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Kupčíkite

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Formula:
Cu
 
3.4
Fe
 
0.6
Bi
 
5
S
 
10
System:MonoclinicColour:grey
Hardness:3
Name:Honouring Vladimir Kupcik (1934-1990), former Professor of Crystallography in the universities of Göttingen, Germany and Bratislava, Slovak Republic.


Structurally closely related to cuprobismutite and hodrušite.

Classification of Kupčíkite

IMA status:Approved 2001
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.04-25
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JA.10b

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
A : Galena derivatives with little or no Pb
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Type Occurrence of Kupčíkite

Type Locality:Western ore field, Scheelite deposit, Felben valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
General Appearance of Type Material:elongated grains to 1 mm
Geological Setting of type material:sulphosalt bearing quartz veins, hosted by paleozoic amphibolites, hornblendites and granite gneisses
Associated Minerals at type locality:
MakovickyiteCupromakovickyiteCupromakovickyiteCuprobismutite

Physical Properties of Kupčíkite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:grey
Hardness (Mohs):3
Cleavage:None Observed
Density (measured):6.42 g/cm3

Crystallography of Kupčíkite

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 = 17.512Å, b = 3.91Å, c = 12.869Å
β = 108.56°
Ratio:a:b:c = 4.479 : 1 : 3.291
Unit Cell Volume:V 835.33 ų
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.596 (60)
3.518 (30)
3.239 (40)
3.213 (40)
3.128 (100)
3.070 (70)
2.683 (60)
2.531 (40)

Chemical Properties of Kupčíkite

Formula:
Cu
 
3.4
Fe
 
0.6
Bi
 
5
S
 
10
Idealised Formula:
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
Bi
 
5
S
 
10
Essential elements:Bi, Cu, Fe, S
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, Fe, S

Relationship of Kupčíkite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

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2.JA.05eBenjaminite
(Ag,Cu)
 
3
(Bi,Pb)
 
7
S
 
12
2.JA.05gBorodaevite
Ag
 
5
(Bi,Pb,Fe)
 
8
(Sb,Bi)
 
2
S
 
17
2.JA.05aCupropavonite
AgCu
 
2
PbBi
 
5
S
 
10
2.JA.05aKitaibelite
Ag
 
10
PbBi
 
30
S
 
51
2.JA.05iLivingstonite
HgSb
 
4
S
 
8
2.JA.05dMakovickyite
Ag
 
1.5
Bi
 
5.5
S
 
9
2.JA.05fMummeite
(Cu,Ag)
 
3-4
(Bi,Pb)
 
7-8
S
 
13
2.JA.05aPavonite
(Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)
 
3
S
 
5
2.JA.05bGrumiplucite
HgBi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JA.05hMozgovaite
PbBi
 
4
(S,Se)
 
7
2.JA.05dCupromakovickyite
Cu
 
8
Pb
 
4
Ag
 
2
Bi
 
18
S
 
36
2.JA.05cKudriavite
(Cd,Pb)Bi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JA.05aCupromakopavonite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
8
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
19
S
 
38
2.JA.05Dantopaite
Cu
 
1.06
Ag
 
4.24
Pb
 
0.9
Bi
 
12.23
S
 
21.89
Te
 
0.11
2.JA.10aCuprobismutite
Cu
 
8
AgBi
 
12
S
 
24
2.JA.10cHodrušite
Cu
 
8
Bi
 
12
S
 
22
2.JA.10ePadĕraite
Cu
 
5.9
Ag
 
1.3
Pb
 
1.6
Bi
 
11.2
S
 
22
2.JA.10dPizgrischite
(Cu,Fe)Cu
 
14
PbBi
 
17
S
 
35
2.JA.15Schapbachite
Ag
 
0.4
Pb
 
0.2
Bi
 
0.4
S
2.JA.15Cuboargyrite
AgSbS
 
2
2.JA.20Bohdanowiczite
AgBiSe
 
2
2.JA.20Matildite
AgBiS
 
2
2.JA.20Volynskite
AgBiTe
 
2

Other Names for Kupčíkite

Other Languages:
German:Kupcikit
Russian:Купчикит

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 Kupčíkite

Reference List:

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TOPA, D., E. MAKOVICKY, and W.H. PAAR (2002): Composition ranges and exsolution pairs for the members of the bismuthinite-aikinite series from Felbertal, Salzburg. Can. Mineral. 40, 849-869.

Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Balić-Žunić, T. and Paar, W. H. (2003): Kupčíkite, Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10, a new Cu–Bi sulfosalt from Felbertal, Austria, and its crystal structure. Can. Mineral. 41, 1155-1166.

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

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    • Localities for Kupčíkite

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    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern
        • Felben valley
          • Scheelite deposit
    		D. Topa et al.: Can. Mineral. 40:849-869 (2002); D. Topa et al.: Can. Mineral. 41:1155-1166 (2003)
    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Abitibi-Témiscamingue
        • Abitibi RCM
          • La Motte
    		Canadian Museum of Nature specimens XRD confirmed
    Slovakia
     
    • Trenčín Region
      • Bánovce nad Bebravou Co.
        • Čierna Lehota
    		Pršek J., Mikuš T., Makovicky E., Chovan M., 2005: Cuprobismutite, kupčíkite, hodrushite and associated sulfosalts from the black shale hosted Ni-Bi-As mineralization at Čierna Lehota, Slovakia. Eur. J. Mineral., 17, 155-162.
    Sweden
     
    • Västmanland
      • Skinnskatteberg
        • Riddarhyttan
    		Öhman, L. , Nysten, P. and Langhof, J. (2005): Nya Bastnäs i Riddarhytte malmfält. Litiofilen, 22 (1): 14-38
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Anniviers Valley
        • Ayer
    		Ansermet, S. (2012): Mines et minéraux du Valais - II. Anniviers et Tourtemagne. With contributions by N. Meisser, Ed. Porte-plumes (Ayer)
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