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Abramovite

Formula:
Pb
 
2
SnInBiS
 
7
System:Triclinic


Cylindrite Group

Classification of Abramovite

IMA status:Approved 2006
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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Type Occurrence of Abramovite

Type Locality:Kudriavy (Kudryavyi) volcano, Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Maritime Province, Sakhalinskaya Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:minute metallic aggregates, less than 1 mm across

Crystallography of Abramovite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Morphology:pseudo-hexagonal, pseudo-tetragonal
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
5.90(36)
3.90(100)
3.84(71)
3.166(26)
2.921(33)
2.902(16)
2.329(15)

Chemical Properties of Abramovite

Formula:
Pb
 
2
SnInBiS
 
7
Essential elements:
All elements listed in formula:Bi, In, Pb, S, Sn

Relationship of Abramovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.HF.05Nuffieldite
Pb
 
2
Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi
 
2
S
 
7
2.HF.20Vrbaite
Tl
 
4
Hg
 
3
Sb
 
2
As
 
8
S
 
20
2.HF.25aCylindrite
Pb
 
3
Sn
 
4
FeSb
 
2
S
 
14
2.HF.25Franckeite
Pb
 
5
Sn
 
3
Sb
 
2
S
 
14
2.HF.25Incaite
(Pb,Ag)
 
4
Sn
 
4
FeSb
 
2
S
 
13
2.HF.25aLévyclaudite
Pb
 
8
Sn
 
7
Cu
 
3
(Bi,Sb)
 
3
S
 
28
2.HF.25Potosíite
Pb
 
6
Sn
 
3
FeSb
 
3
S
 
16
2.HF.25Coiraite
(Pb,Sn)
 
12.5
Sn
 
5
FeAs
 
3
S
 
28
2.HF.30Lengenbachite
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
Pb
 
6
As
 
4
S
 
13
2.HF.35Rouxelite
Cu
 
2
HgPb
 
23
Sb
 
27
S
 
65.5

Other Names for Abramovite

Synonyms:
IMA2006-016
German names:
Abramovit

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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    Localities for Abramovite

    (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.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Sakhalinskaya Oblast'
        • Maritime Province
          • Kuril Islands
            • Iturup Island
    		IMA website; Yudovskaya, M.A. et al (2007) Zapiski RMO, 136, #5, 45-51.
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