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Paarite

Formula:
Pb
 
1.7
Cu
 
1.7
Bi
 
6.3
S
 
12
System:OrthorhombicColour:tin white
Hardness:3½
Name:Honouring Werner H. Paar, professor in the University of Salzburg, Austria


Aikinite-Bismuthinite Series.

Classification of Paarite

IMA status:Approved 2001
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.30-54
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.HB.05a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb
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Type Occurrence of Paarite

Type Locality:Western ore field, Scheelite deposit, Felben valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
General Appearance of Type Material:minute prismatic crystals to 0.3 mm
Geological Setting of type material:sulphosalt bearing quartz veins, hosted by paleozoic amphibolites, hornblendites and granite gneisses
Associated Minerals at type locality:
SalzburgiteKrupkaiteGladiteCosaliteCannizzarite

Physical Properties of Paarite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:tin white
Hardness (Mohs):3½
Density (measured):6.94 g/cm3

Crystallography of Paarite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:a = 4.007Å, b = 60Å, c = 11.51Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.067 : 1 : 0.192
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,767.23 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.63 (100)
3.55 (85)

Chemical Properties of Paarite

Formula:
Pb
 
1.7
Cu
 
1.7
Bi
 
6.3
S
 
12
Essential elements:Bi, Cu, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, Pb, S

Relationship of Paarite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.HB.05aAikinite
PbCuBiS
 
3
2.HB.05aFriedrichite
Pb
 
5
Cu
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
18
2.HB.05aGladite
PbCuBi
 
5
S
 
9
2.HB.05aHammarite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Bi
 
4
S
 
9
2.HB.05cJaskólskiite
Pb
 
2+x
Cu
 
x
(Sb,Bi)
 
2-x
S
 
6
 (x = 0.2)
2.HB.05aKrupkaite
PbCuBi
 
3
S
 
6
2.HB.05aLindströmite
Pb
 
3
Cu
 
3
Bi
 
7
S
 
15
2.HB.05bMeneghinite
Pb
 
13
CuSb
 
7
S
 
24
2.HB.05aPekoite
PbCuBi
 
11
(S,Se)
 
18
2.HB.05aEmilite
Pb
 
2.7
Cu
 
2.7
Bi
 
5.3
S
 
12
2.HB.05UM2000-46-S:BiCuPb
Cu
 
0.33
Pb
 
0.33
Bi
 
7.67
S
 
12
2.HB.05aSalzburgite
Pb
 
1.6
Cu
 
1.6
Bi
 
6.4
S
 
12
2.HB.05UM1990-54-Se:BiCuPb
CuPb(Ni,Co)
 
0.3
Bi
 
3
Se
 
6
2.HB.10cEclarite
(Cu,Fe)Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
S
 
28
2.HB.10bGiessenite
Pb
 
27
Cu
 
2
(Bi,Sb)
 
19
S
 
57
2.HB.10bIzoklakeite
Pb
 
27
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
2
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
2.HB.10aKobellite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Bi,Sb)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.10aTintinaite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Sb,Bi)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.15Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.15Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.20dBerryite
Pb
 
3
(Ag,Cu)
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
16
2.HB.20bBuckhornite
AuPb
 
2
BiTe
 
2
S
 
3
2.HB.20aNagyágite
Pb
 
5
Au(Te,Sb)
 
4
S
 
5-8
2.HB.20eWatkinsonite
Cu
 
2
PbBi
 
4
(Se,S,Te)
 
8
2.HB.20cMuseumite
Pb
 
5
AuSbTe
 
2
S
 
12
2.HB.20eIMA2009-036
Ag
 
2
PbBi
 
4
Se
 
8

Other Names for Paarite

Synonyms:
IMA2001-016
Other Languages:
German:Paarit
Russian:Паарит

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 Paarite

Reference List:Makovicky, E., Topa, D., and Balić-Žunić, T. (2001) The crystal structure of paarite, the newly discovered 56 Å derivative of the bismuthinite-aikinite solid-solution series. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1377-1382.

Topa, D., Makovicky, E., and Balić-Žunić, T. (2004) Mineralogical data on salzburgite and paarite, two new members of the bismuthinite–aikinite series. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 909-917.

Lapis (2004): 29(5): 42.

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    Localities for Paarite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Felben valley
          • Scheelite deposit
    		Lapis 29(5):42 (2004)
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Rudawy Janowickie Mts
        • Czarnów
          • Rędziny
    		Gołębiowska B., Pieczka A., Parafiniuk J. 2005: Minerals of the bismuthinite-aikinite series from Rędziny (Western Sudetes). Mineralogical Society of Poland - Special Papers, vol. 26, 165-168.
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