Classification of Sugakiite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2005 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.BB.15
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.) B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1) B : With Ni |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 2.7.2.2
2 : SULFIDES 7 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 9:8 |
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Type Occurrence of Sugakiite |
| Type Locality: | Horoman Mine, Samani-cho, Samani-gun, Hidaka Province, Hokkaido Island, Japan |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | Ultrabasic rock. |
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Crystallography of Sugakiite |
| Crystal System: | Tetragonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | P42/mnm {P42/m 21/n 2/m} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 10.566Å, c = 9.749Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 0.923 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 1,088.38 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Chemical Properties of Sugakiite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Cu, Fe, Ni, S |
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Relationship of Sugakiite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Sugakiite |
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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. |
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References for Sugakiite |
| Reference List: | Kitakaze, A. (1998) Ganseki-Kobutsu-Koshogaku Zasshi (Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists), 93, 369-379.
Kitakaze, A. (2006) Sugakiite Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8, a new mineral. IMA General Meeting, Kobe, July 2006, poster # 31-3, abstract # 90551.
Kitakaze, A. (2008) Sugakiite, Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8, a new mineral from Hokkaido, Japan. Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 263-267. |
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