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UM1970-19-S:As

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La Ricamarie, Saint-Etienne, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France
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Formula:
As
 
4
S
 
4
System:MonoclinicColour:yellow, yellow-orange


beta-As4S4

Classification of UM1970-19-S:As

IMA status:Unnamed - valid
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.FA.15c

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
A : With As, (Sb), S
Dana 8th edition ID:2.8.21.4

2 : SULFIDES
8 : AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
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Type Occurrence of UM1970-19-S:As

Type Locality:Alacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Physical Properties of UM1970-19-S:As

Lustre:Resinous
Colour:yellow, yellow-orange

Crystallography of UM1970-19-S:As

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/b {B1 1 2/b} {C2/c} {C1 2/c 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 9.82Å, b = 9.29Å, c = 8.86Å
β = 102.03°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.057 : 1 : 0.954
Unit Cell Volume:V 793 ų

Chemical Properties of UM1970-19-S:As

Formula:
As
 
4
S
 
4
All elements listed in formula:As, S

Relationship of UM1970-19-S:As to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.FA.05Duranusite
As
 
4
S
2.FA.10Dimorphite
As
 
4
S
 
3
2.FA.15bPararealgar
As
 
4
S
 
4
2.FA.15aRealgar
As
 
4
S
 
4
2.FA.15dUM1970-18-S:As
As
 
4
S
 
4
2.FA.20Alacránite
As
 
8
S
 
9
2.FA.25Uzonite
As
 
4
S
 
5
2.FA.30Laphamite
As
 
2
(S,Se)
 
3
2.FA.30Orpiment
As
 
2
S
 
3
2.FA.35Getchellite
AsSbS
 
3
2.FA.40Wakabayashilite
[(As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
9
][As
 
4
S
 
5
]

Other Names for UM1970-19-S:As

Synonyms:
Low RealgarUM1970-19Unnamed beta-As4S4
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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.

References for UM1970-19-S:As

Reference List:Clark, A.H., Alpha-Arsenic Sulfide from Mina Alacran, Pampa Larga, Chile, American Mineralogist 55, 1338(1970)

BURNS P.C. and PERCIVAL J.B. (2001). Alacranite, As4S4: a new occurrence, new formula, and determination of the crystal structure, Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 809-818.

BONAZZI P., BINDI L., POPOVA V., PRATESI G. and MENCHETTI S. (2003). Alacranite, As8S9: structural study of the holotype and re-assignment of the original chemical formula, American Mineralogist, 88, 1796-1800

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    Localities for UM1970-19-S:As

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    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Tierra Amarilla
          • Pampa Larga district
            • Alacrán
    		American Mineralogist 55,1338(1970)
    France
     
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Loire
        • Saint-Etienne
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    Papua New Guinea
     
    • New Ireland Province
      • Lihir Island area
    		Can Min 39 (3), 2001, 809-818
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