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Argyrodite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Argyrodite

Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Argyrodite

Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Argyrodite

Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Argyrodite

Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Argyrodite

Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Argyrodite

Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Argyrodite

Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Argyrodite

Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

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About ArgyroditeHide

Formula:

Ag₈GeS₆

Up to about 40 mol-% of the sulfur may be replaced by selenium (Wang et al., 1984). Intermediate members of the argyrodite-canfieldite series are common and many specimens of that series prove to be different members of the series than the label suggests.

Colour:

grey, black

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

2½ - 3

Specific Gravity:

6.29

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Argyrodite Group

Name:

Named by Julius A. Weisbach in 1886 from the Greek αργυρώδης ("argyrodes"), "silver-bearing", in allusion to its silver content.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Isostructural with:

Alburnite, Canfieldite, Putzite

Type locality material is usually botryoidal with crystallized surfaces are uncommon.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

331

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:331:3

GUID
(UUID V4):

3a203f74-6c11-42c1-8855-4a11702cae97

IMA Classification of ArgyroditeHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1886

Type description reference:

Weisbach, A. (1886) Argyrodit, ein neues Silbererz. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 2: 67-71.

Classification of ArgyroditeHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.BA.70

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Dana 8th ed.:

2.5.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
5 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 3:2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

6.2.4

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
2 : Sulphogermanates

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Agy	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Agy	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of ArgyroditeHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

grey, black

Comment:

Tarnishes black

Streak:

grey-black

Hardness:

2½ - 3 on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Measured

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal

Density:

6.29 g/cm³ (Measured) 6.32 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of ArgyroditeHide

Anisotropism:

weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
400nm	28.9%	29.5%
420nm	27.9%	28.5%
440nm	27.1%	27.7%
460nm	26.3%	26.9%
480nm	25.8%	26.3%
500nm	25.3%	25.8%
520nm	25.0%	25.4%
540nm	24.7%	25.2%
560nm	24.6%	25.0%
580nm	24.5%	24.9%
600nm	24.4%	24.9%
620nm	24.5%	24.8%
640nm	24.6%	24.9%
660nm	24.5%	24.9%
680nm	24.6%	25.0%
700nm	24.7%	25.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 29.5%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Grey-white with violet tint

Pleochroism:

Weak

Chemistry of ArgyroditeHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₈GeS₆

Up to about 40 mol-% of the sulfur may be replaced by selenium (Wang et al., 1984). Intermediate members of the argyrodite-canfieldite series are common and many specimens of that series prove to be different members of the series than the label suggests.

Elements listed:

Ag, Ge, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Sb,Sn

Crystallography of ArgyroditeHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mm2 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Pna2₁

Setting:

Pna2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 15.149(1) Å, b = 7.476(2) Å, c = 10.589(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 2.026 : 1 : 1.416

Unit Cell V:

1,199.25 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Pseudo-octahedral, dodecahedral, cubes to 18cm

Twinning:

Pseudospinel {111}

Crystallographic forms of ArgyroditeHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014663	Argyrodite	Eulenberger G (1977) Die kristallstrukture der tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6 Monatshefte fur Chemie 108 901-913		1977	synthetic	0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Argyrodite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Eulenberger G'
_journal_name_full 'Monatshefte fur Chemie'
_journal_volume 108 
_journal_year 1977
_journal_page_first 901
_journal_page_last 913
_publ_section_title
;
 Die kristallstrukture der tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6
 Note: z-coordinate of Ag6 altered to reproduce reported bond lengths
;
_database_code_amcsd 0014663
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ag8 Ge S6'
_cell_length_a 15.149
_cell_length_b 7.476
_cell_length_c 10.589
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1199.246
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.247
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n a 21'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '-x,-y,1/2+z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
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Ag1   0.12700   0.22310   0.37660
Ag2   0.06220   0.22570   0.83730
Ag3   0.43230   0.06170   0.01900
Ag4   0.27630   0.50000   0.08220
Ag5   0.41870   0.09080   0.69640
Ag6   0.27270   0.38420   0.68470
Ag7   0.01690   0.01040   0.60250
Ag8   0.25880   0.12770   0.90590
Ge   0.37570   0.22850   0.35200
S1   0.12250   0.49000   0.97500
S2  -0.00460   0.27000   0.23200
S3   0.37260   0.46840   0.47660
S4   0.25820   0.23350   0.23000
S5   0.38640   0.31310   0.86550
S6   0.12240   0.26680   0.61150
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_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Ag1 0.03280 0.07810 0.02330 0.00910 -0.00030 0.00010
Ag2 0.05620 0.03350 0.02610 0.00280 -0.00260 0.00200
Ag3 0.06290 0.03410 0.03230 -0.00900 -0.01380 0.01110
Ag4 0.03910 0.03940 0.05800 -0.01460 -0.01840 0.02520
Ag5 0.05800 0.04570 0.03240 0.00360 -0.00210 -0.02530
Ag6 0.04000 0.03880 0.03490 0.00300 -0.00500 -0.00680
Ag7 0.04870 0.03930 0.05230 -0.01660 -0.02510 0.02280
Ag8 0.03300 0.07700 0.07860 -0.02560 0.00110 0.02890
Ge 0.01130 0.01120 0.00910 0.00080 0.00090 0.00020
S1 0.01630 0.01320 0.01570 -0.00150 -0.00290 0.00280
S2 0.01500 0.01620 0.01400 -0.00160 0.00110 0.00090
S3 0.02260 0.01040 0.01270 0.00260 -0.00010 -0.00220
S4 0.01620 0.02140 0.01370 -0.00100 -0.00250 0.00150
S5 0.01780 0.01710 0.01530 -0.00050 0.00430 -0.00340
S6 0.02250 0.02050 0.02060 -0.00210 0.00310 -0.00160

