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Mckinstryite

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Mogollon District, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA
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Formula:
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
S
System:OrthorhombicHardness:1½ - 2½
This page provides mineralogical data about Mckinstryite.

Classification of Mckinstryite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.06-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BA.40

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
Dana 8th edition ID:2.4.5.1

2 : SULFIDES
4 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.2.11

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

Type Locality:Foster Mine (AGNICO Mill), Glen Lake, Coleman Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Year of Discovery:1966

Physical Properties of Mckinstryite

Hardness (Mohs):1½ - 2½

Crystallography of Mckinstryite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 14.04Å, b = 15.67Å, c = 7.8Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.896 : 1 : 0.498
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,716.05 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Mckinstryite

Formula:
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
S
Essential elements:Ag, S
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Cu, S

Relationship of Mckinstryite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BA.05Chalcocite
Cu
 
2
S
2.BA.05Djurleite
Cu
 
31
S
 
16
2.BA.05Geerite
Cu
 
8
S
 
5
2.BA.05Roxbyite
Cu
 
9
S
 
5
2.BA.10Anilite
Cu
 
7
S
 
4
2.BA.10Digenite
Cu
 
9
S
 
5
2.BA.15Bornite
Cu
 
5
FeS
 
4
2.BA.20Bellidoite
Cu
 
2
Se
2.BA.20Berzelianite
Cu
 
2
Se
2.BA.25Athabascaite
Cu
 
5
Se
 
4
2.BA.25Umangite
Cu
 
3
Se
 
2
2.BA.30Rickardite
Cu
 
7
Te
 
5
2.BA.30Weissite
Cu
 
2-x
Te
2.BA.35Acanthite
Ag
 
2
S
2.BA.35Argentite
2.BA.40Stromeyerite
AgCuS
2.BA.40dUM2003-13
Ag
 
6
AuCu
 
2
S
 
5
2.BA.45Jalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuS
 
2
2.BA.45Selenojalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuSe
 
2
2.BA.50Eucairite
AgCuSe
2.BA.55Aguilarite
Ag
 
4
SeS
2.BA.55Naumannite
Ag
 
2
Se
2.BA.60Cervelleite
Ag
 
4
TeS
2.BA.60Hessite
Ag
 
2
Te
2.BA.60Chenguodaite
Ag
 
9
Fe
3+
 
Te
 
2
S
 
4
2.BA.65Henryite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
4
Te
 
4
2.BA.65Stützite
Ag
 
7
Te
 
4
2.BA.70Argyrodite
Ag
 
8
GeS
 
6
2.BA.70Canfieldite
Ag
 
8
(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)
 
6
2.BA.70Putzite
(Cu
 
4.7
Ag
 
3.3
)GeS
 
6
2.BA.75Fischesserite
Ag
 
3
AuSe
 
2
2.BA.75Penzhinite
(Ag,Cu)
 
4
Au(S,Se)
 
4
2.BA.75Petrovskaite
AuAg(S,Se)
2.BA.75Petzite
Ag
 
3
AuTe
 
2
2.BA.75Uytenbogaardtite
Ag
 
3
AuS
 
2
2.BA.80Bezsmertnovite
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
2.BA.80Bilibinskite
PbCuAu
 
3
Te
 
2
2.BA.80Bogdanovite
(Au,Te,Pb)
 
3
(Cu,Fe)
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.2.1Acanthite
Ag
 
2
S
3.2.3Naumannite
Ag
 
2
Se
3.2.4Aguilarite
Ag
 
4
SeS
3.2.5Hessite
Ag
 
2
Te
3.2.6Empressite
AgTe
3.2.7Stützite
Ag
 
7
Te
 
4
3.2.8Cervelleite
Ag
 
4
TeS
3.2.9Dervillite
Ag
 
2
AsS
 
2
3.2.10Stromeyerite
AgCuS
3.2.12Jalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuS
 
2
3.2.13Eucairite
AgCuSe
3.2.14Cameronite
AgCu
 
7
Te
 
10
3.2.15Henryite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
4
Te
 
4
3.2.16Sternbergite
AgFe
 
2
S
 
3
3.2.17Argentopyrite
AgFe
 
2
S
 
3
3.2.18Geffroyite
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
9
(Se,S)
 
8
3.2.19Argentopentlandite
Ag(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8

Other Names for Mckinstryite

Synonyms:
IMA1966-012
Other Languages:
German:Mckinstryit
Spanish:Mckinstryita

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 Mckinstryite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1967): 52: 1253.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1975): 104: 62-65.

Economic Geology: 61: 1383-1389.

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    Localities for Mckinstryite

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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Yancowinna Co.
    		Birch BH Book
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Saalfelden
        • Leogang
          • Hütten
            • Schwarzleograben
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Chayanta Province
    		Dr. Werner Paar analyses
    Bulgaria
     
    • Vratsa (Vratza) Oblast
      • Balkan Mts (Stara-Planina Mts)
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Canada
     
    • Northwest Territories
      • Mackenzie District
        • Great Bear Lake
    		[MinRec 1989]
    • Ontario
      • Timiskaming District
        • Coleman Township
          • Glen Lake
    		Econ.Geol.(1966) 61, 1383-1387; Dana 7:I:343.
    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Pabellón
          • Sierra Jardín
    		Econ Geol (1987) 82:546-570
    China
     
    • Jilin Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Siping Prefecture
        • Lishu Co.
    		Dong Zhensheng et al. (1996). In: Tu Guangzhi, Ed.: Low Temperature Geochemistry, Science Press (Beijing), 32-42.
    • Shandong Province
      • Jiaodong Gold Province
        • Yantai Prefecture
          • Zhaoyuan Co.
    		Xiang-Ping Gu, Makoto Watanabe, Kenichi Hoshino, and Yasuhiro Shibata (2003): European Journal of Mineralogy 15(1), 147-155.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Příbram
          • Vrančice
    		[Lapis 1995, 12, p.13-24]
    Egypt
     
    • Red Sea Governorate
      • Eastern Desert
        • Um Samiuki
    		Canadian Mineralogist Feb. 1999
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Niigata Prefecture
          • Sado Island
    		Taguchi et al (1974) Koubutsugaku Zasshi, 11, 345-358.
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Qostaney Oblysy (Kostanai [Kustany] Oblast')
    		[World of Stones 12:13]
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
    Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Norway
     
    • Nord-Trøndelag
      • Grong
        • Godejorda
    		Bergstøl & Vokes 1974, p. 329; Neumann 1985, p. 16.
    • Nordland
      • Hemnes
        • Bleikvassli
    		Cook, N.J., Spry, P.G., and Vokes, F.M. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 34, 35-56.
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Štiavnica Mts
        • Banská Štiavnica Mining District
          • Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz)
    Sweden
     
    • Gästrikland
      • Gävle
        • Sandviken
    		GFF (1984) 106:4, 305-317
    • Västmanland
      • Hällefors
        • Grythyttan
    Turkey
     
    • Black Sea Region
      • Gümüşhane Province
    		Beih. z. Eur. J. Mineral 18 (2006) 28
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Tombstone Hills
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 291.
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek Co.
        • Georgetown District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
          • Illinois Mine
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.; American Mineralogist: 53: 1530-1542
      • Mineral Co.
        • Creede District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    • Nevada
      • Nye Co.
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Mexico
      • Catron Co.
    		Northrop, 3rd rev. ed. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico
      • Grant Co.
    		[Rocks & Minerals Vol 68 March/April 1993 p96]
    [Rocks & Minerals Vol 68 March/April 1993 p96]
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