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Giessenite

Formula:
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
26
(Bi,Sb)
 
20
S
 
57
System:MonoclinicColour:Greyish-black, white in ...
Lustre:MetallicHardness:2½
This page provides mineralogical data about Giessenite.

Classification of Giessenite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.33-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.HB.10

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:3.5.12.2

3 : SULFOSALTS
5 : 2.5 < ø < 3
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.6.27

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 Giessenite

Type Locality:Turtschi, Giessen, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Year of Discovery:1963

Physical Properties of Giessenite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Greyish-black, white in reflected light
Hardness (Mohs):2½

Crystallography of Giessenite

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Chemical Properties of Giessenite

Formula:
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
26
(Bi,Sb)
 
20
S
 
57
Essential elements:Bi, Cu, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, Pb, S, Sb
Common Impurities:Fe

Relationship of Giessenite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.HB.05Aikinite
PbCuBiS
 
3
2.HB.05Berryite
Pb
 
3
(Ag,Cu)
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
16
2.HB.05Friedrichite
Pb
 
5
Cu
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
18
2.HB.05Gladite
PbCuBi
 
5
S
 
9
2.HB.05Hammarite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Bi
 
4
S
 
9
2.HB.05Krupkaite
PbCuBi
 
3
S
 
6
2.HB.05Lindströmite
Pb
 
3
Cu
 
3
Bi
 
7
S
 
15
2.HB.05Meneghinite
Pb
 
13
CuSb
 
7
S
 
24
2.HB.05Pekoite
PbCuBi
 
11
(S,Se)
 
18
2.HB.05Emilite
Pb
 
2.7
Cu
 
2.7
Bi
 
5.3
S
 
12
2.HB.05Jaskolskite
2.HB.05Salzburgite
Pb
 
1.6
Cu
 
1.6
Bi
 
6.4
S
 
14
2.HB.05Paarite
Pb
 
1.7
Cu
 
1.7
Bi
 
6.3
S
 
12
2.HB.10Eclarite
(Cu,Fe)Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
S
 
28
2.HB.10Izoklakeite
(Cu,Fe)
 
2
Pb
 
27
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
2.HB.10Kobellite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Bi,Sb)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.10Tintinaite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Sb,Bi)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.10Zoubekite
AgPb
 
4
Sb
 
4
S
 
10
2.HB.15Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.15Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.20Buckhornite
AuPb
 
2
BiTe
 
2
S
 
3
2.HB.20Nagyágite
Pb
 
5
Au(Te,Sb)
 
4
S
 
5-8
2.HB.20Watkinsonite
Cu
 
2
PbBi
 
4
(Se,S,Te)
 
8
2.HB.20Museumite
Pb
 
5
AuSbTe
 
2
S
 
12
2.HB.25Jaskólskiite
Pb
 
2+x
Cu
 
x
(Sb,Bi)
 
2-x
S
 
6
 x = 0.2
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
5.6.7Fülöppite
Pb
 
3
Sb
 
8
S
 
15
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
Pb
 
17
(Sb,As)
 
22
S
 
50
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
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
5.6.28 Platynite
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 Giessenite

Synonyms:
IMA1963-004
German names:
Giessenit
Spanish names:
Giessenita

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 Giessenite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 50: 264.

American Mineralogist: 72: 229.

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    Localities for Giessenite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Koralpe Mts
        • Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area
          • Brandrücken
    		G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    China
     
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
      • Hechi Prefecture
        • Nandan Co.
          • Dachang Sn-polymetallic ore field
    		Pašava, J., Kříbek, B., Dobeš, P., Vavřín, I., Žák, K., Fan Delian, Zhang Tao, and Boiron, M.-C. (2003): Mineralium Deposita 38(1), 39-66.
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Ballangen
    		Karup-Møller (1973); Neumann (1985, pp. 10 and 48).
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Rudawy Janowickie Mts
        • Czarnów
          • Rędziny
    		Gołębiowska B., Pieczka A., Parafiniuk J. 2006: Cu(Ag)-Pb-Bi(Sb) sulphosalts from Rędziny (Western Sudetes, Poland). Mineralogia Polonica - Special Papers, vol. 28, 78-80
    Romania
     
    • Maramures Co.
      • Baia Borsa
    		Nigel G. Cook : "Bismuth Sulphosalts from Hydrothermal Vein Deposits of Neogen Age, N.W. Romania, Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges. , 143, 1998 / Lecture to the Austrian Mineralogical Society, 23rd June 1997, Salzburg.
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Southern Low Tatra Mts
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
    Pršek J. & Ozdín D., 2004: Nuffieldit Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 z hydrotermálnych mineralizácií Nízkych Tatier. Mineralia Slovaca, 36, 3-4, 273-278.
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Rožňava (Rozsnyo; Rosenau) Mining District
    		Pauliš P., Ďuďa R., 2002:Nejznámejší mineralogická nalezište Slovenska. Kuttna, Kutná Hora, 136p
    Sweden
     
    • Närke
      • Askersund
        • Åmmeberg
          • Hammar
    		No reference listed
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Binn Valley
        • Giessen
    		Schweiz.Min.Petr.Mitt.(1963) 43, 471-478
      • Goms
        • Oberwald
    		Christian Bracke Collection
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