Classification of Cupropearceite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2007 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.GB.15
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.) G : Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites B : Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S |
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Type Occurrence of Cupropearceite |
| Type Locality: | Sarbaiskoe deposit (Sarbai; Sarbay Mine), Qostaney Oblysy (Kostanai [Kustany] Oblast'), Kazakhstan |
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Crystallography of Cupropearceite |
| Crystal System: | Trigonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral |
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| Space Group: | P3m1 {P3 2/m 1} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 7.3218Å, c = 11.8877Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 1.624 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 551.90 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 11.89 | | (54) | | 3.063 | | (38) | | 2.972 | | (100) | | 2.797 | | (44) | | 2.476 | | (45) | | 2.349 | | (45) | | 2.168 | | (42) |
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Chemical Properties of Cupropearceite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ag, As, Cu, S |
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Relationship of Cupropearceite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Cupropearceite |
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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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References for Cupropearceite |
| Reference List: | Bindi, L., M.Evain, P.G.Spry, K.T. Tait, & S. Menchetti:Structural role of copper in the minerals of the pearceite-polybasite group: the case of the new minerals cupropearceite and cupropolybasite: Mineralogical Magazine 71,641-650(2007) |
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