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Wittite

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Falu mine, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
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Formula:
Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
(S,Se)
 
27
System:MonoclinicColour:Light lead-gray
Hardness:2 - 2½
Name:Named after T. Witt, Swedish mining engineer at the Falun Mine.
This page provides mineralogical data about Wittite.

Classification of Wittite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.34-65
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JB.20

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:3.6.5.2

3 : SULFOSALTS
6 : 2 < ø < 2.49
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.6.31

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
6 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb alone
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Type Occurrence of Wittite

Type Locality:Falu mine, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Year of Discovery:1924

Physical Properties of Wittite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Light lead-gray
Streak:Black
Hardness (Mohs):2 - 2½
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
One good cleavage. Cleabage surfaces show striations at 57° to 57.5°.

Crystallography of Wittite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 29.15Å, b = 4.07Å, c = 15.83Å
β = 98.5°
Ratio:a:b:c = 7.162 : 1 : 3.889
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,857.45 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Wittite

Formula:
Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
(S,Se)
 
27
Essential elements:Bi, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Pb, S, Se

Relationship of Wittite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.JB.05Diaphorite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
2
Sb
 
3
S
 
8
2.JB.10Cosalite
Pb
 
2
Bi
 
2
S
 
5
2.JB.15Freieslebenite
AgPbSbS
 
3
2.JB.15Marrite
AgPbAsS
 
3
2.JB.20Cannizzarite
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
6
S
 
13
2.JB.25Junoite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
8
(S,Se)
 
16
2.JB.25Nordströmite
CuPb
 
3
Bi
 
7
(Se
 
4
S
 
10
)
2.JB.25Proudite
CuPb
 
7.5
Bi
 
9.33
(S,Se)
 
22
2.JB.25Felbertalite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
8
S
 
19
2.JB.30Geocronite
Pb
 
14
(Sb,As)
 
6
S
 
23
2.JB.30Jordanite
Pb
 
14
(As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
23
2.JB.30Kirkiite
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
3
As
 
3
S
 
19
2.JB.35Pillaite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
10
S
 
23
ClO
 
0.5
2.JB.35Zinkenite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
22
S
 
42
2.JB.35Scainiite
Pb
 
14
Sb
 
30
S
 
54
O
 
5
2.JB.35Pellouxite
(Cu,Ag)Pb
 
10
Sb
 
12
S
 
27
O(Cl,S)
 
0.6
2.JB.40Andorite
PbAgSb
 
3
S
 
6
2.JB.40Aschamalmite
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
2
S
 
9
2.JB.40Eskimoite
Ag
 
7
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
15
S
 
36
2.JB.40Fizélyite
Pb
 
14
Ag
 
5
Sb
 
21
S
 
48
 ?
2.JB.40Gustavite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
11
S
 
24
2.JB.40Lillianite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
2.JB.40Ourayite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
5
S
 
13
2.JB.40Ramdohrite
Ag
 
3
Pb
 
6
Sb
 
11
S
 
24
2.JB.40Roshchinite
Ag
 
19
Pb
 
10
Sb
 
51
S
 
96
2.JB.40Schirmerite
AgPb
 
2
Bi
 
3
S
 
7
2.JB.40Treasurite
Ag
 
7
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
15
S
 
32
2.JB.40Uchucchacuaite
AgMnPb
 
3
Sb
 
5
S
 
12
2.JB.40Vikingite
Ag
 
5
Pb
 
8
Bi
 
13
S
 
30
2.JB.40Xilingolite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
2.JB.40Heyrovskýite
Pb
 
10
AgBi
 
5
S
 
18
2.JB.40Andorite IV
Pb
 
18
Ag
 
15
Sb
 
47
S
 
96
2.JB.40Andorite VI
PbAgSb
 
3
S
 
6
2.JB.45Galenobismutite
PbBi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JB.45Weibullite
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
8
Se
 
7
S
 
11
2.JB.45Angelaite
Cu
 
2
AgPbBiS
 
4
2.JB.50Neyite
Pb
 
7
(Cu,Ag)
 
