Classification of Emilite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2001 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 2/E.30-25
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| 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 |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | sulphosalt bearing quartz veins, hosted by paleozoic amphibolites, hornblendites and granite gneisses |
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Physical Properties of Emilite |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Colour: | tin white |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 3½ - 4 |
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| Density (measured): | 7.02 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Emilite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Class (H-M): | mm2 - Pyramidal |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 4.028Å, b = 44.98Å, c = 11.6Å
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.09 : 1 : 0.258 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 2,101.68 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 3.65 | | (100) | | 3.56 | | (80) |
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Chemical Properties of Emilite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Bi, Cu, Pb, S |
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Relationship of Emilite to other Species |
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Other Names for Emilite |
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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. |
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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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