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Betekhtinite

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Dzhezkazgan, Zhezqazghan Oblysy (Dzezkazgan Oblast'; Dzhezkazgan Oblast'; Djezkazgan Oblast'; Jezkazgan Oblast'), Kazakhstan
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Formula:
Cu
 
10
(Fe,Pb)S
 
6
System:OrthorhombicColour:Cream
Lustre:MetallicHardness:3
This page provides mineralogical data about Betekhtinite.

Classification of Betekhtinite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.02-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BE.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
E : With Pb (Bi)
Dana 8th edition ID:2.16.8.1

2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.6.10

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
6 : Sulphides etc. of Sb and Pb
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Type Occurrence of Betekhtinite

Type Locality:Fortschritt & Vitzthum Shafts, Volkstedt, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Year of Discovery:1955

Physical Properties of Betekhtinite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Cream
Streak:Black
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Betekhtinite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Immm (I2/m 2/m 2/m)
Cell Parameters:a = 14.69Å, b = 22.72Å, c = 3.86Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.647 : 1 : 0.17
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,288.30 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2

Chemical Properties of Betekhtinite

Formula:
Cu
 
10
(Fe,Pb)S
 
6
Essential elements:Cu, Fe, S
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Fe, Pb, S
Common Impurities:Ag

Relationship of Betekhtinite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.BE.10Furutobeite
(Cu,Ag)
 
6
PbS
 
4
2.BE.15Rhodplumsite
Rh
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.15Shandite
Ni
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.20Parkerite
Ni
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.25Schlemaite
(Cu,[])
 
6
(Pb,Bi)Se
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
3.6.1Herzenbergite
SnS
3.6.2Ottemannite
beta Sn
 
2
S
 
3
3.6.3Berndtite
SnS
 
2
3.6.4Stistaite
SnSb
3.6.5Galena
PbS
3.6.6Clausthalite
PbSe
3.6.7Altaite
PbTe
3.6.8Furutobeite
(Cu,Ag)
 
6
PbS
 
4
3.6.9Aschamalmite
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
2
S
 
9
3.6.11Shadlunite
(Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)
 
8
S
 
8

Other Names for Betekhtinite

Synonyms:
BetechtiniteBetecktinite
German names:
BetechtinitBetecktinitBetekhtinit
Russian names:
Бетехтинит
Spanish names:
BetechtinitaBetecktinitaBetekhtinita

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 Betekhtinite

Reference List:A. Schüller & E. Wohlmann (1955): Betechtinit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Sulfid aus dem Mansfelder Rücken.- Geologie 4, 535-555.

American Mineralogist: 41: 371.

Acta Crystallographica: 12: 646-651.

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    Localities for Betekhtinite

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    (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.
    Argentina
     
    • Chubut
      • Gastre
    		Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
    • Santa Cruz
      • Macizo del Deseado
    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Queenstown district
        • Mount Lyell Mines
    		Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    Bottrill RS & Baker, WE (in prep) Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Abtenau
        • Webing
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
      • Saalfelden
        • Leogang
          • Hütten
            • Schwarzleograben
              • Schwarzleo District
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Příbram
          • Vrančice
    		[Lapis 1995, 12, p.13-24]
    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Katanga Copper Crescent
        • Southern area
          • Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)
            • Kipushi
    		No reference listed
    Germany
     
    • Hesse
      • Odenwald
        • Nieder-Ramstadt
          • Waschenbach
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Saxony-Anhalt
      • Mansfeld Basin
    		No reference listed
        • Volkstedt
    		A. Schüller & E. Wohlmann (1955): Betechtinit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Sulfid aus dem Mansfelder Rücken.- Geologie 4, 535-555
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza)
    		No reference listed
          • Plaka
            • Plaka Mines
    		No reference listed
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Zhezqazghan Oblysy (Dzezkazgan Oblast'; Dzhezkazgan Oblast'; Djezkazgan Oblast'; Jezkazgan Oblast')
      • Dzhezkazgan
    		[MinRec 23:279, 23:280, 21:492]
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		[MinRec 8:Tsumeb 20]
    • Otjozondjupa Region
      • Grootfontein District
        • Kombat
    		Mineralogical Record: 22: 421.
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Legnica
        • Lubin District
          • Lubin
    		Harańczyk C. 1972: Mineralizacja kruszcowa dolnocechsztyńskich osadów euksenicznych monokliny przedsudeckiej. Arch. Miner. T.30, z. 1-2
        • Polkowice District
    		Banaś M., Kucha H., Salamon W. 1976: Występowanie niektórych metali towarzyszących w złożach rud miedzi na monoklinie przedsudeckiej. Prz. Geol. nr 5
    Russia
     
    • Northern Caucasus Region
      • Karachai-Cherkess (Karachay-Cherkessia) Republic
    		http://maurice.strahlen.org/kavkaz/kavkaz.htm
    Sweden
     
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
    Switzerland
     
    • Glarus
      • Murg Valley
        • Mürtschenalp
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 76
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • La Plata Co.
        • La Plata District (California District)
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    • Montana
      • Silver Bow Co.
        • Butte District
          • Butte
    		Min. Rec. 33:1
    The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964
    Min. Rec. 33:1
    The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964
    The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964
    • New Mexico
      • Sierra Co.
        • Chloride District
          • Chloride
    		Northrup, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd Rev. Ed., 1996
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