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Mawsonite

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Bereznyakovskoe Au deposit, Pervomayskiy, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
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Formula:
Cu
 
6
Fe
 
2
SnS
 
8
System:TetragonalColour:Brownish orange
Hardness:3½ - 4
Name:For Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), Australian geologist and Antartic explorer
This page provides mineralogical data about Mawsonite.

Classification of Mawsonite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.08-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.CB.20

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:2.9.3.1

2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:6.1.8

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn
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Type Occurrence of Mawsonite

Co-type Localities:Crown Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia
North Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown district, Tasmania, Australia
General Appearance of Type Material:Rounded to irregular inclusions in borniter.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:British Museum (Natural History)
Year of Discovery:1965
Geological Setting of type material:Massive to disseminated copper ores

Physical Properties of Mawsonite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Brownish orange
Hardness (Mohs):3½ - 4
Cleavage:Imperfect/Fair
2 imperfect at right angles.
Density (calculated):4.65 g/cm3

Crystallography of Mawsonite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Class (H-M):4 2m - Scalenohedral
Space Group:P4m2
Cell Parameters:a = 7.603(2) Å, c = 5.358(1) Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.705
Unit Cell Volume:V 309.72 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:1

Chemical Properties of Mawsonite

Formula:
Cu
 
6
Fe
 
2
SnS
 
8
Essential elements:Cu, Fe, S, Sn
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Fe, S, Sn
Empirical Formula:
Cu
1+
6
Fe
3+
2
Sn
4+
 
S
 
8
Common Impurities:Zn,Se

Relationship of Mawsonite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.CB.05aColoradoite
HgTe
2.CB.05aHawleyite
CdS
2.CB.05aMetacinnabar
HgS
2.CB.05cPolhemusite
(Zn,Hg)S
2.CB.05bSakuraiite
(Cu,Zn,Fe)
 
3
(In,Sn)S
 
4
2.CB.05aSphalerite
(Zn,Fe
2+
 
)S
2.CB.05aStilleite
ZnSe
2.CB.05aTiemannite
HgSe
2.CB.05UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn
Cu
 
2
Fe
 
3
Zn
 
5
S
 
10
2.CB.05aRudashevskyite
(Fe,Zn)S
2.CB.10aChalcopyrite
CuFeS
 
2
2.CB.10aEskebornite
CuFeSe
 
2
2.CB.10aGallite
CuGaS
 
2
2.CB.10bHaycockite
Cu
 
4
Fe
 
5
S
 
8
2.CB.10aLenaite
AgFeS
 
2
2.CB.10bMooihoekite
Cu
 
9
Fe
 
9
S
 
16
2.CB.10bPutoranite
Cu
 
9
Fe
 
9
S
 
16
2.CB.10aRoquesite
CuInS
 
2
2.CB.10bTalnakhite
Cu
 
9
(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
16
2.CB.10aLaforêtite
AgInS
 
2
2.CB.15aČernýite
Cu
 
2
(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15aFerrokësterite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15aHocartite
Ag
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15aIdaite
Cu
 
5
FeS
 
6
2.CB.15aKësterite
Cu
 
2
(Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15aKuramite
Cu
 
3
SnS
 
4
2.CB.15bMohite
Cu
 
2
SnS
 
3
2.CB.15aPirquitasite
Ag
 
2
ZnSnS
 
4
2.CB.15aStannite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15cStannoidite
Cu
+
6
Cu
2+
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)
 
3
Sn
 
2
S
 
12
2.CB.15aVelikite
(Cu,Hg)
 
11
Sn
 
4
S
 
16
2.CB.15cUM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn
Cu
 
8
(Fe,Zn)
 
3
Ge
 
2
S
 
12
 (?)
2.CB.20Chatkalite
Cu
 
6
FeSn
 
2
S
 
8
2.CB.30Colusite
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(As,Sn,Sb)
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Germanite
Cu
 
13
Fe
 
2
Ge
 
2
S
 
16
2.CB.30Germanocolusite
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(Ge,As)
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Nekrasovite
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(Sn,As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Stibiocolusite
Cu
 
13
V
 
4
(Sb,Sn,As)
 
3
S
 
16
2.CB.30Ovamboite
Cu
 
20
(Fe,Cu,Zn)
 
6
W
 
2
Ge
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Maikainite
Cu
 
20
(Fe,Cu)
 
6
Mo
 
2
Ge
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.35aHemusite
Cu
 
6
SnMoS
 
8
2.CB.35aKiddcreekite
Cu
 
6
SnWS
 
8
2.CB.35aPolkovicite
(Fe,Pb)
 
3
(Ge,Fe)
 
1-x
S
 
4
2.CB.35aRenierite
(Cu,Zn)
 
11
(Ge,As)
 
2
Fe
 
4
S
 
16
2.CB.35aVinciennite
Cu
+
7
Cu
2+
3
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
Sn(As,Sb)S
 
16
2.CB.35aMorozeviczite
(Pb,Fe)
 
