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Nuffieldite

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Les Montées Pélissier, Les Ouches, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
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Formula:
Pb
 
2
Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi
 
2
S
 
7
System:OrthorhombicHardness:3½ - 4
This page provides mineralogical data about Nuffieldite.

Classification of Nuffieldite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.33-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.HF.05

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
Dana 8th edition ID:3.3.4.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
3 : 3 <ø < 4
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.7.10

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
7 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb and other metals
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Type Occurrence of Nuffieldite

Type Locality:British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Year of Discovery:1968

Physical Properties of Nuffieldite

Hardness (Mohs):3½ - 4

Crystallography of Nuffieldite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 14.61Å, b = 21.38Å, c = 4.03Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.683 : 1 : 0.188
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,258.82 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Nuffieldite

Formula:
Pb
 
2
Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi
 
2
S
 
7
Essential elements:Bi, Cu, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, Pb, S

Relationship of Nuffieldite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.HF.10Chabournéite
(Tl,Pb)
 
5
(Sb,As)
 
21
S
 
34
2.HF.20Vrbaite
Tl
 
4
Hg
 
3
Sb
 
2
As
 
8
S
 
20
2.HF.25Cylindrite
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.25Lévyclaudite
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.25Abramovite
Pb
 
2
SnInBiS
 
7
2.HF.30Lengenbachite
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
Pb
 
6
As
 
4
S
 
13
2.HF.35Rouxelite
Cu
 
2
HgPb
 
23
Sb
 
27
S
 
65.5
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
5.7.1Seligmannite
PbCuAsS
 
3
5.7.2Bournonite
PbCuSbS
 
3
5.7.3Meneghinite
Pb
 
13
CuSb
 
7
S
 
24
5.7.4Gladite
PbCuBi
 
5
S
 
9
5.7.5Lindströmite
Pb
 
3
Cu
 
3
Bi
 
7
S
 
15
5.7.6Krupkaite
PbCuBi
 
3
S
 
6
5.7.7Hammarite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Bi
 
4
S
 
9
5.7.8Friedrichite
Pb
 
5
Cu
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
18
5.7.9Aikinite
PbCuBiS
 
3
5.7.11Jaskólskiite
Pb
 
2+x
Cu
 
x
(Sb,Bi)
 
2-x
S
 
6
 x = 0.2
5.7.12Tintinaite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Sb,Bi)
 
30
S
 
69
5.7.13Kobellite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Bi,Sb)
 
30
S
 
69
5.7.14Proudite
CuPb
 
7.5
Bi
 
9.33
(S,Se)
 
22
5.7.15Nordströmite
CuPb
 
3
Bi
 
7
(Se
 
4
S
 
10
)
5.7.16Watkinsonite
Cu
 
2
PbBi
 
4
(Se,S,Te)
 
8
5.7.17Pekoite
PbCuBi
 
11
(S,Se)
 
18
5.7.18Petrovicite
Cu
 
3
HgPbBiSe
 
5
5.7.19Eclarite
(Cu,Fe)Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
S
 
28
5.7.20Marrite
AgPbAsS
 
3
5.7.21Baumhauerite-2a
Pb
 
11
Ag(As,Sb)
 
18
S
 
36
5.7.22Andorite
PbAgSb
 
3
S
 
6
5.7.23Ramdohrite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
6
Sb
 
11
S
 
24
5.7.24Roshchinite
Ag
 
19
Pb
 
10
Sb
 
51
S
 
96
5.7.25Ourayite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
5
S
 
13
5.7.26Eskimoite
Ag
 
7
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
15
S
 
36
5.7.27Fizélyite
Pb
 
14
Ag
 
5
Sb
 
21
S
 
48
 ?
5.7.28Owyheeite
Ag
 
2
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
6
S
 
15
5.7.29Freieslebenite
AgPbSbS
 
3
5.7.30Diaphorite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
2
Sb
 
3
S
 
8
5.7.31Sterryite
Ag
 
2
Pb
 
10
(Sb,As)
 
