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Ge-Sn-Sulvanite
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| Colour: | Light lemon yellow | Hardness: | 3½ | |||||||||
A variety of Sulvanite
A variety of sulvanite with significant contents of both germanium (up to 6 wt.-%) and tin (up to 3.6 wt.-%).
A variety of sulvanite with significant contents of both germanium (up to 6 wt.-%) and tin (up to 3.6 wt.-%).
Classification of Ge-Sn-Sulvanite | ||||||||||
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Physical Properties of Ge-Sn-Sulvanite | ||||||||||
| Colour: | Light lemon yellow | |||||||||
| Hardness (Mohs): | 3½ | |||||||||
| Hardness (Vickers): | VHN100=137.8 | |||||||||
Chemical Properties of Ge-Sn-Sulvanite | ||||||||||
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| Essential elements: | Cu, S, V | |||||||||
| All elements listed in formula: | Cu, Ge, S, Sn, V | |||||||||
| Analytical Data: | Compositional ranges of individual grains from Gacun, Sichuan Province (in weight percent).Cu (52.29-54.71) S (30.59-32.49) V ( 5.70- 6.50) Ge ( 4.3 - 6 ) Sn ( 2.43- 3.65) | |||||||||
| Common Impurities: | Zn,Fe,As,Sb,Bi | |||||||||
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| 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 Ge-Sn-Sulvanite | ||||||||||
| Reference List: - + | Shihui Yang and Xiaoling Zhu (1991): A New Mineral Variety - Ge-,Sn-bearing Sulvanite. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 10(4). | |||||||||
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Locality Updated: San Miguel Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, MexicoFrom David Von Bargen, 24th May 2013 23:52:46