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.14 Å	(30)
3.02 Å	(100)
2.77 Å	(10)
2.66 Å	(40)
2.57 Å	(5)
2.44 Å	(30)
2.32 Å	(5)
2.16 Å	(10)
2.03 Å	(30)
1.949 Å	(10)
1.863 Å	(50)
1.784 Å	(20)
1.585 Å	(10)
1.414 Å	(5)
1.482 Å	(10)
1.379 Å	(5)
1.287 Å	(5)
1.244 Å	(10)
1.228 Å	(5)
1.166 Å	(20)

Comments:

ICDD 14-356 Machacamarca, Bolivia.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Geological Setting:

Low temperature polymetallic deposits, high temperature Ag-Sn deposits.

Type Occurrence of ArgyroditeHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

General Appearance of Type Material:

Small crystals with edges <1 mm, generally in aggregates.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany, 7058.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Low-temperature polymetallic deposit.

Reference:

Weisbach, A. (1886) Argyrodit, ein neues Silbererz. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 2: 67-71.

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https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/Neues_Jahrbuch_fur_Mineralogie__Geologi_1884_67.pdf

Synonyms of ArgyroditeHide

Plusinglanz

Other Language Names for ArgyroditeHide

German:Argyrodit

Italian:Argirodite

Russian:Аргиродит

Simplified Chinese:硫银锗矿

Spanish:Argyrodita

Relationship of Argyrodite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Argyrodite Group

Other Members of this group:

Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2
Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Spryite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁

Forms a series with:

Canfieldite

Argyrodite-Canfieldite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

28 photos of Argyrodite associated with Sphalerite	ZnS
22 photos of Argyrodite associated with Galena	PbS
12 photos of Argyrodite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
10 photos of Argyrodite associated with Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
9 photos of Argyrodite associated with Acanthite	Ag₂S
8 photos of Argyrodite associated with Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
6 photos of Argyrodite associated with Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
6 photos of Argyrodite associated with Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
4 photos of Argyrodite associated with Marcasite	FeS₂
3 photos of Argyrodite associated with Smithite	AgAsS₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.BA.	Orileyite	(Fe,Cu)₂As
2.BA.	Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
2.BA.	Dzierżanowskite	CaCu₂S₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.BA.	Makotoite	Ag₁₂(Cu₃Au)S₈	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.	Xuwenyuanite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.05	Chalcocite	Cu₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.05	Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05	Geerite	Cu₈S₅	Trig. 3
2.BA.05	Roxbyite	Cu₉S₅	Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.10	Anilite	Cu₇S₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.10	Digenite	Cu₉S₅	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.BA.15	Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20	Bellidoite	Cu₂Se	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/n
2.BA.20	Berzelianite	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25	Athabascaite	Cu₅Se₄	Orth.
2.BA.25	Umangite	Cu₃Se₂	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2₁m
2.BA.30	Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30	Weissite	Cu_2-xTe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.35	Spryite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40	Stromeyerite	AgCuS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.BA.40d	UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu	Ag₆AuCu₂S₅
2.BA.42	Honeaite	Au₃TlTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Kurilite	Ag₈Te₃Se	Trig. 3 : R3
2.BA.45	Selenojalpaite	Ag₃CuSe₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.47	Spiridonovite	(Cu_1-xAg_x)₂Te	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50	Eucairite	AgCuSe	Orth.
2.BA.50	Wuyanzhiite	Cu₂S	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₃ 2₁ 2
2.BA.52	Argentite	Ag₂S	Iso.
2.BA.55	Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.55	Naumannite	Ag₂Se	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.BA.60	Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60	Hessite	Ag₂Te	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.60	Chenguodaite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Orth.
2.BA.65	Henryite	(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65	Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36	Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70	Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2
2.BA.70	Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.75	Fischesserite	Ag₃AuSe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6₃ 2 2
2.BA.75	Petrovskaite	AuAgS	Mon.
2.BA.75	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.80	Bezsmertnovite	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	Orth.
2.BA.80	Bilibinskite	PbCu₂Au₃Te₂	Iso.
2.BA.80	Bogdanovite	(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)	Iso.