12
S
 
29
5.7.32Vikingite
Ag
 
5
Pb
 
8
Bi
 
13
S
 
30
5.7.33Zoubekite
AgPb
 
4
Sb
 
4
S
 
10
5.7.34Schirmerite
AgPb
 
2
Bi
 
3
S
 
7
5.7.36Gustavite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
11
S
 
24
5.7.37Kitaibelite
Ag
 
10
PbBi
 
30
S
 
51
5.7.38Treasurite
Ag
 
7
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
15
S
 
32
5.7.39Benjaminite
(Ag,Cu)
 
3
(Bi,Pb)
 
7
S
 
12
5.7.40Lengenbachite
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
Pb
 
6
As
 
4
S
 
13
5.7.41Berryite
Pb
 
3
(Ag,Cu)
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
16
5.7.42Neyite
Pb
 
7
(Cu,Ag)
 
2
Bi
 
6
S
 
17
5.7.43Larosite
(Cu,Ag)
 
21
(Pb,Bi)
 
2
S
 
13
5.7.44Cupropavonite
AgCu
 
2
PbBi
 
5
S
 
10
5.7.45Padĕraite
Cu
 
5.9
Ag
 
1.3
Pb
 
1.6
Bi
 
11.2
S
 
22
5.7.46Rayite
Pb
 
8
(Ag,Tl)
 
2
Sb
 
8
S
 
21
5.7.47Rathite
(Pb,Tl)
 
3
As
 
5
S
 
10
5.7.48Hatchite
(PbTl)
 
2
AgAs
 
2
S
 
3

Other Names for Nuffieldite

Synonyms:
IMA1967-003
German names:
Nuffieldit
Russian names:
Нафилдит
Spanish names:
Nuffieldita

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 Nuffieldite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1972): 57: 319.

American Mineralogist (1974): 59: 633.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 138: 343-365.

Canadian Mineralogist (1994): 32: 359.

Canadian Mineralogist (1997): 35: 1497-1508.

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    Localities for Nuffieldite

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    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Skeena Mining Division
        • Alice Arm
          • Kitsault
            • Patsy Creek
    		Can Min.:9(1968):343,439; Kingston(1968).
    China
     
    • Anhui Province
      • Huaibei Prefecture
        • Suixi Co.
          • Sanpu ore field
    		Yiming Zhao, Yinan Zhang, and Chengsi Bi (1999): Ore Geology Reviews 14, 227-249.
    France
     
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Haute-Savoie
        • Les Ouches
    		Moëlo Y. (1990), Un indice à nuffieldite en Haute-Savoie, Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°1, pp: 20-23
    Mexico
     
    • Sonora
      • Mun. de Moctezuma
    		Lapis 2001(1), 11-40
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Sørfold
    		No reference listed
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Karkonosze Massif
        • Karkonosze Mts
          • Szklarska Poręba District
    		Pieczka A., Gołębiowska B. 2002: Pegmatites of the Szklarska Poręba Huta granite quarry: preliminary data on REE-mineralization. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 20, 175-177
    Romania
     
    • Maramures Co.
      • Baia Borsa
    		Mitt. .Österr. Miner. Ges. 143 (1998)
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Southern Low Tatra Mts
        • Brezno
    		Pršek J. & Ozdín D., 2004: Nuffieldit Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 z hydrotermálnych mineralizácií Nízkych Tatier. Mineralia Slovaca, 36, 3-4, 273-278.
    Pršek J. & Ozdín D., 2004: Nuffieldit Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 z hydrotermálnych mineralizácií Nízkych Tatier. Mineralia Slovaca, 36, 3-4, 273-278.
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
    		Pršek J., Makovicky M., Chovan M. & Smirnov A. (2006): A note on chemical composition of nuffieldite solid-solution from sulphide mineralizations (Western Carpathians, Slovakia) Mineralogia , Polonica 37, 1, 51-60
    • Žilina Region
      • Northern Low Tatra Mts
    		Pršek J. & Ozdín D., 2004: Nuffieldit Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2O7 z hydrotermálnych mineralizácií Nízkych Tatier. Min. slovaca, 36, 3-4, 273 – 278
    Pršek J. & Ozdín D., 2004: Nuffieldit Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 z hydrotermálnych mineralizácií Nízkych Tatier. Mineralia Slovaca, 36, 3-4, 273-278.
    Spain
     
    • Andalusia
      • Huelva
    		Bocamina, (4), (1999) 50-86.
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • San Juan Co.
        • Silverton District
          • Poughkeepsie Gulch
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo Co.
        • San Simon District
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