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Okruginite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Formula:

Cu₂SnSe₃

Lustre:

Metallic

Specific Gravity:

5.126 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

The mineral is to honor Dr Victor Mikhailovich Okrugin (Виктор Михайлович Округин) (b. 1945, †2022), mineralogist from the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IVS FEB RAS), for his contributions to mineralogy and geology of epithermal deposits, in particular of the Au-Ag deposits in Kamchatka.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Isostructural with:

Mohite

The Se analogue of mohite. Unique combination of elements (at the upload time).

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

470610

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:470610:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

1740831c-3edc-4152-a43b-8042e45024c6

IMA Classification of OkruginiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, Pending publication

Approval history:

IMA no. 2022-096

Classification of OkruginiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.CB.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Okg	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of OkruginiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Tenacity:

Brittle

Density:

5.126 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of OkruginiteHide

Anisotropism:

rotation tints pale blue-grey to pale grey-brown,

Bireflectance:

not discernable

Colour in reflected light:

brownish gray

Internal Reflections:

none

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of OkruginiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu₂SnSe₃

Elements listed:

Cu, Se, Sn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
Cu	29.48 %
Sn	28.10 %
Se	33.40 %
S	8.75 %
Total:	99.73 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
1	Cu_1.99Sn_1.02(Se_1.82S_1.17)_Σ2.99

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Vymazalová, Anna, Kozlov, Vladimir V., Laufek, František, Stanley, Chris J., Shkilev, Ilya A., Kudaeva, Sharapat, Košek, Filip (2023) Okruginite, Cu₂SnSe₃, a new mineral from the Ozernovskoe deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-29 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.78	empirical formula basis: 6 atoms

Crystallography of OkruginiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

m - Domatic

Space Group:

Setting:

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.9906(2) Å, b = 12.0712(3) Å, c = 6.9723(2) Å
β = 109.353(10)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.579 : 1 : 0.578

Unit Cell V:

555.11 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

performed on the synthetic Cu2SnSe3

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.298 Å	(54)
3.289 Å	(53)
3.286 Å	(100)
2.018 Å	(23)
2.016 Å	(46)
2.013 Å	(50)
2.012 Å	(24)
1.717 Å	(15)

Type Occurrence of OkruginiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

small crystals 10-15 µm in size

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

collections of the Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, catalogue number BM 2021,02

Geological Setting of Type Material:

high-sulfidation epithermal Au deposit in bonanza Au-Te ores in an early paragenesis

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series	Tellurium	Rutile	Quartz	Kiddcreekite
Chalcopyrite	Cassiterite

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CB.	Agmantinite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	Orth.
2.CB.	Richardsite	Zn₂CuGaS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.	Gachingite	Au(Te_1-xSe_x)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.	Tolstykhite	Au₃S₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.	Hanswilkeite	KFeS₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.CB.	Auroselenide	AuSe	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.CB.	Ruizhongite	(Ag₂◻)Pb₃Ge₂S₈	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
2.CB.05a	Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05c	Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S	Tet.
2.CB.05b	Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	Iso.
2.CB.05a	Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05	UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn	Cu₂Fe₃Zn₅S₁₀
2.CB.05a	Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.07a	Shenzhuangite	NiFeS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.07a	Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulpide)	Cu₂MnSnS₄
2.CB.10a	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10a	Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c
2.CB.10a	Gallite	CuGaS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10b	Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 2 2 2
2.CB.10a	Lenaite	AgFeS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10b	Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2m
2.CB.10b	Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pn3m
2.CB.10a	Roquesite	CuInS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10b	Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.CB.10a	Laforêtite	AgInS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10a	Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide)	CuZn₂InS₄
2.CB.10a	UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn	Cu₂Fe₂Sn₃S₇
2.CB.10c	Omariniite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : I2 2 2
2.CB.15a	Černýite	Cu₂(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15a	Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Hocartite	Ag₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)SnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15a	Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆	Hex.
2.CB.15a	Kësterite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15b	Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃	Mon.
2.CB.15a	Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15c	Stannoidite	Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : I2 2 2
2.CB.15a	Velikite	Cu₂HgSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15c	UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Ge₂S₁₂ (?)
2.CB.17a v	Arsenic-bearing Renierite	Cu₁₁GeAsFe₄S₁₆
2.CB.20	Chatkalite	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
2.CB.20	Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
2.CB.30	Argyropyrite	near Ag₂Fe₇S₁₁
2.CB.30	Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Germanocolusite	Cu₂₆V₂(Ge,As)₆S₃₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
2.CB.30	Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
2.CB.30	Ovamboite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu,Zn)₆W₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Maikainite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu)₆Mo₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.CB.30	Frieseite	Ag₂Fe₅S₈ (?)
2.CB.35a	Hemusite	Cu₆SnMoS₈	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.35a	Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Renierite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c
2.CB.35a	Vinciennite	Cu⁺₇Cu²⁺₃Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆	Tet.
2.CB.35a	Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35b	Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.40	Lautite	CuAsS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CB.42	Lingbaoite	AgTe₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.45	Cadmoselite	CdSe	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Greenockite	CdS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Rambergite	MnS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.47	Murchisite	Cr₅S₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1c
2.CB.50	Zincselenide	ZnSe
2.CB.50	Wassonite	TiS	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CB.52	Dzhezkazganite	ReMoCu₂PbS₆ ?	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.55a	Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.55b	Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.CB.60	Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.CB.60	Raguinite	TlFeS₂	Orth.
2.CB.65	Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃	Mon. 2/m
2.CB.65	Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.70	Sulvanite	Cu₃VS₄	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
2.CB.75	Vulcanite	CuTe	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.80	Empressite	AgTe	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.85	Muthmannite	AuAgTe₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m

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References for OkruginiteHide

Reference List:

Bosi, Ferdinando, Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 71. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35 (1) 75-79 doi:10.5194/ejm-35-75-2023

Vymazalová, Anna, Kozlov, Vladimir V., Laufek, František, Stanley, Chris J., Shkilev, Ilya A., Kudaeva, Sharapat, Košek, Filip (2023) Okruginite, Cu₂SnSe₃, a new mineral from the Ozernovskoe deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-29 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.78

Localities for OkruginiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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Russia (TL)

Kamchatka Krai

Koryak Okrug

Karaginsky District

ⓘ Ozernovskoe deposit (TL)

Bosi et al. (2023)

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