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Formula:
Ag
 
3
AuS
 
2
System:TetragonalColour:Greyish-white
Lustre:MetallicHardness:2
Name:Named in 1978 by M. D. Barton, C. Kieft, E. A. J. Burke, and I. D. Oen in honor of Willem Uytenbogaardt (July 18, 1918 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 25, 2012 Aalsmeer, The Netherlands), professor of geology, Technical University of Delft (The Netherlands).


May form as exsolutions in (originally Au-bearing) acanthite.

Classification of Uytenbogaardtite

IMA status:Approved 1977
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.07-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BA.75

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.3.4

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

Co-type Localities:Tambang Sawah, Rejang Lebong District (Rediang Lebong District), Bengkulu Province (Benkoelen Province; Benkulen Province), Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island), Indonesia
Zmeinogorsk Mine (Zmyeinogorsk Mine; Snake Mountain Mine; Schlangenberg Mine), Zmeevka Stream, Korbalikha River, Alei River Basin, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Comstock District, Storey Co., Nevada, USA
Year of Discovery:1977

Physical Properties of Uytenbogaardtite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Greyish-white
Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Uytenbogaardtite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 9.75Å, c = 9.85Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.01
Unit Cell Volume:V 936.37 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Uytenbogaardtite

Formula:
Ag
 
3
AuS
 
2
Essential elements:Ag, Au, S
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Au, S
Common Impurities:Cu,Se,Te

Relationship of Uytenbogaardtite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BA.05Chalcocite
Cu
 
2
S
2.BA.05Djurleite
Cu
 
31
S
 
16
2.BA.05Geerite
Cu
 
8
S
 
5
2.BA.05Roxbyite
Cu
 
9
S
 
5
2.BA.10Anilite
Cu
 
7
S
 
4
2.BA.10Digenite
Cu
 
9
S
 
5
2.BA.15Bornite
Cu
 
5
FeS
 
4
2.BA.20Bellidoite
Cu
 
2
Se
2.BA.20Berzelianite
Cu
 
2
Se
2.BA.25Athabascaite
Cu
 
5
Se
 
4
2.BA.25Umangite
Cu
 
3
Se
 
2
2.BA.30Rickardite
Cu
 
7
Te
 
5
2.BA.30Weissite
Cu
 
2-x
Te
2.BA.35Acanthite
Ag
 
2
S
2.BA.40Mckinstryite
Ag
 
5-x
Cu
 
3+x
S
 
4
2.BA.40Stromeyerite
AgCuS
2.BA.40dUM2003-13-S:AgAuCu
Ag
 
6
AuCu
 
2
S
 
5
2.BA.45Jalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuS
 
2
2.BA.45Selenojalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuSe
 
2
2.BA.50Eucairite
AgCuSe
2.BA.55Aguilarite
Ag
 
4
SeS
2.BA.55Naumannite
Ag
 
2
Se
2.BA.60Cervelleite
Ag
 
4
TeS
2.BA.60Hessite
Ag
 
2
Te
2.BA.60Chenguodaite
Ag
 
9
Fe
3+
 
Te
 
2
S
 
4
2.BA.65Henryite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
4
Te
 
4
2.BA.65Stützite
Ag
 
5-x
Te
 
3
, x = 0.24-0.36
2.BA.70Argyrodite
Ag
 
8
GeS
 
6
2.BA.70Canfieldite
Ag
 
8
SnS
 
6
2.BA.70Putzite
(Cu
 
4.7
Ag
 
3.3
)GeS
 
6
2.BA.75Fischesserite
Ag
 
3
AuSe
 
2
2.BA.75Penzhinite
(Ag,Cu)
 
4
Au(S,Se)
 
4
2.BA.75Petrovskaite
AuAg(S,Se)
2.BA.75Petzite
Ag
 
3
AuTe
 
2
2.BA.80Bezsmertnovite
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
2.BA.80Bilibinskite
PbCu
 
2
Au
 
3
Te
 
2
2.BA.80Bogdanovite
(Au,Te,Pb)
 
3
(Cu,Fe)
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.3.1Calaverite
AuTe
 
2
3.3.2Krennerite
(Au,Ag)Te
 
2
3.3.3Kostovite
CuAuTe
 
4
3.3.5Fischesserite
Ag
 
3
AuSe
 
2
3.3.6Petrovskaite
AuAg(S,Se)
3.3.7Petzite
Ag
 
3
AuTe
 
2
3.3.8Muthmannite
AuAgTe
 
2
3.3.9Sylvanite
(Au,Ag)
 
2
Te
 
4
3.3.10Penzhinite
(Ag,Cu)
 
4
Au(S,Se)
 
4
3.3.11Bezsmertnovite
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
3.3.12Bilibinskite
PbCu
 
2
Au
 
3
Te
 
2
3.3.13Bogdanovite
(Au,Te,Pb)
 
3
(Cu,Fe)
3.3.14Montbrayite
(Au,Sb)
 
2
Te
 
3

Other Names for Uytenbogaardtite

Synonyms:
IMA1977-018
Other Languages:
German:Uytenbogaardtit
Simplified Chinese:硫金银矿
Spanish:Uytenbogaardtita

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 Uytenbogaardtite

Reference List:

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Canadian Mineralogist (1978): 16: 651-659.

American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 209.

