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Tellurohauchecornite

Formula:
Ni
 
9
Bi(Te,Bi)S
 
8
System:TetragonalColour:Bronze
Hardness:4
Name:Named as the tellurian end-member of the hauchecornite group of minerals.


Hauchecornite Group

Classification of Tellurohauchecornite

IMA status:Approved 1978
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.15-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BB.10

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
B : With Ni
Dana 8th edition ID:3.2.5.3

3 : SULFOSALTS
2 : ø = 4
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.8.16

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
8 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni
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Type Occurrence of Tellurohauchecornite

Type Locality:Strathcona Mine, Levack, Sudbury District (Sudbury Complex; Sudbury nickel irruptive), Ontario, Canada
Year of Discovery:1980

Physical Properties of Tellurohauchecornite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Bronze
Hardness (Mohs):4

Crystallography of Tellurohauchecornite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 14.64Å, c = 10.87Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.742
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,329.76 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Tellurohauchecornite

Formula:
Ni
 
9
Bi(Te,Bi)S
 
8
Essential elements:Bi, Ni, S, Te
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Ni, S, Te
Common Impurities:Fe,Co,As,Sb

Relationship of Tellurohauchecornite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BB.05Heazlewoodite
Ni
 
3
S
 
2
2.BB.05Oregonite
Ni
 
2
FeAs
 
2
2.BB.05Vozhminite
(Ni,Co)
 
4
(As,Sb)S
 
2
2.BB.10Arsenohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
BiAsS
 
8
2.BB.10Bismutohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.10Hauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Sb,Bi)S
 
8
2.BB.10Tučekite
Ni
 
9
Sb
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.15Argentopentlandite
Ag(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Cobaltpentlandite
(Co,Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Geffroyite
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
9
(Se,S)
 
8
2.BB.15Godlevskite
(Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Kharaelakhite
(Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Manganoshadlunite
(Mn,Pb,Cd)(Cu,Fe)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Pentlandite
(Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Shadlunite
(Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Sugakiite
Cu(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
5.8.1Samsonite
Ag
 
4
MnSb
 
2
S
 
6
5.8.2Uchucchacuaite
AgMnPb
 
3
Sb
 
5
S
 
12
5.8.3Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
5.8.4Berthierite
FeSb
 
2
S
 
4
5.8.5Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
5.8.6Parajamesonite
5.8.7Garavellite
FeSbBiS
 
4
5.8.8Izoklakeite
Pb
 
27
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
2
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
5.8.9Miharaite
Cu
 
4
FePbBiS
 
6
5.8.10Sakharovaite
5.8.11Arsenohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
BiAsS
 
8
5.8.12Tučekite
Ni
 
9
Sb
 
2
S
 
8
5.8.13Bismutohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi
 
2
S
 
8
5.8.14Parkerite
Ni
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
2
5.8.15Hauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Sb,Bi)S
 
8
5.8.17Lapieite
NiCuSbS
 
3
5.8.18Mückeite
NiCu(Bi,Sb)S
 
3
5.8.19Vozhminite
(Ni,Co)
 
4
(As,Sb)S
 
2

Other Names for Tellurohauchecornite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-G
Other Languages:
German:Tellurohauchecornit
Spanish:Tellurohauchecornita

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 Tellurohauchecornite

Reference List:Mineralogical Magazine (1980): 43: 877-878.

American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 436-437.

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