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Emilite

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Western ore field, Scheelite deposit, Felben valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
© 2008, J. Weissman

Formula:
Pb
 
2.7
Cu
 
2.7
Bi
 
5.3
S
 
12
System:OrthorhombicColour:tin white
Hardness:3½ - 4
Name:Honouring Emil Makovicky (* 1943), sulphosalt specialist in the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.


Aikinite Group

Bismuthinite-Aikinite series

Classification of Emilite

IMA status:Approved 2001
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.30-25
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.HB.05a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb
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Type Occurrence of Emilite

Type Locality:Western ore field, Scheelite deposit, Felben valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
Geological Setting of type material:sulphosalt bearing quartz veins, hosted by paleozoic amphibolites, hornblendites and granite gneisses
Associated Minerals at type locality:
GalenobismutiteCannizzarite

Physical Properties of Emilite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:tin white
Hardness (Mohs):3½ - 4
Density (measured):7.02 g/cm3

Crystallography of Emilite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mm2 - Pyramidal
Cell Parameters:a = 4.028Å, b = 44.98Å, c = 11.6Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.09 : 1 : 0.258
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,101.68 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.65 (100)
3.56 (80)

Chemical Properties of Emilite

Formula:
Pb
 
2.7
Cu
 
2.7
Bi
 
5.3
S
 
12
Essential elements:
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, Pb, S

Relationship of Emilite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.HB.05aAikinite
PbCuBiS
 
3
2.HB.05Berryite
Pb
 
3
(Ag,Cu)
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
16
2.HB.05aFriedrichite
Pb
 
5
Cu
 
5
Bi
 
7
S
 
18
2.HB.05Gladite
PbCuBi
 
5
S
 
9
2.HB.05aHammarite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Bi
 
4
S
 
9
2.HB.05Krupkaite
PbCuBi
 
3
S
 
6
2.HB.05Lindströmite
Pb
 
3
Cu
 
3
Bi
 
7
S
 
15
2.HB.05Meneghinite
Pb
 
13
CuSb
 
7
S
 
24
2.HB.05Pekoite
PbCuBi
 
11
(S,Se)
 
18
2.HB.05Jaskolskite
2.HB.05Salzburgite
Pb
 
1.6
Cu
 
1.6
Bi
 
6.4
S
 
14
2.HB.05Paarite
Pb
 
1.7
Cu
 
1.7
Bi
 
6.3
S
 
12
2.HB.10Eclarite
(Cu,Fe)Pb
 
9
Bi
 
12
S
 
28
2.HB.10Giessenite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
26
(Bi,Sb)
 
20
S
 
57
2.HB.10Izoklakeite
(Cu,Fe)
 
2
Pb
 
27
(Sb,Bi)
 
19
S
 
57
2.HB.10Kobellite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Bi,Sb)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.10Tintinaite
Pb
 
22
Cu
 
4
(Sb,Bi)
 
30
S
 
69
2.HB.10Zoubekite
AgPb
 
4
Sb
 
4
S
 
10
2.HB.15Benavidesite
Pb
 
4
(Mn,Fe)Sb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.15Jamesonite
Pb
 
4
FeSb
 
6
S
 
14
2.HB.20Buckhornite
AuPb
 
2
BiTe
 
2
S
 
3
2.HB.20Nagyágite
Pb
 
5
Au(Te,Sb)
 
4
S
 
5-8
2.HB.20Watkinsonite
Cu
 
2
PbBi
 
4
(Se,S,Te)
 
8
2.HB.20Museumite
Pb
 
5
AuSbTe
 
2
S
 
12
2.HB.25Jaskólskiite
Pb
 
2+x
Cu
 
x
(Sb,Bi)
 
2-x
S
 
6
 x = 0.2

Other Names for Emilite

Synonyms:
IMA2001-015
German names:
Emilit
Russian names:
Эмилит
Spanish names:
Emilita

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 Emilite

Reference List:Balić-Žunić T., Topa, D., and Makovicky, E. (2002) The crystal structure of emilite, Cu10.7Pb10.7Bi21.3S48, the second 45 Å derivative of the bismuthinite-aikinite solid-solution series. Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 239-245.

Lapis (2004), 29(5), 42.

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    Localities for Emilite

    (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.
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Felben valley
          • Scheelite deposit
    		Lapis 29(5):42 (2004)
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