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Litochlebite

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Zálesí (Zalesie), Javorník, Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic
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Formula:
Ag
 
2
PbBi
 
4
Se
 
8
System:Monoclinic


Ag-analog of watkinsonite.

Classification of Litochlebite

IMA status:Approved 2009
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.HB.20e

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:3.7.21.2

3 : SULFOSALTS
7 : ø = 2
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Type Occurrence of Litochlebite

Type Locality:Zálesí (Zalesie), Javorník, Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic

Crystallography of Litochlebite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:P21/m {P1 1 21/m} {P21/m} {P1 21/m 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 13.182(2) Å, b = 4.140(8) Å, c = 15.299(2) Å
β = 109.11(1)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 3.184 : 1 : 3.695
Unit Cell Volume:V 788.91 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.684 (53)
3.625 (39)
3.201 (76)
3.028 (100)
2.980 (88)
2.892 (95)
2.822 (35)
2.094 (31)

Chemical Properties of Litochlebite

Formula:
Ag
 
2
PbBi
 
4
Se
 
8
Essential elements:Ag, Bi, Pb, Se
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Bi, Pb, Se

Relationship of Litochlebite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

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2.HB.05aAikinite
PbCuBiS
 
3
2.HB.05aFriedrichite
Pb
 
5
Cu
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
18
2.HB.05aGladite
PbCuBi
 
5
S
 
9
2.HB.05aHammarite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Bi
 
4
S
 
9
2.HB.05cJaskólskiite
Pb
 
2+x
Cu
 
x
(Sb,Bi)
 
2-x
S
 
6
 (x = 0.2)
2.HB.05aKrupkaite
PbCuBi
 
3
S
 
6
2.HB.05aLindströmite
Pb
 
3
Cu
 
3
Bi
 
7
S
 
15
2.HB.05bMeneghinite
Pb
 
13
CuSb
 
7
S
 
24
2.HB.05aPekoite
PbCuBi
 
11
(S,Se)
 
18
2.HB.05aEmilite
Pb
 
2.7
Cu
 
2.7
Bi
 
5.3
S
 
12
2.HB.05UM2000-46-S:BiCuPb
Cu
 
0.33
Pb
 
0.33
Bi
 
7.67
S
 
12
2.HB.05aSalzburgite
Pb
 
1.6
Cu
 
1.6
Bi
 
6.4
S
 
12
2.HB.05UM1990-54-Se:BiCuPb
CuPb(Ni,Co)
 
0.3
Bi
 
3
Se
 
6
2.HB.05aPaarite
Pb
 
1.7
Cu
 
1.7
Bi
 
6.3
S
 
12
2.HB.10cEclarite
(Cu,Fe)Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
S
 
28
2.HB.10bGiessenite
Pb
 
27
Cu
 
2
(Bi,Sb)
 
19
S
 
57
2.HB.10bIzoklakeite
Pb
 
27
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
2
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
2.HB.10aKobellite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Bi,Sb)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.10aTintinaite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Sb,Bi)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.15Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.15Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.20dBerryite
Pb
 
3
(Ag,Cu)
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
16
2.HB.20bBuckhornite
AuPb
 
2
BiTe
 
2
S
 
3
2.HB.20aNagyágite
Pb
 
5
Au(Te,Sb)
 
4
S
 
5-8
2.HB.20eWatkinsonite
Cu
 
2
PbBi
 
4
(Se,S,Te)
 
8
2.HB.20cMuseumite
[Pb
 
2
(Pb,Sb)
 
2
S
 
8
][(Te,Au)
 
2
]

Other Names for Litochlebite

Synonyms:
IMA2009-036
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 Litochlebite

Reference List:

- +
Sejkora, J., Makovicky, E., Topa, D., Putz, H., Zagler, G. Plasil, J. (2011): Litochlebite, Ag2PbBi4Se8, a new mineral species from Zálesí, Czech Republic: description and crystal-structure determination. Canadian Mineralogist, 49, 639-650.

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      • Olomouc Region
        • Javorník
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