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Arsenohauchecornite

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Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
© JF Carpentier 2007




Formula:
Ni
 
18
Bi
 
3
AsS
 
16
System:TetragonalColour:Bronze
Lustre:MetallicHardness:5½
Name:For its arsenic content and relation to hauchecornite.


Hauchecornite Group.

Classification of Arsenohauchecornite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.15-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BB.10

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:3.2.5.4

3 : SULFOSALTS
2 : ø = 4
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.8.11

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
8 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni
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Type Occurrence of Arsenohauchecornite

Type Locality:Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Year of Discovery:1980

Occurrences of Arsenohauchecornite

Geological Setting:Hydrothermal Ni-Co-Cu veins.

Physical Properties of Arsenohauchecornite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Bronze
Hardness (Mohs):5½
Hardness (Vickers):VHN50=546 - 655 kg/mm2
Fracture:Conchoidal
Density (measured):6.35 g/cm3
Density (calculated):6.52 g/cm3

Crystallography of Arsenohauchecornite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 10.2711Å, c = 10.8070Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.052
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,140.09 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Tabular crystals to 20mm.

Chemical Properties of Arsenohauchecornite

Formula:
Ni
 
18
Bi
 
3
AsS
 
16
Essential elements:As, Bi, Ni, S
All elements listed in formula:As, Bi, Ni, S
Common Impurities:Fe,Co,Sb

Relationship of Arsenohauchecornite to other Species

Structurally related to group(s):
Hauchecornite Group
Common Associates:
ChalcopyritePyrrhotiteGersdorffiteGoldPyrite
Nickeline
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.UM2007-27-S:CuFeIrNiRh
(Ni,Fe,Cu,Rh,Ir)
 
11
S
 
9
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.05UM2007-30-S:Fe
Fe
 
3
S
 
2
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
2.BB.15Sugakiite
Cu(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15UM2002-26-S:FeNi
(Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
5.8.1Samsonite
Ag
 
4
MnSb
 
2
S
 
6
5.8.2Uchucchacuaite
AgMnPb
 
3
Sb
 
5
S
 
12
5.8.3Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
5.8.4Berthierite
FeSb
 
2
S
 
4
5.8.5Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
5.8.6Parajamesonite
5.8.7Garavellite
FeSbBiS
 
4
5.8.8Izoklakeite
Pb
 
27
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
2
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
5.8.9Miharaite
Cu
 
4
FePbBiS
 
6
5.8.10Sakharovaite
5.8.12Tučekite
Ni
 
9
Sb
 
2
S
 
8
5.8.13Bismutohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi
 
2
S
 
8
5.8.14Parkerite
Ni
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
2
5.8.15Hauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Sb,Bi)S
 
8
5.8.16Tellurohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Te,Bi)S
 
8
5.8.17Lapieite
NiCuSbS
 
3
5.8.18Mückeite
NiCu(Bi,Sb)S
 
3
5.8.19Vozhminite
(Ni,Co)
 
4
(As,Sb)S
 
2

Other Names for Arsenohauchecornite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-E
Other Languages:
German:Arsenohauchecornit
Russian:Арсеногаухекорнит
Simplified Chinese:砷硫铋镍矿
硫砷铋镍矿
Spanish:Arsenohauchecornita
Traditional Chinese:砷硫鉍鎳礦

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 Arsenohauchecornite

Reference List:

- +
Mineralogical Magazine (1980): 43: 877.

American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 436.

Canadian Mineralogist (1989): 27: 137-142.

American Mineralogist (1990): 75: 712.

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    • Ontario
      • Sudbury District
        • Denison Township
    		Min Mag (1980) 43:877-878
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    • Thuringia
      • Saalfeld
    		Sharp square platy crystals(!) found in open pit, Jan. 2000; XRD by J. Wohlfahrt, Freiberg, 2004.
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      • Chugoku Region
        • Shimane Prefecture
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