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Cupropolybasite

Formula:
[Cu
 
6
Sb
 
2
S
 
7
][Ag
 
9
CuS
 
4
]
System:Trigonal


Pearceite Group.

Classification of Cupropolybasite

IMA status:Approved 2008
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
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

Crystallography of Cupropolybasite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Class (H-M):3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Space Group:P3 1m
Cell Parameters:a = 7.341Å, c = 11.805Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.608
Unit Cell Volume:V 550.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
11.81 (44)
3.069 (44)
2.951 (100)
2.799 (52)
2.473 (43)
2.355 (40)
2.163 (43)

Chemical Properties of Cupropolybasite

Formula:
[Cu
 
6
Sb
 
2
S
 
7
][Ag
 
9
CuS
 
4
]
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Cu, S, Sb

Relationship of Cupropolybasite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.GB.05Argentotennantite
(Ag,Cu)
 
10
(Zn,Fe)
 
2
(As,Sb)
 
4
S
 
13
2.GB.05Freibergite
(Ag
 
4+2x
Cu
 
2-2x
)[(Cu, Ag)
 
4
(Fe, Zn)
 
2
]Sb
 
4
S
 
12
S
 
1-x
 (0 < x < 1)
2.GB.05Giraudite
(Cu,Zn,Ag)
 
12
(As,Sb)
 
4
(Se,S)
 
13
2.GB.05Goldfieldite
Cu
 
12
(Te,Sb,As)
 
4
S
 
13
2.GB.05Hakite
(Cu,Hg,Ag)
 
12
Sb
 
4
(Se,S)
 
13
2.GB.05Tennantite
(Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
 
12
As
 
4
S
 
13
2.GB.05Tetrahedrite
(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
 
12
Sb
 
4
S
 
13
2.GB.10Selenostephanite
Ag
 
5
Sb(Se,S)
 
4
2.GB.10Stephanite
Ag
 
5
SbS
 
4
2.GB.15Pearceite
[(Ag,Cu)
 
6
(As,Sb)
 
2
S
 
7
][Ag
 
9
CuS
 
4
]
2.GB.15Polybasite
[(Ag,Cu)
 
6
(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
7
][Ag
 
9
CuS
 
4
]
2.GB.15UM2003-14
Ag
 
16
FeBiTe
 
3
S
 
8
2.GB.15Selenopolybasite
[(Ag,Cu)
 
6
(Sb,As)
 
2
(S,Se)
 
7
][Ag
 
9
Cu(S,Se)
 
2
Se
 
2
]
2.GB.15Cupropearceite
[Cu
 
6
As
 
2
S
 
7
][Ag
 
9
CuS
 
4
]
2.GB.15UM1979-17-S:BiCuFe
Cu
 
18
Fe
 
4
BiS
 
16
2.GB.20Galkhaite
(Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)
 
6
(As,Sb)
 
4
S
 
12

Other Names for Cupropolybasite

Synonyms:
IMA2008-004
Other Languages:

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 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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    • British Columbia
      • Skeena Mining Division
        • Stewart
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