3
Ge
 
1-x
S
 
4
2.CB.35bCatamarcaite
Cu
 
6
GeWS
 
8
2.CB.40Lautite
CuAsS
2.CB.45Cadmoselite
CdSe
2.CB.45Greenockite
CdS
2.CB.45Wurtzite
(Zn,Fe)S
2.CB.45Rambergite
MnS
2.CB.55aCubanite
CuFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.55bIsocubanite
CuFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.60Picotpaulite
TlFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.60Raguinite
TlFeS
 
2
2.CB.65Argentopyrite
AgFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.65Sternbergite
AgFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.70Sulvanite
Cu
 
3
VS
 
4
2.CB.75Vulcanite
CuTe
2.CB.80Empressite
AgTe
2.CB.85Muthmannite
AuAgTe
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
6.1.1Kuramite
Cu
 
3
SnS
 
4
6.1.2Mohite
Cu
 
2
SnS
 
3
6.1.3Velikite
(Cu,Hg)
 
11
Sn
 
4
S
 
16
6.1.4Hemusite
Cu
 
6
SnMoS
 
8
6.1.5Kiddcreekite
Cu
 
6
SnWS
 
8
6.1.6Stannite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
6.1.7Rhodostannite
Cu
 
2
FeSn
 
3
S
 
8
6.1.9Chatkalite
Cu
 
6
FeSn
 
2
S
 
8
6.1.10Ferrokësterite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
6.1.11Kësterite
Cu
 
2
(Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
6.1.12Stannoidite
Cu
+
6
Cu
2+
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)
 
3
Sn
 
2
S
 
12
6.1.13Černýite
Cu
 
2
(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
6.1.14Vinciennite
Cu
+
7
Cu
2+
3
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
Sn(As,Sb)S
 
16
6.1.15Pirquitasite
Ag
 
2
ZnSnS
 
4
6.1.16Hocartite
Ag
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)SnS
 
4
6.1.17Teallite
(Pb,Sn)SnS
 
2
6.1.18Franckeite
Fe
2+
 
(Pb,Sn
2+
 
)
 
6
Sn
4+
2
Sb
 
2
S
 
14
6.1.19Lévyclaudite
Pb
 
8
Sn
 
7
Cu
 
3
(Bi,Sb)
 
3
S
 
28
6.1.20Cylindrite
Pb
 
3
Sn
 
4
FeSb
 
2
S
 
14
6.1.21Potosíite
Pb
 
6
Sn
 
3
FeSb
 
3
S
 
16
6.1.22Sakuraiite
(Cu,Zn,Fe)
 
3
(In,Sn)S
 
4
6.1.23Petrukite
(Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)
 
3
(Sn,In)S
 
4
6.1.24Incaite
(Pb,Ag)
 
4
Sn
 
4
FeSb
 
2
S
 
13

Other Names for Mawsonite

Synonyms:
IMA1964-030
Other Languages:
German:Mawsonit
Japanese:モーソン鉱
Russian:Моусонит
Spanish:Mawsonita

Other Information

Magnetism:Ferromagnetic
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 Mawsonite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1965: 50: 900-908.

Canadian Mineralogist (1976): 14: 529-535.

Canadian Mineralogist (1979): 17: 125-135.

Science Report of Tohuku University (1980): 14: 278.

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    Localities for Mawsonite

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    Argentina
     
    • Catamarca
      • Andalgalá
    		Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina)
    • La Rioja
      • Sierra de Famatina
    		Brotkorb (2002): las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
    • Salta
      • El Quevar
    		Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
      • Organullo Mining District
    		Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina)
    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Hardinge Co.
        • Tingha
          • Swinton
    		R.E Brown and W.J Stroud, Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, 1997.; American Mineralogist 1965: 50: 900-908.
    • Tasmania
      • Queenstown district
    		AM 1965, 900-08
    Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
    Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    Bottrill RS & Baker, WE (in prep) Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania
    AGSO Research Newsletter May 2000
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Goldberg group
          • Zirknitz
            • Kleine Zirknitz valley
              • Kluidscharte
    		G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    • Salzburg
      • Saalfelden
        • Leogang
          • Hütten
            • Schwarzleograben
              • Schwarzleo District
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
              • Vogel Alp
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province)
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Mineralogical Magazine 1968 36 : 1045-1051.
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Kamloops Mining Division
        • Cache Creek
    		Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
    • New Brunswick
      • Charlotte Co.
        • southwest of Fredericton
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
    • Nova Scotia
      • Lunenberg Co.
        • New Ross
    		http://is2.dal.ca/~dommelen/NewRoss.html.
    • Ontario
      • Cochrane District
        • Kidd Township
          • Timmins
    		ontariominerals.com
    Chile
     
