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Uytenbogaardtite

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Formula:
Ag
 
3
AuS
 
2
System:TetragonalColour:Greyish-white
Lustre:MetallicHardness:2
Name:Named after Willem Uytenbogaardt, professor of geology, Technical University of Delft (The Netherlands).
This page provides mineralogical data about Uytenbogaardtite.

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), Sumatra, Indonesia
Zmeinogorsk Mine (Zmyeinogorsk Mine; Snake Mountain Mine; Schlangenberg Mine), Zmeevka Stream, Korbalikha River, Alei River Basin, Altai Republic (Gorno-Altayskaya Autonomous Oblast'), Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Comstock District, Storey Co., Nevada, USA
Year of Discovery:1978

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.35Argentite
2.BA.40Mckinstryite
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
S
2.BA.40Stromeyerite
AgCuS
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.65Henryite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
4
Te
 
4
2.BA.65Stützite
Ag
 
7
Te
 
4
2.BA.70Argyrodite
Ag
 
8
GeS
 
6
2.BA.70Canfieldite
Ag
 
8
(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)
 
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
PbCuAu
 
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
(Ag,Au)Te
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
PbCuAu
 
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
German names:
Uytenbogaardtit
Spanish names:
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:Canadian Mineralogist (1978): 16: 651-659.

American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 209.

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    Localities for Uytenbogaardtite

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    Argentina
     
    • La Rioja
      • Sierra de Famatina
    		Brotkorb (2002): las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
    • Santa Cruz
      • Macizo del Deseado
    Indonesia
     
    • Sumatra
      • Bengkulu Province (Benkoelen Province; Benkulen Province)
        • Rejang Lebong District (Rediang Lebong District)
    		[Can.Min.(1978) 16, 651-659; MinRec 16:55]
    Russia
     
    • Western-Siberian Region
      • Altai Republic (Gorno-Altayskaya Autonomous Oblast')
        • Alei River Basin
          • Korbalikha River
            • Zmeevka Stream
    		[MinRec 16:55]
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Kremnica Mts
    		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
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 409.
    • Colorado
      • Mineral Co.
        • Creede District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
    • 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
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    [MinRec 23:425]
        • Tolicha District
    		NBMG Spec Pub 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Storey Co.
    		[MinRec 16:55]
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