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IMA2007-003

Formula:
PtCuBiS
 
3
System:Orthorhombic


Lapieite Group.

Classification of IMA2007-003

IMA status:Approved 2007
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.21-50
Strunz 9th edition ID:2.CC.
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.GA.25

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
G : Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites
A : Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. without additional S
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Type Occurrence of IMA2007-003

Type Locality:Chengde Prefecture, Hebei Province, China

Crystallography of IMA2007-003

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Pbca (P21/b 21/c 21/a)
Cell Parameters:a = 7.7152Å, b = 12.838Å, c = 4.9248Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.601 : 1 : 0.384
Unit Cell Volume:V 487.79 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of IMA2007-003

Formula:
PtCuBiS
 
3
Essential elements:
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, Pt, S

Relationship of IMA2007-003 to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.GA.05Proustite
Ag
 
3
AsS
 
3
2.Ga.05Pyrargyrite
Ag
 
3
SbS
 
3
2.GA.10Pyrostilpnite
Ag
 
3
SbS
 
3
2.GA.10Xanthoconite
Ag
 
3
AsS
 
3
2.GA.15Samsonite
Ag
 
4
MnSb
 
2
S
 
6
2.GA.20Skinnerite
Cu
 
3
SbS
 
3
2.GA.20Wittichenite
Cu
 
3
BiS
 
3
2.GA.25Lapieite
NiCuSbS
 
3
2.GA.25Mückeite
NiCu(Bi,Sb)S
 
3
2.GA.30Aktashite
Cu
 
6
Hg
 
3
As
 
4
S
 
12
2.GA.30Gruzdevite
Cu
 
6
Hg
 
3
Sb
 
4
S
 
12
2.GA.30Nowackiite
Cu
 
6
Zn
 
3
As
 
4
S
 
12
2.GA.35Laffittite
AgHgAsS
 
3
2.GA.40Routhierite
CuHg
 
2
TlAs
 
2
S
 
6
2.GA.40Stalderite
(Tl,Cu)(Zn,Fe,Hg)AsS
 
3
2.GA.45Erniggliite
Tl
 
2
SnAs
 
2
S
 
6
2.GA.50Bournonite
PbCuSbS
 
3
2.GA.50Seligmannite
PbCuAsS
 
3
2.GA.50Součekite
PbCuBi(S,Se)
 
3
2.GA.55Malyshevite
PdCuBiS
 
3

Other Information

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    Localities for IMA2007-003

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    China
     
    • Hebei Province
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