Classification of Cupropolybasite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2008 |
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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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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 3.1.7.3
3 : SULFOSALTS 1 : ø > 4 |
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Type Occurrence of Cupropolybasite |
| Type Locality: | Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada |
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Crystallography of Cupropolybasite |
| Crystal System: | Trigonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal |
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| Space Group: | P3 1m |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 7.341Å, c = 11.805Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 1.608 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 550.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 11.81 | | (44) | | 3.069 | | (44) | | 2.951 | | (100) | | 2.799 | | (52) | | 2.473 | | (43) | | 2.355 | | (40) | | 2.163 | | (43) |
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Chemical Properties of Cupropolybasite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ag, Cu, S, Sb |
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Relationship of Cupropolybasite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Cupropolybasite |
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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 Cupropolybasite |
| 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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Localities for Cupropolybasite |
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