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Vozhminite

Formula:
(Ni,Co)
 
4
(As,Sb)S
 
2
System:HexagonalColour:Yellow with brownish tint
Hardness:4½ - 5
Name:Named after its discovery locality, Vozhminskiy massif, Karelia, Russia.


Heazlewoodite Group

Classification of Vozhminite

IMA status:Approved 1981
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.13-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BB.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
B : With Ni
Dana 8th edition ID:2.3.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
3 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 5:2
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.8.19

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
8 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni
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Type Occurrence of Vozhminite

Type Locality:Vozhmin Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1982

Physical Properties of Vozhminite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Yellow with brownish tint
Streak:Black
Hardness (Mohs):4½ - 5

Crystallography of Vozhminite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 17.46Å, c = 7.2Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.412
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,900.87 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Vozhminite

Formula:
(Ni,Co)
 
4
(As,Sb)S
 
2
Essential elements:As, Ni, S
All elements listed in formula:As, Co, Ni, S, Sb
Common Impurities:Fe

Relationship of Vozhminite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.BB.05Heazlewoodite
Ni
 
3
S
 
2
2.BB.05Oregonite
Ni
 
2
FeAs
 
2
2.BB.10Arsenohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
BiAsS
 
8
2.BB.10Bismutohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.10Hauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Sb,Bi)S
 
8
2.BB.10Tellurohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Te,Bi)S
 
8
2.BB.10Tučekite
Ni
 
9
Sb
 
2
S
 
8
2.BB.15Argentopentlandite
Ag(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Cobaltpentlandite
(Co,Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Geffroyite
(Cu,Fe,Ag)
 
9
(Se,S)
 
8
2.BB.15Godlevskite
(Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Kharaelakhite
(Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Manganoshadlunite
(Mn,Pb,Cd)(Cu,Fe)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Pentlandite
(Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BB.15Shadlunite
(Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)
 
8
S
 
8
2.BB.15Sugakiite
Cu(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
8
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
5.8.1Samsonite
Ag
 
4
MnSb
 
2
S
 
6
5.8.2Uchucchacuaite
AgMnPb
 
3
Sb
 
5
S
 
12
5.8.3Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
5.8.4Berthierite
FeSb
 
2
S
 
4
5.8.5Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
5.8.6Parajamesonite
5.8.7Garavellite
FeSbBiS
 
4
5.8.8Izoklakeite
(Cu,Fe)
 
2
Pb
 
27
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
5.8.9Miharaite
Cu
 
4
FePbBiS
 
6
5.8.10Sakharovaite
5.8.11Arsenohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
BiAsS
 
8
5.8.12Tučekite
Ni
 
9
Sb
 
2
S
 
8
5.8.13Bismutohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi
 
2
S
 
8
5.8.14Parkerite
Ni
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
2
5.8.15Hauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Sb,Bi)S
 
8
5.8.16Tellurohauchecornite
Ni
 
9
Bi(Te,Bi)S
 
8
5.8.17Lapieite
NiCuSbS
 
3
5.8.18Mückeite
NiCu(Bi,Sb)S
 
3

Other Names for Vozhminite

Synonyms:
IMA1981-040
German names:
Vozhminit
Spanish names:
Vozhminita

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 Vozhminite

Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1982): 111: 480-485.

American Mineralogist (1983): 68: 645.

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    Localities for Vozhminite

    (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.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Northern Karelia
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
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