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Sugakiite

Formula:
Cu(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
System:Tetragonal
Name:Named for Dr. Asahiko Sugaki, professor emeritus of Tohoku University, specialist in ore deposits, especially experimental studies on sulphide phase equilibria.


Pentlandite group.
= IMA 2005-033

Classification of Sugakiite

IMA status:Approved 2005
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
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
Geological Setting of type material:Ultrabasic rock.

Crystallography of Sugakiite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Class (H-M):4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:P42/mnm {P42/m 21/n 2/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 10.566Å, c = 9.749Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.923
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,088.38 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Sugakiite

Formula:
Cu(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Fe, Ni, S
Empirical Formula:
Cu(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8

Relationship of Sugakiite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BB.Horomanite
Fe
 
6
Ni
 
3
S
 
8
2.BB.Samaniite
Cu
 
2
Fe
 
5
Ni
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.05Heazlewoodite
Ni
 
3
S
 
2
2.BB.05Oregonite
Ni
 
2
FeAs
 
2
2.BB.05Vozhminite
(Ni,Co)
 
4
(As,Sb)S
 
2
2.BB.10Arsenohauchecornite
Ni
 
18
Bi
 
3
AsS
 
16
2.BB.10Bismutohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.10Hauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Sb,Bi)S
 
8
2.BB.10Tellurohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Te,Bi)S
 
8
2.BB.10Tučekite
Ni
 
9
Sb
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.15Argentopentlandite
Ag(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Cobaltpentlandite
(Co,Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Geffroyite
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
9
(Se,S)
 
8
2.BB.15Godlevskite
(Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Kharaelakhite
(Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Manganoshadlunite
(Mn,Pb,Cd)(Cu,Fe)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Pentlandite
(Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Shadlunite
(Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)
 
8
S
 
8

Other Names for Sugakiite

Synonyms:
IMA2005-033
Other Languages:
German:Sugakiit
Japanese:苣木鉱

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 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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    Localities for Sugakiite

    (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.
    Japan
     
    • Hokkaido Island
      • Hidaka Province
        • Samani-gun
          • Samani-cho
    		Kitakaze, A. (1998): Ganseki-Kobutsu-Koshogaku Zasshi (Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists), 93, 369-379.
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