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Dealul Crucii Adit (Crucii Hill; Kreuzberg; Kereszthegy), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș Co., Romania
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Formula:
Pb
 
3
Sb
 
8
S
 
15
System:MonoclinicColour:lead grey, tarnishing to ...
Lustre:MetallicHardness:2½
Member of:Plagionite Group
Name:
For Dr. Bela Fülöpp, (1863-1938) Hungarian lawyer, statesman and mineral collector.


Fülöppite is a rare mineral in a homologous series with heteromorphite, plagionite and semseyite. Their structures differ by the thickness of a galena sheet in the structure. Fülöppite has the thinnest such sheet.

May be confused with plagionite.


Classification of Fülöppite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.21-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.HC.10a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
C : With only Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:3.6.20.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
6 : 2 < ø < 2.49
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.6.7

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
6 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb alone
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Type Occurrence of Fülöppite

Type Locality:Dealul Crucii Adit (Crucii Hill; Kreuzberg; Kereszthegy), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș Co., Romania
Geological Setting of type material:Hydrothermal

Physical Properties of Fülöppite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:lead grey, tarnishing to steel blue or bronzy
Streak:reddish grey
Hardness (Mohs):2½
Hardness (Vickers):VHN100=140 - 157 kg/mm2
Tenacity:Brittle
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density (measured):5.23 g/cm3
Density (calculated):5.19 g/cm3

Crystallography of Fülöppite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/b {B1 1 2/b} {C2/c} {C1 2/c 1}
Space Group Setting:C2/c
Cell Parameters:a = 13.441Å, b = 11.726Å, c = 16.930Å
β = 94.71(8)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.146 : 1 : 1.444
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,659.31 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:4
Morphology:Pyramidal and short prismatic [201]; 112} striated parallel [110]; {100} striated parallel to [010]. Thick tabular {001}, rare. Crystals often curved.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
6.25 (50)
3.89 (100)
3.23 (70)
3.20 (90)
2.919 (80)
2.822 (80)
2.749 (70)

Optical Data of Fülöppite

Type:Anisotropic
Anisotropism:Moderate - blue-green to red-brown
Colour in reflected light:White

Chemical Properties of Fülöppite

Formula:
Pb
 
3
Sb
 
8
S
 
15
Essential elements:Pb, S, Sb
All elements listed in formula:Pb, S, Sb

Relationship of Fülöppite to other Species

Member of:Plagionite Group
Other Members of Group:

- +
Heteromorphite
Pb
 
7
Sb
 
8
S
 
19
Plagionite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
8
S
 
17
Semseyite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
8
S
 
21
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.HC.05bBaumhauerite-2a
Pb
 
11
Ag(As,Sb)
 
18
S
 
36
2.HC.05bBaumhauerite
Pb
 
3
As
 
4
S
 
9
2.HC.05eChabournéite
Tl
 
21-x
Pb
 
2x
(Sb,As)
 
91-x
S
 
147
 (x = 0-17.5)
2.HC.05dDufrénoysite
Pb
 
2
As
 
2
S
 
5
2.HC.05aGuettardite
Pb(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
4
2.HC.05cLiveingite
Pb
 
9
As
 
13
S
 
28
2.HC.05fParapierrotite
Tl(Sb,As)
 
5
S
 
8
2.HC.05fPierrotite
Tl
 
2
Sb
 
6
As
 
4
S
 
16
2.HC.05dRathite
Pb
 
8
Pb
 
4-x
(Tl
 
2
As
 
2
)
 
x
(Ag
 
2
As
 
2
)As
 
16
S
 
40
2.HC.05aSartorite
PbAs
 
2
S
 
4
2.HC.05aTwinnite
Pb(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
4
2.HC.05dVeenite
Pb
 
2
(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
5
2.HC.05gMarumoite
Pb
 
32
As
 
40
S
 
92
2.HC.05eDalnegroite
(Tl
 
4
Pb
 
2
)(As
 
12
Sb
 
8
)S
 
34
2.HC.10cHeteromorphite
Pb
 
7
Sb
 
8
S
 
19
2.HC.10bPlagionite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
8
S
 
17
2.HC.10dRayite
Pb
 
8
(Ag,Tl)
 
2
Sb
 
8
S
 
21
2.HC.10dSemseyite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
8
S
 
21
2.HC.15Boulangerite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
4
S
 
11
2.HC.15Falkmanite
Pb
 
5.4
Sb
 
3.6
S
 
11
2.HC.15Plumosite
2.HC.20Robinsonite
Pb
 
4
Sb
 
6
S
 
13
2.HC.25Moëloite
Pb
 
6
Sb
 
6
S
 
14
(S
 
3
)
2.HC.30Dadsonite
Pb
 
23
Sb
 
25
S
 
60
Cl
2.HC.35Owyheeite
Ag
 
3+x
Pb
 
10-2x
Sb
 
11+x
S
 
28
, -0.13 < x > +0.20
2.HC.35Zoubekite
AgPb
 
4
Sb
 
4
S
 
10
2.HC.40Parasterryite
Ag
 
4
Pb
 
20
Sb
 
14
As
 
10
S
 
58
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
5.6.1Sartorite
PbAs
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.2Dufrénoysite
Pb
 