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    • Localities for Uytenbogaardtite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Argentina
     
    • La Rioja
      • Sierra de Famatina
        • La Mejicana District
    		Brotkorb (2002): las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
    • Mendoza
    		Ana Cecilia Mugas-Lobos, María Florencia Márquez-Zavalía, Miguel Ángel Galliski (2011) Selenium and precious metal-bearing minerals at Don Sixto mining project, Mendoza, Argentina. SGA2011_0062.pdf
    • Santa Cruz
    		DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
    Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina); FERNANDEZ, Raúl R. et al. Gold and silver deposits related to Jurassic Patagonian volcanism: review and perspectives for exploration. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2008, vol.63, n.4, pp. 665-681.
    Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina); FERNANDEZ, Raúl R. et al. Gold and silver deposits related to Jurassic Patagonian volcanism: review and perspectives for exploration. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2008, vol.63, n.4, pp. 665-681.
    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Antonio Quijarro Province
    		Dill, H.G. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 359-378.
    China
     
    • Heilongjiang Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Daxing'anling Prefecture
        • Huma Co.
    		Zhiguo Zhang, Jiuhai Hu, and Tao Liu (2008): Gold Science and Technology 16(1), 43-47
    Indonesia
     
    • Jawa Island (Java Island)
      • Banten Province
        • Cikotok Gold District
    		Econ Geol (1994) 89:227-245
      • Jawa Barat Province (West Java Province)
        • Bogor District
    		The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 41, pp. 185-200 (2003)
    • Sumatera Island (Sumatra Island)
      • Bengkulu Province (Benkoelen Province; Benkulen Province)
        • Rejang Lebong District (Rediang Lebong District)
    		[Can.Min.(1978) 16, 651-659; MinRec 16:55]; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 16, pp. 651-657 (1978)
    New Zealand
     
    • North Island
      • Waikato
        • Thames-Coromandel
          • Hikuai
    		Helen A. Cocker, Jeffrey L. Mauk and Stuart D. C. Rabone (2013): The origin of Ag–Au–S–Se minerals in adularia-sericite epithermal deposits: constraints from the Broken Hills deposit, Hauraki Goldfield, New Zealand. Mineralium Deposita 48, 249-266.
    Peru
     
    • Arequipa Department
      • Castilla Province
        • Shila-Paula District
    		Chauvet, A., Bailly, L., André, A.-S., Monié, P., Cassard, D., Tajada, F.L., Vargas, J.R., and Tuduri, J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 387-410.
    Chauvet, A., Bailly, L., André, A.-S., Monié, P., Cassard, D., Tajada, F.L., Vargas, J.R., and Tuduri, J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 387-410.
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Orenburgskaya Oblast'
          • Gay
    		Sergeyev N.B., Laputina I.P., Kuz'mina O.V., Krinov D.I. (1996) Mineral Forms Of Gold And Silver In A Secondary-Enrichment Horizon At The Gay Deposit, South Urals Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Earth Science Sections 340:173-178.
    • Western-Siberian Region
      • Altaiskii Krai
        • Rudnyi Altai
          • Alei River Basin
            • Korbalikha River
              • Zmeevka Stream
    		[MinRec 16:55]; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 16, pp. 651-657 (1978); Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Žarnovica Co.
    		Majzlan, J. (2009): Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 155, 98. (Abs.); Majzlan, J. (2009): Mineralia Slovaca 41, 45-54.
    Majzlan, J. (2009): Ore mineralization at the Rabenstein occurence near Banská Hodruša, Slovakia. Miner. Slov., 41, 45-54.
      • Žiar nad Hronom Co.
    		Ďuďa R., 1993 : Die mineralien der Gold und Silber - lagersttäte von Kremnitz ( Kremnica) in der Slowakei. Mineralien Welt /Haltern,Nemecko/,5, s. 20 - 32
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Dos Cabezas Mts
          • Dos Cabezas (Two Heads) District
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 409.
    • California
      • San Bernardino Co.
        • Mescal
    		Ronald Wynn Sheets, James R. Craig, Robert J. Bodnar (1995) Composition And Occurrence Of Electrum At The Morning Star Deposit, San Bernardino County, California: Evidence For Remobilization Of Gold And Silver. Canadian Mineralogist 33:137-151
    • Colorado
      • Mineral Co.
        • Creede District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; Foley, N. K.; Caddey, S. W.; Byington, C. B.; Vardiman, D. M. (1993) Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and paragenesis of gold, silver, and base-metal ores of the North Amethyst vein system, San Juan Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado. USGS Professional Paper: 1537
    • Nevada
      • Lander Co.
        • Lewis District
    		NBMG Spec Pub 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Nye Co.
        • Beatty
          • Bullfrog Hills
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
        • Bullfrog District
    		Castor, S.B. and Sjoberg, J.J. (1993) Uytenbogaardtite, Ag3AuS2, in the Bullfrog mining district, Nevada. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 89-98.
    NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    [MinRec 23:425]; Weiss S. (2004) The Mineralogy of Gold - A Review. Extra Lapis English No. 5 pp 60-73.
        • Tolicha District
    		NBMG Spec Pub 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Storey Co.
    		[MinRec 16:55]
    Uzbekistan
     
    • Tashkent (Toshkent) Viloyati
      • Angren Region
        • Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range
    		 Eleonora A. Dunin-Barkovskaya, Umid K. Aripov, L.A. Tsoy, M.A. Kim (2005) Mineralogical features and ore-forming conditions of goldbearing deposits of Uzbekistan. GEOCHMISTRY, MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY 43 SOFIA pp 69-74
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