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Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
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Formula:
Ag
 
2
HgS
 
2
System:MonoclinicHardness:2½ - 3
This page provides mineralogical data about Imiterite.

Classification of Imiterite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.06-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BD.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
D : With Hg, Tl
Dana 8th edition ID:2.5.8.1

2 : SULFIDES
5 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.5.4

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl
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Type Occurrence of Imiterite

Type Locality:Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Year of Discovery:1985

Physical Properties of Imiterite

Hardness (Mohs):2½ - 3

Crystallography of Imiterite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 4.03Å, b = 8Å, c = 6.58Å
β = 107.12°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.504 : 1 : 0.823
Unit Cell Volume:V 202.74 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Imiterite

Formula:
Ag
 
2
HgS
 
2
Essential elements:Ag, Hg, S
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Hg, S

Relationship of Imiterite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BD.UM2004-33
(Ag,Cu)
 
8
Hg
 
3
(S,Se)
 
7
2.BD.10Gortdrumite
(Cu,Fe)
 
6
Hg
 
2
S
 
5
2.BD.15Balkanite
Cu
 
9
Ag
 
5
HgS
 
8
2.BD.15Danielsite
(Cu,Ag)
 
14
HgS
 
8
2.BD.20Donharrisite
Ni
 
8
Hg
 
3
S
 
9
2.BD.25Carlinite
Tl
 
2
S
2.BD.30Bukovite
Tl
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
Se
 
4
2.BD.30Murunskite
K
 
2
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
4
2.BD.30Thalcusite
Tl
 
2
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
4
2.BD.35Rohaite
Cu
 
5
TlSbS
 
2
2.BD.40Chalcothallite
Tl
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
6
SbS
 
4
2.BD.45Sabatierite
Cu
 
6
TlSe
 
4
2.BD.50Crookesite
(Cu,Tl,Ag)
 
2
Se
2.BD.55Brodtkorbite
Cu
 
2
HgSe
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.5.1Cinnabar
HgS
3.5.2Hypercinnabar
HgS
3.5.3Metacinnabar
HgS
3.5.5Tiemannite
HgSe
3.5.6Balkanite
Cu
 
9
Ag
 
5
HgS
 
8
3.5.7Danielsite
(Cu,Ag)
 
14
HgS
 
8
3.5.8Coloradoite
HgTe
3.5.9Gortdrumite
(Cu,Fe)
 
6
Hg
 
2
S
 
5
3.5.10Polhemusite
(Zn,Hg)S
3.5.11Carlinite
Tl
 
2
S
3.5.12Crookesite
(Cu,Tl,Ag)
 
2
Se
3.5.13Sabatierite
Cu
 
6
TlSe
 
4
3.5.14Picotpaulite
TlFe
 
2
S
 
3
3.5.15Raguinite
TlFeS
 
2
3.5.16Thalcusite
Tl
 
2
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
4
3.5.17Bukovite
Tl
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
Se
 
4
3.5.18Gallite
CuGaS
 
2
3.5.19Roquesite
CuInS
 
2
3.5.20Indite
FeIn
 
2
S
 
4

Other Names for Imiterite

Synonyms:
IMA1983-038
Other Languages:
German:Imiterit
Russian:Имитерит
Spanish:Imiterita

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 Imiterite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 71: 1277-1278.

Guillou, J.-J., Monthel, J., Picot, P., Pillard, F., Protas, J., and Samama, J.-C. (1985) L'imitérite, Ag2HgS2, nouvelle espèce minérale; propriétés et structure cristalline. Bulletin de Mineralogie (1985): 108: 457-464.

Walenta, K. and Hess, H. (1985) Imiterite; a new silver- and mercury-rich sulfide mineral from Ramsbeck, Sauerland. Der Aufschluss: 36: 209-215.

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    Localities for Imiterite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Goldberg group
          • Asten valley
    		G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    Germany
     
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Sauerland
        • Meschede
          • Ramsbeck
    		Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    [MinRecord 29:144]
    Italy
     
    • Sardinia
      • Carbonia-Iglesias Province
        • Iglesias
          • Punta della Torre
    		Orlandi, P. & Campostrini, I. (2005): Zibaldone. Aggiornamenti di mineralogia italiana 2004. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/2005, 184-191.
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Boumalne-Dadès
    		Bull.Min.(1985) 108, 457-464; Anthony, et al. Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol 1, pg. 230; Uwe Kolitsch collection (analysed by single-crystal XRD)
    USA
     
    • California
      • Tuolumne Co.
        • Tuttletown
    		[MinRec 21:500]
    • Montana
      • Fergus Co.
        • Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District)
          • Cone Butte Sub District
    		Bindi et al (2006), Canadian Mineralogist 44, 207-212.
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