2
As
 
2
S
 
5
5.6.3Liveingite
Pb
 
9
As
 
13
S
 
28
5.6.4Baumhauerite
Pb
 
3
As
 
4
S
 
9
5.6.5Gratonite
Pb
 
9
As
 
4
S
 
15
5.6.6Jordanite
Pb
 
14
(As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
23
5.6.8Zinkenite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
22
S
 
42
5.6.9Plagionite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
8
S
 
17
5.6.10Heteromorphite
Pb
 
7
Sb
 
8
S
 
19
5.6.11Launayite
Pb
 
22
Sb
 
26
S
 
61
5.6.12Playfairite
Pb
 
16
Sb
 
18
S
 
43
5.6.13Semseyite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
8
S
 
21
5.6.14Madocite
Pb
 
17
Sb
 
16
S
 
41
5.6.15Boulangerite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
4
S
 
11
5.6.17Robinsonite
Pb
 
4
Sb
 
6
S
 
13
5.6.18Guettardite
Pb(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.19Twinnite
Pb(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.20Veenite
Pb
 
2
(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
5
5.6.21Sorbyite
CuPb
 
9
(Sb,As)
 
11
S
 
26
5.6.22Geocronite
Pb
 
14
(Sb,As)
 
6
S
 
23
5.6.23Galenobismutite
PbBi
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.24Cosalite
Pb
 
2
Bi
 
2
S
 
5
5.6.25Cannizzarite
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
6
S
 
13
5.6.26Lillianite
Pb
 
3-2x
Ag
 
x
Bi
 
2+x
S
 
6
5.6.27Giessenite
Pb
 
27
Cu
 
2
(Bi,Sb)
 
19
S
 
57
5.6.28Platynite
5.6.29Xilingolite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
5.6.30Weibullite
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
8
Se
 
7
S
 
11
5.6.31Wittite
Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
(S,Se)
 
27
5.6.32Kirkiite
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
3
As
 
3
S
 
19
5.6.33Ustarasite
Pb(Bi,Sb)
 
6
S
 
10
 (?)

Other Names for Fülöppite

Other Languages:
German:Fülöppit
Russian:Фюлеппит
Spanish:Fülöppita

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 Fülöppite

Reference List:

- +
de Finály and Koch (1929), Mineralogical Magazine: 22: 179.

American Mineralogist (1930): 15: 201-202.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 463-464.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1974): 92-94.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 142: 196-215.

Acta Crystallographica: B31: 151-157.

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    • Localities for Fülöppite

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    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Antonio Quijarro Province
    		Econ Geol (1997) 92:623-632
    Bulgaria
     
    • Smolyan Oblast
      • Rhodope Mts
    		[MinRec 22 p.439]
    Canada
     
    • New Brunswick
      • York Co.
        • Prince William Parish
          • Lake George
    		WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Kladno
    		Žáček, V., Frýda, J., Ondruš, P., Opluštil, S.: Polymetalická mineralizace v proterozoiku v podloží karbonské pánve na dole Slaný. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 123-126.
    France
     
