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Raberite

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Formula:
Tl
 
5
Ag
 
4
As
 
6
SbS
 
15
System:Triclinic
Name:
Named in honour of Dr. Thomas Raber (b. 1966), a well-known mineral expert on the Lengenbach minerals for more than 20 years. He has analyzed several specimens from this deposit and has published many articles about Lengenbach minerals. He is currently (2012) Vice-President of the FGL (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach; literally: research community of Lengenbach)
This page provides mineralogical data about Raberite .

Classification of Raberite

IMA status:Approved 2012
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Type Occurrence of Raberite

Type Locality:Lengenbach Quarry, Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Museum of Mineralogy of the Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Italy, catalogue number MMP M11420

Crystallography of Raberite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Cell Parameters:a = 8.920(1) Å, b = 9.429(1) Å, c = 20.062(3) Å
α = 79.66(1)°, β = 88.84(1)°, γ = 62.72(1)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.946 : 1 : 2.128
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,471.61 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.580(100)
3.506(58)
3.281(73)
3.017(54)
3.001(98)
2.657(51)
2.636(46)
2.591(57)

Chemical Properties of Raberite

Formula:
Tl
 
5
Ag
 
4
As
 
6
SbS
 
15
Essential elements:Ag, As, S, Sb, Tl
All elements listed in formula:Ag, As, S, Sb, Tl

Other Names for Raberite

Synonyms:
IMA2012-017
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Other Information

Health Warning:Bindi, L., Nestola, F., Guastoni, A., Peruzzo, L., Ecker, M. and Carampin, R. (2012): Raberite, IMA 2012-017. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 816; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817

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    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Binn Valley
        • Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld)
    Bindi, L., Nestola, F., Guastoni, A., Peruzzo, L., Ecker, M. and Carampin, R. (2012): Raberite, IMA 2012-017. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 816; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817
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