    • Tarapacá Region
      • Iquique Province
        • Collahuasi district
    		Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Allier
        • Ébreuil
          • Échassières
    		G. Aubert : "Les coupoles granitiques de Montebras et d'Echassières (Massif Central Français) et la genèse de leur minéralisations (BRGM, 1969)
      • Puy-de-Dôme
        • Servant
          • Les Chaillats (Chaillat)
    		G. Aubert : "Les coupoles granitiques de Montebras et d'Echassières (Massif Central Français) et la genèse de leur minéralisations (BRGM, 1969)
    • Burgundy
      • Saône-et-Loire
        • Bourbon-Lancy
          • Chalmoux
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    • Limousin
      • Creuse
        • Boussac
          • Montebras-en-Soumans
    		P. Picot, Z. Johan : "Atlas of Ore Minerals", BRGM, Elsevier, 1982
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Nantiat
          • Vaulry
    		P. Cantinolle et al. , Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 245-248
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Hautes-Alpes
        • Lautaret pass area
    		R. Pierrot, P. Picot, P.A. Poulain, "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France : Hautes-Alpes", BRGM, 1972
    Greece
     
    • Aegean Islands (Aiyaíon) Department
      • Kykládes Prefecture
        • Cyclade Islands (Cyclades; Kikladhes; Nomos Kikladhon)
          • Tinos Island
    		Econ. Geol. 102 (2007) 1269-1294.
    Hungary
     
    • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co.
      • Rudabányai Mts.
        • Rudabánya
    		Szakáll: Minerals of Rudabánya, 2001
    • Heves Co.
      • Mátra Mts.
        • Recsk
    		No reference listed
    Japan
     
    • Hokkaido Island
      • Sapporo
    		Polymetallic mineralization at the Shin-Ohtoyo Deposit, Harukayama District, Hokkaido, Japan, Imai, Akira; Matsueda, Hiroharu; Yamada, Ryoichi; Masuta, Kenzo, Resource Geology (Tokyo 1998), vol.49, no.2, pp.75-88, 1999
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Fukui Prefecture
    		Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25, pp,229-236 (1987)
      • Chugoku region
        • Okayama prefecture
          • Mito-cho
            • Aida
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
        • Shimane Prefecture
      • Kanto region
        • Tochigi Prefecture
          • Ashio
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
      • Kinki Region
        • Hyogo Prefecture
          • Asago-gun
            • Ikuno-machi
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
    No reference listed
          • Kawabe-gun
            • Inagawa
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25, pp,229-236 (1987)
          • Shisawa-gun
    		Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25, pp,229-236 (1987)
          • Yabu-gun
            • Oya-cho
    		Mining Annual Review:1985:407.; Am Min 61:3-4 pp 260-265; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25, pp,229-236 (1987)
        • Kyoto Prefecture
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25, pp,229-236 (1987)
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Pavlodar Oblysy (Pavlodar [Pavlodarskaya] Oblast')
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		Gramaccioli, C. M., 1985. Conoscere i minerali. I solfosali. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 96 pp
    Norway
     
    • Nord-Trøndelag
      • Grong
        • Godejorda
    		Bergstøl pers. com. (1977); Neumann (1985, p. 21).
    • Telemark
      • Kviteseid
    		Nordrum pers. com. to Kristiansen (1976); Neumann (1985, p. 21).
    Peru
     
    • Junín Department
      • Yauli Province
    		Gramaccioli, C. M., 1985. Conoscere i minerali. I solfosali. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 96 pp
    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
    Portugal
     
    • Beja District
      • Castro Verde
    		Relvas, J. M. R. S. et al. (2006): Hydrothermal Alteration and Mineralization in the Neves-Corvo Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit, Portugal. I. Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry. Econ. Geology 101, 753-790.
    • Viseu District
    		Ing Soen Oen : "Paragenetic relations of some Cu-Fe-Sn-Sulfides in the Mangualde Pegmatite, North Portugal", Mineral. Deposita (Berl.) 5, 59-84, 1970.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		[Der Aufschluss 1995:4 p163-180]
    • Northern Caucasus Region
      • Karachaevo-Cherkesskaya (Karachai-Cherkess; Karachay-Cherkessia) Republic
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Pervomayskiy
    		O. Plotinskaya data
    South Korea
     
    • Ulsan
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Mineralogical Journal Vol. 12 (1984) , No. 4 pp 162-172
    Spain
     
    • Castile and Leon
      • Salamanca
    		Revista de minerales, 2000 (Mars), 260-263.
    Sweden
     
    • Södermanland
      • Nyköping
        • Tunaberg
    		No reference listed
    Mineralogy and Petrology (1991) 44 (1-2), 1438-1168
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Anniviers Valley
        • Ayer
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 270.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Gunnislake Area
    		Dr. Kurt Greenwall collection (Dr. Werner H. Paar analyses)
        • St Austell District
          • Luxulyan Area (Luxulian Area)
            • Hensbarrow Downs
              • Stenalees
    		No reference listed
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Mule Mts
          • Warren District
    		[MinRec 24:421]
    Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 291; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.
    • Colorado
      • Hinsdale Co.
        • Lake City District (Lake District)
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
          • Lake City
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Park Co.
        • Alma District
          • Mount Bross
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    Uzbekistan
     
    • Tashkent (Toshkent) Viloyati
      • Angren Region
        • Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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