Fluorescence of ArgyroditeHide

In UV light:

Not fluorescent in UV.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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 ArgyroditeHide

Reference List:

Weisbach, A. (1886) Mineralogische Mittheilungen - 3. Argyrodit. Jahrbuch für das Berg- und Hüttenwesen im Königreiche Sachsen: 1886: 89-92.

Weisbach, A. (1886) Argyrodit, ein neues Silbererz. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 2: 67-71.

Penfield, S.L. (1894) On argyrodite and a new sulphostannate of silver from Bolivia. American Journal of Science: 147: 451-454.

Ahlfeld, F., Moritz, H. (1933) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Sulfostannate Boliviens. Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Beilage-Band: 66: 179-212..

Ahlfeld, F., Reyes, J.M. (1938) Mineralogie von Bolivien. Borntraeger, Berlin.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.356-358

Ramdohr, Paul (1969) The Ore Minerals and their Intergrowths. Pergamon Press, Oxford. 1174pp. doi:10.1016/c2013-0-10027-x

Wang, N., Viaene, W. (1974) The polymorphs of Cu8GeS6 - a preliminary study. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1974: 442-446.

Eulenberger, G. (1977) Die Kristallstruktur der Tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6, synthetischer Argyrodit. Monatshefte für Chemie: 108: 901-913.

Kuhs, W.F., Nitsche, R., Scheunemann, K. (1979) The argyrodites - a new family of tetrahedrally close-packed structures. Materials Research Bulletin: 14: 241-248.

Wang, Y., Zhang, R., Peng, Z. (1984) On the mineralogy of selenium rich argyrodite. Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica: 3(2): 124-133. [in Chinese with English abstract]

Evain, M., Gaudin, E., Boucher, F., Petříček, V., Taulelle, F. (1998) Structures and phase transitions of the A7PSe6(A= Ag, Cu) argyrodite-type ionic conductors. I. Ag7PSe6. Acta Crystallographica: B54: 376-383.

Onoda, M., Chen, Xue An., Kato, K., Sato, A., Wada, H. (1999) Structure refinement of Cu8GeS6 using X-ray diffraction data from a multiple-twinned crystal. Acta Crystallographica: B55: 721-725.

Tamas, C.G., Bailly, L., Ghergari, L., O'Connor, G., Minut, A. (2006) New occurrences of tellurides and argyrodite in Rosia Montana, Apuseni Mountains, Romania, and their metallogenic significance. The Canadian Mineralogist: 44: 367-383.

(2023) Argyrodite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for ArgyroditeHide

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Arctic Ocean
Kolbeinsey Ridge North Kolbeinsey Ridge ⓘ Seven Sisters vent field	Marques et al. (2020)

Argentina
Catamarca Province Andalgalá Department Capillitas mining district ⓘ La Argentina vein	PUTZ +1 other reference
ⓘ Ortiz vein	PUTZ +1 other reference
Jujuy Province Rinconada Department Mina Pirquitas ⓘ Pirquitas Mine	Coira et al. (1995) +2 other references
San Miguel Open pit ⓘ Oploca Vein System	Strübel
Rinconada ⓘ Pan de Azucar Mine	Coira et al. (1995) +1 other reference
La Rioja Province Chilecito department Chilecito ⓘ Cerro Negro mining district	DE BRODTKORB +1 other reference
ⓘ Peregrina mine	Brodtkorb (2002)
San Luis Province Coronel Pringles Department ⓘ Carolina	Gallard-Esquivel et al. (2018)
Santa Cruz Province Deseado Department ⓘ Cerro Moro deposit	Mugas Lobos et al. (2020)

