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Marrucciite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Marrucciite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Marrucciite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

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About MarrucciiteHide

Formula:

Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆

Colour:

Black

Lustre:

Metallic

Specific Gravity:

6.010 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

In honour of Angelo Marrucci (1956–2003), a very careful mineral collector, for his contributions to the mineralogy of Tuscany.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

This page provides mineralogical data about Marrucciite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29260

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29260:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

a142785d-6cd5-418a-9a7f-d6c6669b325e

IMA Classification of MarrucciiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2006

First published:

2007

Type description reference:

Orlandi, Paolo, Moëlo, Yves, Campostrini, Italo, Meerschaut, Alain (2007) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) IX. Marrucciite, Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: Definition and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 19 (2) 267-279 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1718

Classification of MarrucciiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2023):

2.JB.60

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Mru	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of MarrucciiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black

Hardness Data:

Could not be measured

Tenacity:

Elastic

Cleavage:

Perfect
Parallel to elongation (according to the crystal structure, the cleavage plane would be (201)

Density:

6.010 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Calculated for empirical formula. Ideal formula gives 6.004.

Optical Data of MarrucciiteHide

Anisotropism:

Distinct for sub-longitudinal sections, without marked polarisation tints (dark blue to dark brown), and very weak for sub-perpendicular ones.

Bireflectance:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R
420nm	36.7%
440nm	35.0%
460nm	33.4%
470nm	33.1%
480nm	32.5%
500nm	32.0%
520nm	30.6%
540nm	30.1%
546nm	30.0%
560nm	29.7%
580nm	28.5%
589nm	28.8%
600nm	27.1%
620nm	28.2%
640nm	27.1%
650nm	26.5%
660nm	26.7%
680nm	26.1%
700nm	25.5%
720nm	25.8%
740nm	25.3%
760nm	24.0%
780nm	21.8%
800nm	22.8%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 36.7%.

Colour in reflected light:

Light gray

Internal Reflections:

Red internal reflections are sometimes visible for thinnest fibres or at the contact with gangue minerals.

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of MarrucciiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆

Elements listed:

Hg, Pb, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MarrucciiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 48.124 Å, b = 4.1083 Å, c = 23.99 Å
β = 118.76°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 11.714 : 1 : 5.839

Unit Cell V:

4158.2 Å³

Twinning:

