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Makovickyite

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Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania
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Formula:
Ag
 
1.5
Bi
 
5.5
S
 
9
System:MonoclinicColour:Grey
Lustre:MetallicHardness:3½
Name:In honour of Professor Emil Makovicky (1940– ), Slovak–Danish mineralogist, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.


A member of the Pavonite Series.

See also the closely related cupromakovickyite.

Classification of Makovickyite

IMA status:Approved 1986
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.09-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JA.05d

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
A : Galena derivatives with little or no Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:3.8.10.2

3 : SULFOSALTS
8 : 1 < ø < 2
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Type Occurrence of Makovickyite

Co-type Localities:Western ore field, Scheelite deposit, Felben valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania
Year of Discovery:1994

Physical Properties of Makovickyite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Grey
Streak:Grey
Hardness (Mohs):3½

Crystallography of Makovickyite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Cell Parameters:a = 13.239(3) Å, b = 4.0547(7) Å, c = 14.667(3) Å
β = 99.397(4)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 3.265 : 1 : 3.617
Unit Cell Volume:V 776.7 ų
Z:1
Comment:SG C2/m

Chemical Properties of Makovickyite

Formula:
Ag
 
1.5
Bi
 
5.5
S
 
9
Essential elements:Ag, Bi, S
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Bi, S

Relationship of Makovickyite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.JA.05eBenjaminite
(Ag,Cu)
 
3
(Bi,Pb)
 
7
S
 
12
2.JA.05gBorodaevite
Ag
 
5
(Bi,Pb,Fe)
 
8
(Sb,Bi)
 
2
S
 
17
2.JA.05aCupropavonite
AgCu
 
2
PbBi
 
5
S
 
10
2.JA.05aKitaibelite
Ag
 
10
PbBi
 
30
S
 
51
2.JA.05iLivingstonite
HgSb
 
4
S
 
8
2.JA.05fMummeite
Ag
 
2
CuPbBi
 
6
S
 
13
2.JA.05aPavonite
(Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)
 
3
S
 
5
2.JA.05bGrumiplucite
HgBi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JA.05hMozgovaite
PbBi
 
4
(S,Se)
 
7
2.JA.05dCupromakovickyite
Cu
 
8
Pb
 
4
Ag
 
2
Bi
 
18
S
 
36
2.JA.05cKudriavite
(Cd,Pb)Bi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JA.05aIMA2005-036
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
8
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
19
S
 
38
2.JA.05IMA2008-058
Ag
 
5
Bi
 
13
S
 
22
2.JA.10aCuprobismutite
Cu
 
10
Bi
 
12
S
 
23
2.JA.10cHodrušite
Cu
 
8
Bi
 
12
S
 
22
2.JA.10ePadĕraite
Cu
 
5.9
Ag
 
1.3
Pb
 
1.6
Bi
 
11.2
S
 
22
2.JA.10dPizgrischite
Cu
 
17
Bi
 
17
S
 
35
2.JA.10bKupčíkite
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
Bi
 
5
S
 
10
2.JA.15Schapbachite
AgBiS
 
2
2.JA.15Cuboargyrite
AgSbS
 
2
2.JA.20Bohdanowiczite
AgBiSe
 
2
2.JA.20Matildite
AgBiS
 
2
2.JA.20Volynskite
AgBiTe
 
2

Other Names for Makovickyite

Synonyms:
IMA1986-027
Other Languages:
German:Makovickyit
Spanish:Makovickyita

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 Makovickyite

Reference List:Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1990): 193-204.

Zak, L., J. Fryda, W.G. Mumme, and W.H. Paar (1994) Makovickyite, Ag1.5Bi5.5S9. from Baita Bihorului, Romania: the 4P natural mineral member of the pavonite series. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen: 168: 147-169.

New Minerals (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.

Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Balić-Žunić, T. (2008): What is the reason of the doubled unit-cell volumes of copper–lead-rich pavonite homologues? The crystal structures of cupromakovickyite and makovickyite. Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 515-523.

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    Localities for Makovickyite

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    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Felben valley
          • Scheelite deposit
    		Zak, L., J. Fryda, W.G. Mumme, and W.H. Paar (1994) Makovickyite, Ag1.5Bi5.5S9. from Baita Bihorului, Romania: the 4P natural mineral member of the pavonite series. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen: 168: 147-169; [MinRec 27:304]; Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Balić-Žunić, T. (2008): What is the reason of the doubled unit-cell volumes of copper–lead-rich pavonite homologues? The crystal structures of cupromakovickyite and makovickyite. Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 515-523.
    Romania
     
    • Bihor Co.
      • Nucet
    		[Neues Jahrb. Abh.(1994) 168, 127-145; MinRec 27:304]
    • Caras-Severin Co.
      • Banat Mts
        • Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District
          • Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein)
    		CanMin 41(2):441-456
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Western Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Kokava nad Rimavicou
    		Ferenc Š, Bakoš F.,2006: Au-Bi-Te mineralizácia v sineckej astrižnej zóne (Kokava nad Rimavicou) – nový typ mineralizácie v Západných Karpatoch. Min.Slovaca, 38, 223-240
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Binn Valley
        • Chummibort
    		Cuchet, S., van der Burgt, A. und Meisser, N. (2005): Chummibort, eine neue Fundstelle für Arsenmineralien im Binntal. Schweizer Strahler, Nr. 2, 19-29. (in German/French)
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