UM1979-11-S:AgAsAuSe
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
~(Ag,Au)7(S,Se,As)5
The empirical formula from the original paper rather corresponds to ~(Ag,Au)13(S,Se,As)10 (also Se > S in the analysis)
From Broken Hill mine, New Zealand, with chemically similar 'UM1979-12-S:AgAsAuSe' and 'UM1979-13-S:AgAsAuSe'. Intergrown with electrum and/or aguilarite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
47479
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47479:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
68e15336-432b-4d06-8b83-34629058fa1f
Chemical Properties of UM1979-11-S:AgAsAuSe
Formula:
~(Ag,Au)7(S,Se,As)5
The empirical formula from the original paper rather corresponds to ~(Ag,Au)13(S,Se,As)10 (also Se > S in the analysis)
The empirical formula from the original paper rather corresponds to ~(Ag,Au)13(S,Se,As)10 (also Se > S in the analysis)
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for UM1979-11-S:AgAsAuSe
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Moore, C.R. (1979): Geology and mineralization of the former Broken Hills gold mine, Hikuai, Coromandel, New Zealand. New Zealand J. Geol. Geophys.: 22: 339-351; in: Fleischer, M., Burns, R.G., Cabri, L.J., Francis, C.A., Pabst, A. (1982): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 67: 416
Smith, D.G.W., Nickel, E.H. (2007): A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the SubCommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. Canadian Mineralogist: 45: 983-1055; http://nrmima.nrm.se/Valid2009_03.pdf (2016)
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Localities for UM1979-11-S:AgAsAuSe
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| Fleischer, M., Burns, R.G., Cabri, L.J., Francis, C.A., Pabst, A. (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 67: 416. Moore, C.R. (1979) Geology and mineralisation of the former Broken Hills gold mine, Hikuai, Coromandel, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 22:3, 339-351. |