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Shandite

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Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour district, Tasmania, Australia
© 2008, J. Weissman

Formula:
Ni
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
System:TrigonalColour:Brass-yellow
Hardness:4
Name:For petrologist, Samuel James Shand (1882-1957).
This page provides mineralogical data about Shandite.

Classification of Shandite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.12-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BE.15

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
E : With Pb (Bi)
Dana 8th edition ID:2.3.5.1

2 : SULFIDES
3 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 5:2
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.11.6

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
11 : Sulphides etc. of Ni
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Type Occurrence of Shandite

Type Locality:Nickel Reward Mine, Trial Harbour district, Tasmania, Australia
Year of Discovery:1950

Physical Properties of Shandite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Brass-yellow
Hardness (Mohs):4

Crystallography of Shandite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Cell Parameters:a = 5.59Å, c = 13.57Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 2.428
Unit Cell Volume:V 367.23 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Shandite

Formula:
Ni
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
Essential elements:Ni, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Ni, Pb, S
Common Impurities:Zn,Fe,Co,Mn

Relationship of Shandite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.BE.05Betekhtinite
Cu
 
10
(Fe,Pb)S
 
6
2.BE.10Furutobeite
(Cu,Ag)
 
6
PbS
 
4
2.BE.15Rhodplumsite
Rh
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.20Parkerite
Ni
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.25Schlemaite
(Cu,[])
 
6
(Pb,Bi)Se
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
3.11.1Heazlewoodite
Ni
 
3
S
 
2
3.11.2Godlevskite
(Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
3.11.3Millerite
NiS
3.11.4Polydymite
Ni
2+
 
Ni
3+
2
S
 
4
3.11.5Vaesite
NiS
 
2
3.11.7Donharrisite
Ni
 
8
Hg
 
3
S
 
9
3.11.8Violarite
Fe
2+
 
Ni
3+
2
S
 
4
3.11.9Pentlandite
(Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
3.11.10Bravoite
(Fe,Ni)S
 
2
3.11.11Siegenite
CoNi
 
2
S
 
4
3.11.12Fletcherite
Cu(Ni,Co)
 
2
S
 
4
3.11.13Villamanínite
(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S
 
2
3.11.14Mäkinenite
γ-NiSe
3.11.15Sederholmite
NiSe Beta-NiSe
3.11.16Trüstedtite
Ni
 
3
Se
 
4
3.11.17Wilkmanite
Ni
 
3
Se
 
4
3.11.18Kullerudite
NiSe
 
2
3.11.19Penroseite
(Ni,Co,Cu)Se
 
2
3.11.20Tyrrellite
Cu(Co
3+
 
,Ni
3+
 
)
 
2
Se
 
4
3.11.21Imgreite
NiTe (?)
3.11.22Melonite
NiTe
 
2
3.11.23Kitkaite
NiTeSe
3.11.24Dienerite
Ni
 
3
As
3.11.25Orcelite
Ni
 
5-x
As
 
2
3.11.26Maucherite
Ni
 
11
As
 
8
3.11.27Nickeline
NiAs
3.11.28Rammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
3.11.29Pararammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
3.11.30Nickelskutterudite
NiAs
 
2-3
3.11.31Oregonite
Ni
 
2
FeAs
 
2
3.11.32Westerveldite
(Fe,Ni,Co)As
3.11.33Langisite
(Co,Ni)As ratio Co:Ni = 5:1
3.11.34Gersdorffite
NiAsS
3.11.35Jolliffeite
NiAsSe
3.11.36Breithauptite
NiSb
3.11.38Ullmannite
NiSbS
3.11.39Willyamite
(Co,Ni)SbS

Other Names for Shandite

German names:
Shandit
Russian names:
Шэндит
Spanish names:
Shandita

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 Shandite

Reference List:Sitzungsbarichte der Deutchen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (Matematischnaturwissenschaften Klasse, Jahrgang) (1949): 6: 1-29.

American Mineralogist (1950): 35: 425-439.

American Mineralogist (1974): 59: 300.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1978): 256-268.

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    Localities for Shandite

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    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Trial Harbour district
    		Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    • Western Australia
      • Pilbara Region
        • East Pilbara Shire
          • Nullagine
    		Nickel, E. H.; Hallbert, J. A.; Halligan, R. (1979): Unusual nickel mineralization at Nullagine, Western Australia. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 26, 61-71.
    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Richmond Co.
        • Shipton Township
          • Asbestos
    		Dana's New Mineralogy
    France
     
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Bouches-du-Rhône
        • Aix-en-Provence
          • Peyrolles-en-Provence
    		Y. Moëlo : "Compte-rendu de la réunion "Systématique des Minéraux" du 23 novembre 1989", Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéral.
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Nuuk (Godthåb)
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island)
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol.1, 1990
    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Sondrio Province
    		AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Niigata Prefecture
    		wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jampeg/93-11.htm.
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