Classification of Abramovite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2006 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.HF.25a
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
F : With SnS and PbS archetype structure units |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 3.1.3.3
3 : SULFOSALTS
1 : ø > 4 |
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Type Occurrence of Abramovite |
| Type Locality: | Kudriavy (Kudryavyi) volcano, Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalinskaya Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | minute metallic aggregates, less than 1 mm across |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (catalog no. 3436/1). |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | Fumarole |
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| Associated Minerals at type locality: | |
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Physical Properties of Abramovite |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Colour: | Silvery Black |
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| Streak: | Black |
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| Cleavage: | Perfect
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Crystallography of Abramovite |
| Crystal System: | Triclinic |
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| Class (H-M): | 1 - Pinacoidal |
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| Space Group: | P1 |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 23.4(3) Å, b = 5.77(2) Å, c = 5.83(2) Å
α = 89.1°, β = 89.9°, γ = 91.5° |
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 4.055 : 1 : 1.01 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 786.79 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Morphology: | pseudo-hexagonal, pseudo-tetragonal |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 5.90 | | (36) | | 3.90 | | (100) | | 3.84 | | (71) | | 3.166 | | (26) | | 2.921 | | (33) | | 2.902 | | (16) | | 2.329 | | (15) |
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Chemical Properties of Abramovite |
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| Essential elements: | Bi, In, Pb, S, Sn |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Bi, In, Pb, S, Sn |
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Relationship of Abramovite to other Species |
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Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Abramovite |
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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 Abramovite |
| Reference List: | M. A. Yudovskaya, N. V. Trybkin, E. V. Koporulina, D. I. Belakovsky, A. V. Mokhov, M. V. Kuznetsova & T. I. Golovanova, Abramovite, Pb2SnInBiS7, the new mineral from fumaroles of Kudryavy volcano (Kurily Islands), Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society (ZRMO), 136(5), 37-43(2007).(American Mineralogist 94,1075 (2009)[abstract]) |
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