Australia
New South Wales Phillip Co. Lue ⓘ Bowdens Silver Project	Pringle and Elliot 1998
Queensland Whitsunday Region ⓘ Mt Carlton Mine (Mt Carlton pit)	Sahlström et al. (2017)

Bolivia
Oruro Poopó Province ⓘ Poopó ?	Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) +1 other reference
Potosí Antonio Quijarro Province Porco Municipality Agua de Castilla ⓘ Porco	Canfield (1907)
ⓘ Huaylla Vinto	Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009)
ⓘ Santiago Alto mine	Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009)
ⓘ Tornohuaico mine	Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) +1 other reference
Uyuni Municipality ⓘ Carguaicollo Mine	Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964)
Chayanta Province Colquechaca Municipality ⓘ Colquechaca	Federico Ahlfeld y Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955) +1 other reference
Cornelio Saavedra Province ⓘ Machacamarca subdistrict ?	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
Sud Chichas Province Atocha Municipality Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district) ⓘ Ánimas Mine	Wilson (2001)
ⓘ Chocaya mine	Wilson (2001) +1 other reference
Tomás Frías Province Potosí (Potosí Municipality) ⓘ Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico) ?	Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska Srebrenica ⓘ Čumavići deposit	Slobodan A. Radosavljević et al. (2016)

Canada
British Columbia Atlin Mining Division ⓘ Atlin-Ruffner Mine	Peatfield (n.d.)
Kamloops Mining Division Siwash Creek ⓘ Dolly Varden group	Traill
Skeena Mining Division Alice Arm ⓘ Dolly Varden Mine	Peatfield (n.d.)
Yukon Mayo mining district ⓘ Keno Hill	Watson et al. (1996)

China
Fujian Nanping Jianyang District Shuiji Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit ⓘ Fengshanlin ore block	Anthony
Hubei Yichang Xingshan Co. ⓘ Baiguoyuan Ag-V deposit	Chao Chen and Fapeng Xie (1986) +1 other reference
Jiangxi Ganzhou Xingguo Co. ⓘ Xiaolong Mine	Deqing Xu (1993)

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora ⓘ St. Antonín de Padua Adit	Pažout et al. (2019)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cantal Aurillac Laroquebrou Saint-Santin-Cantalès ⓘ Le Cazaret
Saint-Flour Molèdes ⓘ Fournial Mine	R. Pierrot +1 other reference
Haute-Loire Brioude Saint-Pal-de-Senouire ⓘ Monlimard	Pélisson (1989)
Le Puy-en-Velay Bellevue-la-Montagne ⓘ Joux	Pélisson (1989)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Haute-Vienne Limoges Rilhac-Lastours ⓘ Bessous	P. Picot
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alpes-Maritimes Nice Roure ⓘ Baume des Rances	R. Pierrot

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Emmendingen Waldkirch Suggental ⓘ Hornbühl	Walenta (1992)
Saxony Mittelsachsen Brand-Erbisdorf ⓘ Himmelsfürst Mine (TL)	F. Angel and R. Scharizer in "Grundriss der Mineralparagenese" (Wien)
Vereinigt Feld Mine ⓘ Simon Bogners Neuwerk Mine	A. Frenzel (1900)
Freiberg ⓘ Himmelfahrt Mine	Alice Kraissl
Zug ⓘ Beschert Glück Mine ?	90. +2 other references

India
Rajasthan Udaipur Division Udaipur District Udaipur Zawar deposit ⓘ Mochia Mine	Chauhan (1984)

Indonesia
Central Sulawesi Province Talau Poboya Gold Mine ⓘ River Reef zone	Rivai +1 other reference

Ireland
Leinster Meath County Navan (An Uaimh) ⓘ Navan Mine (Tara Mine)	Ryback et al. (1988)
Munster Tipperary County Silvermines District ⓘ Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines)	Economic Geology (1984) +2 other references

Japan
Akita Prefecture Odate ⓘ Ezuri mine	Suji Ohno & Juichi Sato Ganko Vol. 90 (1995)
Hokkaidō Prefecture Hiyama Subprefecture Hiyama District Kaminokuni ⓘ Johkoku mine (Jôkoku mine; Jokoku mine)	Ishiyama (1982)
ⓘ Matahachi deposit	Ishiyama et al. (1989)
Okhotsk Subprefecture Monbetsu City ⓘ Numanoue mine	- (Geology and Mineral Resources of Japan, p 204 )
Tochigi Prefecture Nikko City Kuriyamamura ⓘ Nishizawa mine	Shimizu et al. (2007)

Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Region Bayanaul District ⓘ Maikain Au deposit	Baibatsha et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Mexico
Guanajuato Guanajuato Municipality Guanajuato ⓘ San Juan de Rayas Mine (Rayas Mine; Reyes Mine)
Oaxaca Natividad Municipality Natividad Dulce Nombre mine ⓘ Natividad vein	Cano et al. (2024)

Morocco
Drâa-Tafilalet Region ⓘ Bou Azzer mining district	S. Weiß: Lapis 31 (7/8)

Namibia
Oshikoto Region Tsumeb ⓘ Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine)	Bowell +1 other reference

New Zealand
Auckland Region ⓘ Great Barrier Island	Railton et al. (1990)
ⓘ Te Ahumata (White Cliffs)	January 2010 An assessment of the value ...
ⓘ Lees Reef	Econ Geol (1997)

Peru
Lima Oyón Province Oyón District ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine	EDS Analysis Frank Keutsch

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Karkonosze County Szklarska Poręba Mount Spławna ⓘ Czerwony Potok quarry	Kozłowski et al. (2022)
ⓘ Legnica County	Piestrzyński (Main Ed.)
ⓘ Lubin–Głogów mining district	Piestrzyński et al. (2012)
Lubin County ⓘ Lubin	Lis et al. (1986)

Portugal
Vila Real Sabrosa ⓘ Vale das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior)	Bowles (1987)

Romania
Alba County Bucium Bucium ⓘ Bucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit	Cioacă et al. (2014)
Lupșa Mușca ⓘ Roșia Poieni Mine	Cioacă et al. (2014)
Roșia Montană ⓘ Roşia Montană	Bailly +9 other references
Hunedoara County Buceș Stănija ⓘ Larga	Cook et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Certeju de Sus ⓘ Măgura veins	Săbău et al. (2016)
Maramureș County ⓘ Baia Mare	Bailly et al. (1998)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast Verkhneuralsky District ⓘ Babaryk VHMS occurrence (Babarykinskoye Pb-Zn-Cu occurrence)	Belogub et al. (2005) +1 other reference
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Okhotsk-Chukotka belt ⓘ Corrida deposit	Kolova et al. (2021)
ⓘ Rudnaya Sopka Ag-Au deposit	Pekov (1998)
Kamchatka Krai Yelizovsky District ⓘ Rodnikovoe	Tolstykh et al. (2022)
Magadan Oblast Omsukchansky District ⓘ Rogovik deposit	R.G. Kravtsova et al. (2015) +3 other references
Severo-Evensky District ⓘ Burgali deposit	Volkov et al. (2021)
ⓘ Seymchan ore cluster	Goryachev et al. (2014)
Primorsky Krai Nizhne-taezhnyi ore cluster ⓘ Kumirnogo Ag Deposit	Ivin et al. (2021)
Ol’ga ore district ⓘ Shirokaya Pad	Kazachenko et al. (2008, August)

Slovakia
Prešov Region Prešov District Zlatá Baňa ⓘ Zlatá Baňa deposit	Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999)
ⓘ Base metal deposit	Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999)

South Korea
North Chungcheong province Yeongdong County ⓘ Wolyu Mine	Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference

Spain
Andalusia Jaén Linares ⓘ Coto La Luz	Colectivo Arrayanes et al. (2008)
Castile-La Mancha Guadalajara ⓘ Hiendelaencina	Mineralogical Record (3)
ⓘ Santa Cecilia Mine	Calvo et al. (1992)

Sweden
Värmland County Säffle Långserud ⓘ Södra Botten Mine

Switzerland
Uri Reuss Valley Amsteg Amsteg power station ⓘ Pfaffensprung-Amsteg water tunnel	Huttenlocher (1936)

USA
Alaska Denali Borough Denali National Park and Preserve Kantishna Hills District ⓘ Kantishna Hills lode deposits	USGS OFR 2004-1200 (Hawley,2004)
Juneau Admiralty Mining District ⓘ Greens Creek (Big Sore Mine)	Taylor
Colorado Dolores County Rico Mountains Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District) Expectation Mountain ⓘ Iron Clad Mine	Mineralogical Record:16 (3)
Nevada Nye County San Antonio Mountains ⓘ Tonopah Mining District ?	NBMG Bull 99B Geology and Mineral ...
Utah Box Elder County Grouse Creek Mts (Grouse Creek Range) Ashbrook Mining District ⓘ Vipont Mine	Bullock (1981)

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