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Rouxelite

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Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

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Formula:
Cu
 
2
HgPb
 
23
Sb
 
27
S
 
65.5
System:MonoclinicColour:black
Name:The name honors Jean Rouxel (1935–1998), solid state chemist, Professor and founder of the Institut des Matériaux, University of Nantes (France).
This page provides mineralogical data about Rouxelite.

Classification of Rouxelite

IMA status:Approved 2002
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.0-
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JB.25j

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 Rouxelite

Type Locality:Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Geological Setting of type material:Late extensional calcite veins embedded in dolomitic limestones.

Physical Properties of Rouxelite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:black

Crystallography of Rouxelite

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 = 43.113Å, b = 4.059Å, c = 37.874Å
β = 117.35°
Ratio:a:b:c = 10.622 : 1 : 9.331
Unit Cell Volume:V 5887 ų
Z:2
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.84(31)
3.402(100)
3.369(74)
2.815(70)
2.756(36)
2.251(31)
2.116(31)

Optical Data of Rouxelite

Type:Anisotropic
Reflectivity:
460 (36.4%) 540 (35.2%) 580 (33.4%) 640 nmR=39.0%


Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 39.0%.
Colour in reflected light:white
Internal Reflections:red

Chemical Properties of Rouxelite

Formula:
Cu
 
2
HgPb
 
23
Sb
 
27
S
 
65.5
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Hg, Pb, S, Sb

Relationship of Rouxelite to other Species

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2.JB.05Diaphorite
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3
Pb
 
2
Sb
 
3
S
 
8
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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.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.35dPellouxite
(Cu,Ag)Pb
 
10
Sb
 
12
S
 
27
O(Cl,S)
 
0.6
2.JB.40bAschamalmite
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 Rouxelite

Synonyms:
IMA2002-062
Other Languages:
German:Rouxelit

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 Rouxelite

Reference List:Orlandi, P., Meerschaut, A., Moëlo, Y., Palvadeau, P., Léone, P. (2005): Lead–antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VIII. Rouxelite, Cu2HgPb22Sb28S64(O,S)2, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: definition and crystal structure. Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 919-933.

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    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Lucca Province
        • Apuan Alps
          • Stazzema
    		Orlandi P., Meerschaut A., Moëlo Y., Palvadeau P., Léone P., 2005. Lead–antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VIII. Rouxelite, Cu2HgPb22Sb28S64(O,S)2, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: definition and crystal structure. Canad. Mineral., 43: 919-933.
    Slovakia
     
    • Žilina Region
      • Northern Low Tatra Mts
        • Partizánska Lupča
    		Orlandi P., Meerschaut A., Moëlo Y., Palvadeau P., Léone P., 2005. Lead–antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VIII. Rouxelite, Cu2HgPb22Sb28S64(O,S)2, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: definition and crystal structure. Canad. Mineral., 43: 919-933.
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