    • Alsace
      • Bas-Rhin
        • Villé Valley
    		Wittern, Journée (1997): "Mineralien finden in den Vogesen", von Loga (Cologne), pp. 36-37.
    • Auvergne
      • Cantal
        • Neussargues
          • Auliac
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Haute-Loire
        • La Chaise-Dieu
          • Saint-Pal-de-Senouire
    		P.G. Pélisson : "Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français)", Doctorate Thesis, Orléans, France, 1989
        • Langeac
          • Barlet
    		P.G. Pélisson : "Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français)", Doctorate Thesis, Orléans, France, 1989
          • Marsanges
    		P.G. Pélisson : "Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français)", Doctorate Thesis, Orléans, France, 1989
        • Lavoûte-Chilhac
          • Ally
            • La Rodde mine
    		J.J. Périchaud : "Les Gisements Métalliques du District à Antimoine de Brioude-Massiac (Massif-Central Français)", BRGM, 1968
        • Mercoeur
          • Chazelles-Haut (Chazelle)
    		J.J. Périchaud : "Les Gisements Métalliques du District à Antimoine de Brioude-Massiac (Massif-Central Français)", BRGM, 1968
      • Puy-de-Dôme
        • Anzat-le-Luguet
    		Analysed by Nicolas MEISSER, Lausanne Geological Museum
    E. Marcoux, Y. Moëlo, P. Picot und J.-C. Baubron (1988): Évolution minéralogique et isotopique (Pb) du filon sulfuré complexe des Borderies (Massif central français) — Implications métallogéniques. Mineralium Deposita 23, 58-70.
    • Brittany
      • Finistère
        • Audierne
          • Cape Sizun
            • Lescoff
    		Y. Moëlo, Y. Fouquet, C. Laforêt, L. Chauris, Bull. Minéral., 1978, 101, pp. 363-367, France.
        • Bolazec
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    • Languedoc-Roussillon
      • Hérault
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Lozère
        • Saint-Germain-de-Calberte
          • St Etienne-Vallée-Française
    		Inventaire Minéralogique de la France Numéro 14 ( Lozère ) Editions BRGM 1989
    Inventaire Minéralogique de la France Numéro 14 ( Lozère ) Editions BRGM 1989
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Hautes-Alpes
        • Orpierre
    		Le Cahier des Micromonteurs,(2), 3-13
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Haslach
          • Steinach
    		[Wittern,A. (1995) Mineralien finden im Schwarzwald]
        • Münstertal
          • St Trudpert
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
        • Sulzburg
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    • Saxony
      • Chemnitz
        • Hartmannsdorf
    		M. Martin: Lapis 12(94), 43-45 (1994)
      • Erzgebirge
        • Freiberg District
          • Bräunsdorf
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza)
    		No reference listed
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Akmola Province (Aqmola Oblysy; Akmolinskaya Oblast')
      • Stepnogorsk
        • Aksu (Aqsu)
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Luxembourg
     
    • Goesdorf commune
      • Goesdorf
    		Simon Philippo analysis (to be published); [Filella M., Philippo S., Belzile N., Chen Y. and Quentel F. (2009) Natural attenuation processes applying to antimony: A study in the abandoned antimony mine in Goesdorf, Luxembourg - Science of the total environment (in press)]
    Romania
     
    • Hunedoara Co.
    		[Nickel & Nichols, 1991 - \
    • Maramureș Co.
      • Baia Mare (Nagybánya)
        • Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya)
    		 [Cook N.J., Damian Gh., New data on "Plumosite" and Other Sulfosalt Minerals from the Herja Vein Deposit, Baia Mare Dist., Romania, Geologica Carphathica, (1997)]
    Koch S. (1929): Fuloppite, a new Hungarian Mineral of the plagionite-semseyite group. Min. Mag. 22.
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Banská Bystrica Co.
    		Lalinská, B., Chovan, M. (2006): Hydrotermálna mineralizácia na lokalite Medzibrod a Sopotnická dolina. Mineralia Slovaca, 38, 3, 261-272.
      • Poltár Co.
    		Maťo,Ľ., Maťová, 1994: Mineralizácia v okolí Ozdína, výskyt zlata s obsahom Sb-Ni v tmavých bridliciach, JZ časti veporského kryštalinika (stredné Slovensko). Min.Slovaca, 26,1,30 – 37
    • Košice Region
      • Košice Co.
        • Poproč
    		Klimko, T., Chovan, M., Huraiová M. (2009): Hydrotermálna mineralizácia na antimonitových žilách Spišsko-gemerského rudohoria. Miner. Slov., 41, 2, 115-132.
    • Žilina Region
      • Liptovský Mikuláš Co.
    		Pauliš,P.,Ďuďa,R.,2002: Nejzajímavejší mineralogická naletište Slovenska. Kuttna,K.Hora, 136p
        • Liptovské Kľačany
    		Bakoš, F., Chovan, M., Michálek, J., 2000 : Minerálne zloženie hydrotermálnej Sb, Cu, Pb, Zn, As mineralizácie na SV od Magurky v Nízkych Tatrách. Mineralia Slovaca, 32, 6,497 – 506
    Bakoš, F., Chovan, M., Michálek, J., 2000 : Minerálne zloženie hydrotermálnej Sb, Cu, Pb, Zn, As mineralizácie na SV od Magurky v Nízkych Tatrách. Mineralia Slovaca, 32, 6,497 – 506
        • Partizánska Lupča
    		Chovan M., et all., 1995: Sb-Au(As-Pb) mineralizácia ložiska Magurka, Nízke Tatry. Min.Slovaca, Bratislava, 27, 6, 397-406
    Spain
     
    • Aragón
      • Teruel
        • Lanzuela
    		LAN1
    • Castile-La Mancha
      • Ciudad Real
        • Almuradiel
    		Philip Bluemner photo
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cumbria
        • North and Western Region (Cumberland)
          • Caldbeck Fells
            • Coombe Height
    		[J.Russell Soc. 1998:36]
    Ukraine
     
    • Donets'k Oblast' (Donetsk Oblast')
      • Gorlovka
        • Novyi Donbass
    		[World of Stones 12:20]
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Sevier Co.
        • Gillham
    		Rocks & Min.: 63:123.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
        • Gold Hill District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
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