gertfisherita

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 Djerfisherite

Reference List:

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Fuchs, L.H. (1966) Djerfisherite, alkali copper–iron sulfide: a new mineral
from enstatite chondrites. Science, 153, 166–167.

American Mineralogist (1966): 51: 1815 (abstract).

Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeniy: 11(5): 57-64.

American Mineralogist (1970): 55: 1071.

Czamanske, G.K., R.C. Erd, M.N. Sokolova, M.G. Dobovol’skaya & M.T. Dmitrieva (1979), New data on rasvumite and djerfisherite: American Mineralogist: 64: 776-778.

Dmitrieva, M.T., V.V. Ilyukhin, and G.B. Bokii (1979) Close packing and cation arrangement in the jerfisherite [sic] structure. Kristallografiya (Sov. Phys. Crystal.), 24, 1193–1197 (in Russian).

Evans, H.T. & J.R. Clark (1981), The crystal structure of bartonite, a potassium iron sulfide and its relationship to pentlandite and djerfisherite: American Mineralogist: 66: 376-384.

Clarke, D.B., R.H. Mitchell, C.A.T. Chapman, and R.M. MacKay
(1994) Occurrence and origin of djerfisherite from the Elwin Bay kimberlite, Somerset Island,
Northwest Territories. Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 815–823.

Azarova, Yu.V., Krinov, D.I., Sokolova, M.N. (2006): Structural and genetic relationship of djerfisherite and bartonite and problem of isomorphism in the system djerfisherite-"Cu-djerfisherite"-bartonite. New Data on Minerals, 41, 98-107.

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    • Localities for Djerfisherite

    The 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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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Antarctica
     
    • Eastern Antarctica
      • Victoria Land
        • Allan Hills
    		bersite, troilite, daubreelite, and djerfisherite
    Azerbaijan
     
    • Naxçıvan (Naxcivan; Nakhichevan) District
      • Shusha
    		American Mineralogist, Volume 93, pages 902–909, 2008
    Canada
     
    • Northwest Territories
    • Nunavut Territory
      • Somerset Island
    		The Canadian Mineralogist; December 1994; v. 32; no. 4; p. 815-823
    China
     
    • Gansu Province
      • Jinchang Prefecture
        • Jinchuan District
    		Qijia Zang and Keqiao Chen (1985): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 5(1), 1-5
    • Guizhou Province
      • Guiyang Prefecture
        • Qingzhen Co.
    		Daode Wang and Rambaldi, E.R. (1988): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 8(4), 324-335
    Greenland
     
    • Avanna (North Greenland) Province
      • Saviksoah Peninsula
    		Kracher, A., G.Kurat, V.F.Buchwald, Geochemical J. 11,207-217(1977)
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
    		[Mineralogical Record - Vol 24 No 2]
    Iraq
     
    • Qala-Diz (Qala-Dizeh; Qala-Diza)
      • Hero
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chugoku Region
        • Hiroshima prefecture
          • Hiba-gun
    		Takechi et al (1999) Koubutsu-Gakkai Kou’en-Youshi, 97
    Malawi
     
    • Marimba
    		Am Min 64 (1979), 776
    Norway
     
    • Telemark
      • Skien
    		Jamtveit B., Dahlgren S. and Austrheim H. (1997): High-grade contact metamorphism of calcareous rocks from the Oslo Rift, Southern Norway. American Mineralogist. 82 : 1241 - 1254
    Romania
     
    • Hunedoara Co.
      • Hunedoara
    		The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 39, pp. 1405-1434 (2001)
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Aldan Shield
          • Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence
    		[Lapis 1993:4 p.13-20]
        • Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field
          • Daldyn
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
        • Mirny
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
        • Taimyr Peninsula
          • Putoran Plateau
            • Noril'sk
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Am Min 66:638-639
              • Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1450–1458, 2009
            • Kukisvumchorr Mt
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Sokolova et al (2005) New Data on Minerals Vol 40 pp115-118
            • Yukspor Mt
    		Pavel M. Kartashov data
          • Kovdor Massif
    		[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/lovo.htm
          • Turii Cape
    		www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/tury.htm
    South Africa
     
    • Eastern Cape Province
    		Minerals of South Africa
    • Mpumalanga Province
      • Uitkomst Complex
    		H.F.J. Theart and C.D. de Nooy (2001) The Platinum Group Minerals in two parts of the Massive Sulphide Body of the Uitkomst Complex, Mpumalanga, South Africa. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, VOLUME 104, PAGE 287-300
    Switzerland
     
    • Ticino (Tessin)
      • Centovalli
        • Palagnedra
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf (Basel), p. 138.
    USA
     
    • California
      • Humboldt Co.
        • Coastal Range
    		Czamanske, G.K., M.A. Lamphere, R.C. Erd & M.C. Blake (1978) Age measurement of potassium-bearing sulfide minerals by the 40Ar/39Ar technique: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.: 40: 107-110; Czamanske, G.K., R.C. Erd, M.N. Sokolova, M.G. Dobovol’skaya & M.T. Dmitrieva (1979), New data on rasvumite and djerfisherite: American Mineralogist: 64: 776-778; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 67; American Mineralogist: (1983) 68: 245-254; www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/usa.htm.;
    Yemen
     
    • South Yemen
    		Zolensky, M. & A.Ivanov, Chemie der Erde 63,185-246(2003)
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