Germanocolusite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Germanocolusite
Formula:
Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32
Hardness:
4½ - 5
Specific Gravity:
4.55 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Named for its germanium content and its relation to colusite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1682
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1682:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
a73e7c10-b935-4f41-939f-58cc632df729
IMA Classification of Germanocolusite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Cu13VGe3S16
First published:
1992
Classification of Germanocolusite
2.CB.30
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
3.1.1.2
3 : SULFOSALTS
1 : ø > 4
3 : SULFOSALTS
1 : ø > 4
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Gclu | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Pronunciation of Germanocolusite
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
---|---|---|
Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Germanocolusite
Transparency:
Opaque
Hardness:
4½ - 5 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN40=280 - 370 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Cleavage:
None Observed
Density:
4.55 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Germanocolusite
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R |
---|---|
400nm | 22.4% |
420nm | 22.5% |
440nm | 22.7% |
460nm | 23.2% |
480nm | 24.1% |
500nm | 25.5% |
520nm | 26.4% |
540nm | 27.1% |
560nm | 27.6% |
580nm | 27.8% |
600nm | 27.9% |
620nm | 28.0% |
640nm | 27.9% |
600nm | 27.8% |
680nm | 27.7% |
700nm | 27.4% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 28.0%.
Colour in reflected light:
Yellow, grayish yellow, greenish yellow, olive yellow, cream yellow, less commonly yellowish cream with a rose to brownish rose tint.
Chemistry of Germanocolusite
Mindat Formula:
Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32
Common Impurities:
Ag,Fe,Zn,Ga,Sb,Sn,Mo,W,Bi
Crystallography of Germanocolusite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
4 3m - Hextetrahedral
Space Group:
P4 3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.568(3) Å
Unit Cell V:
1,180.26 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Comment:
Space group by analogy to colusite.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
3.05 Å | (100) |
2.64 Å | (40) |
1.870 Å | (50) |
1.595 Å | (30) |
1.320 Å | (30) |
1.212 Å | (30) |
1.079 Å | (30) |
1.017 Å | (30) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) |
Type Occurrence of Germanocolusite
Co-Type Localities:
General Appearance of Type Material:
Single grains or equant to elongate segregations < 1-100 µm across.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2050/1–2.
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Late bornite and tennantite mineralization in a polymetallic deposit (Urup).
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Kachalovskaya, V.M., Kovachev, V.V., Krapiva, L.Y. (1992) Germanocolusite Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32: a new mineral. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 4: 50-54.
Synonyms of Germanocolusite
Other Language Names for Germanocolusite
German:Germanocolusit
Russian:Германоколусит
Simplified Chinese:锗硫钒砷铜矿
Spanish:Germanocolusita
Traditional Chinese:鍺硫釩砷銅礦
Relationship of Germanocolusite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
Nekrasovite | Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c |
Stibiocolusite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Germanocolusite associated with Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
1 photo of Germanocolusite associated with Wurtzite-4H | ZnS |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.CB. | Agmantinite | Ag2MnSnS4 |
2.CB. | Richardsite | Zn2CuGaS4 |
2.CB. | Gachingite | Au(Te1-xSex) |
2.CB. | Tolstykhite | Au3S4Te6 |
2.CB. | Hanswilkeite | KFeS2 |
2.CB. | Auroselenide | AuSe |
2.CB. | Ruizhongite | (Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8 |
2.CB. | Okruginite | Cu2SnSe3 |
2.CB.05a | Coloradoite | HgTe |
2.CB.05a | Hawleyite | CdS |
2.CB.05a | Metacinnabar | HgS |
2.CB.05c | Polhemusite | (Zn,Hg)S |
2.CB.05b | Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
2.CB.05a | Sphalerite | ZnS |
2.CB.05a | Stilleite | ZnSe |
2.CB.05a | Tiemannite | HgSe |
2.CB.05 | UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn | Cu2Fe3Zn5S10 |
2.CB.05a | Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
2.CB.05a | Ishiharaite | (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S |
2.CB.07a | Shenzhuangite | NiFeS2 |
2.CB.07a | Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulpide) | Cu2MnSnS4 |
2.CB.10a | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
2.CB.10a | Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 |
2.CB.10a | Gallite | CuGaS2 |
2.CB.10b | Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 |
2.CB.10a | Lenaite | AgFeS2 |
2.CB.10b | Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 |
2.CB.10b | Putoranite | Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 |
2.CB.10a | Roquesite | CuInS2 |
2.CB.10b | Talnakhite | Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 |
2.CB.10a | Laforêtite | AgInS2 |
2.CB.10a | Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
2.CB.10a | UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn | Cu2Fe2Sn3S7 |
2.CB.10c | Omariniite | Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 |
2.CB.15a | Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
2.CB.15a | Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 |
2.CB.15b | Mohite | Cu2SnS3 |
2.CB.15a | Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
2.CB.15c | Stannoidite | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
2.CB.15a | Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 |
2.CB.15c | UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?) |
2.CB.17a v | Arsenic-bearing Renierite | Cu11GeAsFe4S16 |
2.CB.20 | Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 |
2.CB.20 | Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
2.CB.30 | Argyropyrite | near Ag2Fe7S11 |
2.CB.30 | Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
2.CB.30 | Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
2.CB.30 | Nekrasovite | Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Stibiocolusite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 |
2.CB.30 | Ovamboite | Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Maikainite | Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Frieseite | Ag2Fe5S8 (?) |
2.CB.35a | Hemusite | Cu6SnMoS8 |
2.CB.35a | Kiddcreekite | Cu6SnWS8 |
2.CB.35a | Polkovicite | (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 |
2.CB.35a | Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
2.CB.35a | Vinciennite | Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
2.CB.35a | Morozeviczite | (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 |
2.CB.35b | Catamarcaite | Cu6GeWS8 |
2.CB.40 | Lautite | CuAsS |
2.CB.42 | Lingbaoite | AgTe3 |
2.CB.45 | Cadmoselite | CdSe |
2.CB.45 | Greenockite | CdS |
2.CB.45 | Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
2.CB.45 | Rambergite | MnS |
2.CB.45 | Buseckite | (Fe,Zn,Mn)S |
2.CB.45 | Maletoyvayamite | Au3Se4Te6 |
2.CB.47 | Murchisite | Cr5S6 |
2.CB.50 | Zincselenide | ZnSe |
2.CB.50 | Wassonite | TiS |
2.CB.52 | Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
2.CB.55a | Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
2.CB.55b | Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
2.CB.60 | Picotpaulite | TlFe2S3 |
2.CB.60 | Raguinite | TlFeS2 |
2.CB.65 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 |
2.CB.65 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 |
2.CB.70 | Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 |
2.CB.75 | Vulcanite | CuTe |
2.CB.80 | Empressite | AgTe |
2.CB.85 | Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 |
Other Information
Notes:
Unaffected by standard chemical reagents.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Germanocolusite
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References for Germanocolusite
Localities for Germanocolusite
Locality List
- 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Bulgaria | |
| Sahlström et al. (2017) |
DR Congo | |
| webcenter.ru (2003) +2 other references |
Kazakhstan (TL) | |
| Spiridonov et al. (1992) +2 other references |
Namibia | |
| Pekov (1998) |
Russia | |
| Spiridonov et al. (2019, April) |
| Belogub et al. (2005) |
| Spiridonov et al. (1992) +2 other references |
Tanzania | |
| Bindi +2 other references |
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