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Kurilite

System:IsometricColour:steel-grey
Synonym of:Hessite, Petzite


May be either hessite or petzite.

Originally described from Kuril Islands, Maritime Province, Sakhalinskaya Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia.

Classification of Kurilite

IMA status:Discredited 2006
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/.-

2 : Sulphides
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Physical Properties of Kurilite

Colour:steel-grey
Cleavage:None Observed

Crystallography of Kurilite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 11.27Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,431.44 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Kurilite

Type:Isotropic

Relationship of Kurilite to other Species

Related Minerals - Strunz Grouping):

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Other Names for Kurilite

Other Languages:
German:Kurilit
Spanish:Kurilita

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 Kurilite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1992): 77: 208.

Burke, Ernest A.J. (2007) A Mass Discreditation of GQN Minerals. Canadian Mineralogist: 44(6): 1557-1560.

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    Localities for Kurilite

    (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.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Sakhalinskaya Oblast'
          • Kunashir Island
    		V.A. Kovalenker, O.Yu. Plotinskaya (2005): Te and Se mineralogy of Ozernovskoe and Prasolovskoe epithermal gold deposits, Kuril – Kamchatka volcanic belt. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology 43, 118-123. [http://www.geology.bas.bg/mineralogy/gmp_files/gmp43/Kovalenker.pdf]
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