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Pellouxite

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Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Formula:
(Cu,Ag)Pb
 
10
Sb
 
12
S
 
27
O(Cl,S)
 
0.6
System:MonoclinicColour:Black
Name:In honour of Alberto Pelloux (1868-1948), Curator of the Mineralogical Museum of Genova University.
This page provides mineralogical data about Pellouxite.

Classification of Pellouxite

IMA status:Approved 2001
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.26-
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JB.35d

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb
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Type Occurrence of Pellouxite

Type Locality:Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
General Appearance of Type Material:black acicular crystals, flattened.
Geological Setting of type material:Late extensional calcite veins in dolomitic limestones.

Physical Properties of Pellouxite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Black
Streak:Brown
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
Good parallel to elongation.
Density (calculated):5.97 g/cm3

Crystallography of Pellouxite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/m (B1 1 2/m) [C2/m] {C1 2/m 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 55.824Å, b = 4.0892Å, c = 24.128Å
β = 113.14°
Ratio:a:b:c = 13.652 : 1 : 5.9
Unit Cell Volume:V 5065 ų
Z:2
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
4.002 (38)
3.878 (24)
3.562 (31)
3.423 (100)
3.009 (25)
2.948 (27)
2.265 (19)

Chemical Properties of Pellouxite

Formula:
(Cu,Ag)Pb
 
10
Sb
 
12
S
 
27
O(Cl,S)
 
0.6
Essential elements:
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Cl, Cu, O, Pb, S, Sb

Relationship of Pellouxite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.JB.05Diaphorite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
2
Sb
 
3
S
 
8
2.JB.10Cosalite
Pb
 
2
Bi
 
2
S
 
5
2.JB.15Freieslebenite
AgPbSbS
 
3
2.JB.15Marrite
AgPbAsS
 
3
2.JB.20Cannizzarite
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
6
S
 
13
2.JB.20Wittite
Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
(S,Se)
 
27
2.JB.25aJunoite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
8
(S,Se)
 
16
2.JB.25iNeyite
Pb
 
7
(Cu,Ag)
 
2
Bi
 
6
S
 
17
2.JB.25cNordströmite
CuPb
 
3
Bi
 
7
(Se
 
4
S
 
10
)
2.JB.25gNuffieldite
Pb
 
2
Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi
 
2
S
 
7
2.JB.25dProudite
CuPb
 
7.5
Bi
 
9.33
(S,Se)
 
22
2.JB.25hWeibullite
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
8
Se
 
7
S
 
11
2.JB.25bFelbertalite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
8
S
 
19
2.JB.25jRouxelite
Cu
 
2
HgPb
 
23
Sb
 
27
S
 
65.5
2.JB.25fAngelaite
Cu
 
2
AgPbBiS
 
4
2.JB.30aGeocronite
Pb
 
14
(Sb,As)
 
6
S
 
23
2.JB.30aJordanite
Pb
 
14
(As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
23
2.JB.30bKirkiite
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
3
As
 
3
S
 
19
2.JB.30cTsugaruite
Pb
 
4
As
 
2
S
 
7
2.JB.35cPillaite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
10
S
 
23
ClO
 
0.5
2.JB.35aZinkenite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
22
S
 
42
2.JB.35bScainiite
Pb
 
14
Sb
 
30
S
 
54
O
 
5
2.JB.40Andorite
PbAgSb
 
3
S
 
6
2.JB.40Aschamalmite
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
2
S
 
9
2.JB.40aBursaite
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
4
S
 
11
2.JB.40bEskimoite
Ag
 
7
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
15
S
 
36
2.JB.40aFizélyite
Pb
 
14
Ag
 
5
Sb
 
21
S
 
48
 ?
2.JB.40aGustavite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
11
S
 
24
2.JB.40aLillianite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
2.JB.40cOurayite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
5
S
 
13
2.JB.40aRamdohrite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
6
Sb
 
11
S
 
24
2.JB.40aRoshchinite
Ag
 
19
Pb
 
10
Sb
 
51
S
 
96
2.JB.40Schirmerite
AgPb
 
2
Bi
 
3
S
 
7
2.JB.40aTreasurite
Ag
 
7
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
15
S
 
32
2.JB.40aUchucchacuaite
AgMnPb
 
3
Sb
 
5
S
 
12
2.JB.40eUstarasite
Pb(Bi,Sb)
 
6
S
 
10
 (?)
2.JB.40aVikingite
Ag
 
5
Pb
 
8
Bi
 
13
S
 
30
2.JB.40aXilingolite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
2.JB.40bHeyrovskýite
Pb
 
10
AgBi
 
5
S
 
18
2.JB.40aAndorite IV
Pb
 
18
Ag
 
15
Sb
 
47
S
 
96
2.JB.40aAndorite VI
PbAgSb
 
3
S
 
6
2.JB.55Gratonite
Pb
 
9
As
 
4
S
 
15
2.JB.60Marrucciite
Hg
 
3
Pb
 
16
Sb
 
18
S
 
46
2.JB.65Vurroite
Pb
 
20
Sn
 
2
(Bi,As)
 
22
S
 
54
Cl
 
6

Other Names for Pellouxite

Synonyms:
IMA2001-033
German names:
Pellouxit
Russian names:
Пеллоуксит

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 Pellouxite

Reference List:Orlandi P., Dini A. (2004) Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien). Lapis: 29(1): 11-24.

Orlandi, P., Moëlo, Y., Meerschaut, A., Palvadeau, P., Leone, Ph. (2004) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VI. Pellouxite, ~ (Cu,Ag)2Pb21Sb23S55ClO, a new oxy-chloro-sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy: 16: 839-844.

Palvadeau, P., Meerschaut, A., Orlandi, P., & Moëlo, Y. (2004). Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VII. Crystal structure of pellouxite, ~ (Cu,Ag)2Pb21Sb23S55ClO, an expanded monoclinic derivative of Ba12bi24S48 hexagonal sub-type (zinkenite group). European Journal of Mineralogy: 16: 845-855.

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    Localities for Pellouxite

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    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Lucca Province
        • Apuan Alps
          • Stazzema
    		Lapis 29(1), 11-24 (2004); Orlandi, P., Moëlo, Y., Meerschaut, A., Palvadeau, P., Leone, Ph., 2004: Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VI. Pellouxite, ~ (Cu,Ag)2Pb21Sb23S55ClO, a new oxy-chloro-sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps. Eur. J. Miner., 16: 839-844
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Western Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Chyžné
    		Bálintová T., Števko M., Ozdín D., 2006: Sulphosalts of lillianite homologous series from Chyžné occurrence (Slovakia). Miner. Polonica-Special Papers, vol. 28. p.19- 21
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