No twinning observed

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0007219	Marrucciite	Orlandi P, Moelo Y, Campostrini I, Meerschaut A (2007) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). IX. Marrucciite, Hg3Pb16Sb18S46,a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: definition and crystal structure European Journal of Mineralogy 19 267-279		2007	Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy	0	293
0019228	Marrucciite	Laufek F, Sejkora J, Fejfarova K, Dusek M, Ozdin D (2007) The mineral marrucciite: monoclinic Hg3Pb16Sb18S46 Acta Crystallographica E63 i190-i190		2007	Gelnica ore district, Slovak Republic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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Pb1  -0.02600   0.50000   0.61767   1.00000   0.02330
Pb2   0.06881   0.50000   0.65812   1.00000   0.02330
Pb3  -0.18617   0.00000   0.37752   1.00000   0.02500
Pb4   0.21497   0.50000   0.26235   1.00000   0.02470
Pb5   0.11942   0.50000   0.85218   1.00000   0.02010
Pb6   0.16059   0.50000   0.05133   1.00000   0.02390
Pb7   0.11078   0.50000   0.16352   1.00000   0.02250
Pb8  -0.05450   0.50000   0.74680   0.63000   0.02100
Sb8  -0.04580   0.50000   0.75680   0.37000   0.02100
Pb9   0.03420   0.00000   0.81940   0.41000   0.02800
Sb9   0.03770   0.00000   0.80900   0.59000   0.02800
Sb1  -0.09600   0.08180   0.46646   0.50000   0.02000
Sb2  -0.23449   0.50000   0.44876   1.00000   0.02950
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Sb4   0.33929   0.50000   0.24036   1.00000   0.02250
Sb5   0.20481   0.00000  -0.04250   1.00000   0.03220
Sb6   0.24964   0.00000   0.15138   1.00000   0.02300
Sb7   0.07073   0.04400  -0.01380   0.50000   0.02900
Sb10  -0.02174   0.03800   0.91410   0.50000   0.03600
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S2  -0.05550   0.50000   0.48050   1.00000   0.01400
S3  -0.07710   0.00000   0.58010   1.00000   0.02200
S4  -0.19310   0.00000   0.48800   1.00000   0.02400
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S6  -0.12780   0.55100   0.67010   0.50000   0.02500
S7  -0.13860   0.50000   0.46290   1.00000   0.01900
S8  -0.23490   0.50000   0.34550   1.00000   0.02000
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S10   0.35600   0.04900   0.32010   0.50000   0.02700
S11   0.18320   0.55400   0.86350   0.50000   0.03300
S12   0.22550   0.56400   0.04830   0.50000   0.02200
S13   0.27070   0.50000   0.23050   1.00000   0.02300
S14   0.39130   0.50000   0.24260   1.00000   0.01800
S15   0.15320   0.00000  -0.04480   1.00000   0.02000
S16   0.19960   0.00000   0.15540   1.00000   0.01600
S17   0.04790   0.50000   0.75700   1.00000   0.02300
S18   0.00100   0.50000   0.86330   1.00000   0.02300
S19  -0.04720   0.54200  -0.04560   0.50000   0.02000
S20   0.09100   0.53400  -0.05560   0.50000   0.02100
S21  -0.02030   0.00000   0.72250   1.00000   0.02300
S22  -0.07110   0.00000   0.81300   1.00000   0.01600
S23   0.11980   0.00000   0.08610   1.00000   0.01700
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Hg1 0.02720 0.02790 0.01700 0.00000 0.01030 0.00000
Hg2 0.04520 0.03530 0.02590 0.00000 0.02650 0.00000
Pb1 0.03010 0.02220 0.02490 0.00000 0.01900 0.00000
Pb2 0.03240 0.01420 0.02430 0.00000 0.01440 0.00000
Pb3 0.02230 0.02320 0.02870 0.00000 0.01180 0.00000
Pb4 0.02610 0.01920 0.02280 0.00000 0.00710 0.00000
Pb5 0.02400 0.01680 0.02160 0.00000 0.01260 0.00000
Pb6 0.03720 0.01590 0.02470 0.00000 0.01980 0.00000
Pb7 0.02300 0.02080 0.02940 0.00000 0.01710 0.00000
Pb8 0.02000 0.02260 0.02800 0.00000 0.01600 0.00000
Sb8 0.02000 0.02260 0.02800 0.00000 0.01600 0.00000
Pb9 0.01900 0.03350 0.04700 0.00000 0.02800 0.00000
Sb9 0.01900 0.03350 0.04700 0.00000 0.02800 0.00000
Sb1 0.01760 0.02400 0.01750 -0.00090 0.00860 -0.00150
Sb2 0.04800 0.01840 0.04200 0.00000 0.03800 0.00000
Sb3 0.04000 0.01670 0.01680 0.00000 0.01500 0.00000
Sb4 0.02500 0.02650 0.02180 0.00000 0.01600 0.00000
Sb5 0.01870 0.01860 0.05900 0.00000 0.01840 0.00000
Sb6 0.01990 0.03060 0.02230 0.00000 0.01330 0.00000
Sb7 0.01410 0.03900 0.02690 0.01200 0.00480 -0.00100
Sb10 0.03200 0.03300 0.02600 0.00300 0.00090 0.01100

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.02 Å	(33)
3.480 Å	(64)
3.418 Å	(88)
3.106 Å	(31)
2.994 Å	(100)
2.922 Å	(41)
2.056 Å	(52)
1.764 Å	(41)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of MarrucciiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

General Appearance of Type Material:

Black acicular metallic crystals in calcite veins.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio, University of Pisa, Italy.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermal

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Calcite

Reference:

Orlandi, P., Moëlo, Y., Campostrini, I., Meerschaut, A. (2007): Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). IX. Marrucciite, Hg3Pb16Sb18S46, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: Definition and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy: 19: 267-279.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/EJM19_267.pdf

Synonyms of MarrucciiteHide

Gelnicaite

Gelnicite

IMA2006-015

Other Language Names for MarrucciiteHide

Simplified Chinese:硫锑汞铅矿

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Marrucciite associated with Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5
1 photo of Marrucciite associated with Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
1 photo of Marrucciite associated with Cinnabar	HgS
1 photo of Marrucciite associated with Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
1 photo of Marrucciite associated with Quartz	SiO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.JB.	Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.JB.	Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
2.JB.	Chukotkaite	AgPb₇Sb₅S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Ginelfite	Ag₂(Ag_0.5Fe)TlPb_23.5(Sb,As)_33.5S₇₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.	Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.JB.	Montpelvouxite	AgPb₁₆Sb₂₇As₁₈S₈₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Selenojunoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈Se₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.05	Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.10	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.15	Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.15	Marrite	AgPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.20	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25a	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25i	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25b	Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25j	Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25f	Ángelaite	Cu₂AgPbBiS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25i	Cuproneyite	Cu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.30a	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30b	Kirkiite	Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl	Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
2.JB.30a	Marcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.30a	Arsenmarcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.35c	Pillaite	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35a	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.JB.35b	Scainiite	Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35d	Pellouxite	(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35f	Tubulite	Ag₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃	Mon. m : Pb
2.JB.35e	Chovanite	Pb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40b	Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Bursaite	Pb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)	Orth.
2.JB.40b	Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40a	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40c	Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.40d	Schirmerite	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
2.JB.40e	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
2.JB.40a	Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.
2.JB.40b	Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
2.JB.40	UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2.JB.40	UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇
2.JB.40a	Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₄As₁₆)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.40a	Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40b	Baiamareite	Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.55	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.JB.65	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.65	Tazieffite	Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.70	Daliranite	PbHgAs₂S₅	Mon.

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Laufek, F., Sejkora, J., Fejfarová, K., Dušek, M., Ozdín, D. (2006): Monoclinic Hg3Pb16Sb18S46. Acta Crystallographica: E62: i222-i223.

Laufek, F., Sejkora, J., Fejfarová, K., Dušek, M., Ozdín, D. (2007): The mineral marrucciite: monoclinic Hg3Pb16Sb18S46. Acta Crystallographica: E63: i190.

Tait, K., Poirier, G., Rowe, R., Piilonen, P.C. (2008) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 93: 252-256 (253).

Sejkora, J., Ozdín, D., Laufek, F., Plášil, J., Litochleb, J. (2011): Marrucciite, a rare Hg-sulfosalt from the Gelnica ore deposit (Slovak Republic), and its comparison with the type occurrence at Buca della Vena mine (Italy). Journal of GEOsciences: 56: 399-408.

(2023) Marrucciite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Italy (TL)
Tuscany Lucca Province Stazzema Pontestazzemese ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine (TL)	Orlandi, Paolo, Moëlo, Yves, Campostrini, Italo, Meerschaut, Alain (2007) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) IX. Marrucciite, Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: Definition and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 19 (2) 267-279 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1718

Slovakia
Košice Region Gelnica District ⓘ Gelnica	Laufek F., Sejkora J., Fejfarová K., Dušek M., Ozdín D., 2007: The mineral marruccite: monoclinic Hg3Pb16Sb18S46. Acta Crystallographica, E63, 11, I190-U55.
ⓘ Zenderling Hg deposit	Laufek F., Sejkora J., Fejfarová K., Dušek M., Ozdín D. (2007): The mineral marrucciite: monoclinic Hg3Pb16Sb18S46. Acta Crystallogr. Section E, Volume 63, i190 Jiří Sejkora, Daniel Ozdín, František Laufek, Jakub Plášil, Jiří Litochleb (2011): Marrucciite, a rare Hg-sulfosalt from the Gelnica ore deposit (Slovak Republic), and its comparison with the type occurrence at Buca della Vena mine (Italy). Journal of GEOsciences, 56, 399-408.

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