2
Bi
 
6
S
 
17
2.JB.55Gratonite
Pb
 
9
As
 
4
S
 
15
2.JB.60Marrucciite
Hg
 
3
Pb
 
16
Sb
 
18
S
 
46
2.JB.65Vurroite
Pb
 
20
Sn
 
2
(Bi,As)
 
22
S
 
54
Cl
 
6
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
5.6.1Sartorite
PbAs
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.2Dufrénoysite
Pb
 
2
As
 
2
S
 
5
5.6.3Liveingite
Pb
 
9
As
 
13
S
 
28
5.6.4Baumhauerite
Pb
 
3
As
 
4
S
 
9
5.6.5Gratonite
Pb
 
9
As
 
4
S
 
15
5.6.6Jordanite
Pb
 
14
(As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
23
5.6.7Fülöppite
Pb
 
3
Sb
 
8
S
 
15
5.6.8Zinkenite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
22
S
 
42
5.6.9Plagionite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
8
S
 
17
5.6.10Heteromorphite
Pb
 
7
Sb
 
8
S
 
19
5.6.11Launayite
Pb
 
22
Sb
 
26
S
 
61
5.6.12Playfairite
Pb
 
16
Sb
 
18
S
 
43
5.6.13Semseyite
Pb
 
9
Sb
 
8
S
 
21
5.6.14Madocite
Pb
 
17
Sb
 
16
S
 
41
5.6.15Boulangerite
Pb
 
5
Sb
 
4
S
 
11
5.6.17Robinsonite
Pb
 
4
Sb
 
6
S
 
13
5.6.18Guettardite
Pb(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.19Twinnite
Pb(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.20Veenite
Pb
 
2
(Sb,As)
 
2
S
 
5
5.6.21Sorbyite
Pb
 
17
(Sb,As)
 
22
S
 
50
5.6.22Geocronite
Pb
 
14
(Sb,As)
 
6
S
 
23
5.6.23Galenobismutite
PbBi
 
2
S
 
4
5.6.24Cosalite
Pb
 
2
Bi
 
2
S
 
5
5.6.25Cannizzarite
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
6
S
 
13
5.6.26Lillianite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
5.6.27Giessenite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
26
(Bi,Sb)
 
20
S
 
57
5.6.28 Platynite
5.6.29Xilingolite
Pb
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
6
5.6.30Weibullite
Pb
 
5
Bi
 
8
Se
 
7
S
 
11
5.6.32Kirkiite
Pb
 
10
Bi
 
3
As
 
3
S
 
19
5.6.33Ustarasite
Pb(Bi,Sb)
 
6
S
 
10
 (?)

Other Names for Wittite

German names:
Wittit
Spanish names:
Wittita
Varieties:
Argentian Wittite

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 Wittite

Reference List:Johansson (1924), Arkiv för Kemi, Mineralogi och Geologi: 9: 2.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 451.

American Mineralogist (1977): 62: 397.

Mineralogy and Petrology (1992): 46: 137-153.

American Mineralogist (1993): 78: 238.

Borodaev, Y.S., Garavelli, A., Garbarino, C., Grillo, S.M., Mozgova, N.N., Organova, N.I., Trubkin, N.V., and Vurro, F. (2000) Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. III. Wittite and cannizzarite. Canadian Mineralogist: 38: 23-34.

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    Localities for Wittite

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    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • St Blasien
          • Urberg
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    Italy
     
    • Sicily
      • Messina Province
        • Lipari
          • Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands)
            • Vulcano Island
    		BORODAEV Y.S., GARAVELLI A., GARBARINO C., GRILLO S.M., MOZGOVA N.N., ORGANOVA N.I., TRUBKIN N.V., VURRO F. (2000): Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. III. Wittite and cannizzarite. - Canadian Mineralogist - 38, 23-34.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Magadanskaya Oblast'
        • Omsukchan
    		Can Min 38:23-34
    • Urals Region
      • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
        • Plast
    		No reference listed
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Rochovce
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
    Sweden
     
    • Dalarna
      • Falun
    		Arkiv Kemi Min.Geol.(1924) 9, 2
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Le Trient Valley
        • Les Marécottes
    		Am Min 88:4 pp 676-685
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Dragoon Mts
          • Middle Pass District
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
            • Middlemarch Pass area
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 422.
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