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Bezsmertnovite

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Formula:
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
System:OrthorhombicColour:Yellow
Lustre:MetallicHardness:4½
Name:For Dr. M.S. Bezsmertnaya and Dr. V.V. Bezsmertny, Russian geologists.
This page provides mineralogical data about Bezsmertnovite.

Classification of Bezsmertnovite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/A.03-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BA.80

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
Dana 8th edition ID:2.1.5.1

2 : SULFIDES
1 : AmXp, with m:p > 3:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.3.11

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

Type Locality:Aginsk deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Fersman Museum
Year of Discovery:1979
Geological Setting of type material:Cementation zone of volcanogenic gold telluride deposit.
Associated Minerals at type locality:
BilibinskiteGold

Physical Properties of Bezsmertnovite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Yellow
Hardness (Mohs):4½
Hardness (Vickers):VHN20=353 kg/mm2
Density (calculated):16.3 g/cm3

Crystallography of Bezsmertnovite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 4.036Å, b = 4.025Å, c = 4.061Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.003 : 1 : 1.009
Unit Cell Volume:V 65.97 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Tabular or irregular grains to 0.2mm

Optical Data of Bezsmertnovite

Type:Anisotropic
Anisotropism:Weak in neutral gray shades
Colour in reflected light:Bright orange-yellow

Chemical Properties of Bezsmertnovite

Formula:
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
Essential elements:Au, Cu, Te
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Au, Cu, Pb, Te
Common Impurities:Ag,Fe

Relationship of Bezsmertnovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BA.05Chalcocite
Cu
 
2
S
2.BA.05Djurleite
Cu
 
31
S
 
16
2.BA.05Geerite
Cu
 
8
S
 
5
2.BA.05Roxbyite
Cu
 
9
S
 
5
2.BA.10Anilite
Cu
 
7
S
 
4
2.BA.10Digenite
Cu
 
9
S
 
5
2.BA.15Bornite
Cu
 
5
FeS
 
4
2.BA.20Bellidoite
Cu
 
2
Se
2.BA.20Berzelianite
Cu
 
2
Se
2.BA.25Athabascaite
Cu
 
5
Se
 
4
2.BA.25Umangite
Cu
 
3
Se
 
2
2.BA.30Rickardite
Cu
 
7
Te
 
5
2.BA.30Weissite
Cu
 
2-x
Te
2.BA.35Acanthite
Ag
 
2
S
2.BA.40Mckinstryite
Ag
 
5-x
Cu
 
3+x
S
 
4
2.BA.40Stromeyerite
AgCuS
2.BA.40dUM2003-13-S:AgAuCu
Ag
 
6
AuCu
 
2
S
 
5
2.BA.45Jalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuS
 
2
2.BA.45Selenojalpaite
Ag
 
3
CuSe
 
2
2.BA.50Eucairite
AgCuSe
2.BA.55Aguilarite
Ag
 
4
SeS
2.BA.55Naumannite
Ag
 
2
Se
2.BA.60Cervelleite
Ag
 
4
TeS
2.BA.60Hessite
Ag
 
2
Te
2.BA.60Chenguodaite
Ag
 
9
Fe
3+
 
Te
 
2
S
 
4
2.BA.65Henryite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
4
Te
 
4
2.BA.65Stützite
Ag
 
5-x
Te
 
3
, x = 0.24-0.36
2.BA.70Argyrodite
Ag
 
8
GeS
 
6
2.BA.70Canfieldite
Ag
 
8
(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)
 
6
2.BA.70Putzite
(Cu
 
4.7
Ag
 
3.3
)GeS
 
6
2.BA.75Fischesserite
Ag
 
3
AuSe
 
2
2.BA.75Penzhinite
(Ag,Cu)
 
4
Au(S,Se)
 
4
2.BA.75Petrovskaite
AuAg(S,Se)
2.BA.75Petzite
Ag
 
3
AuTe
 
2
2.BA.75Uytenbogaardtite
Ag
 
3
AuS
 
2
2.BA.80Bilibinskite
PbCuAu
 
3
Te
 
2
2.BA.80Bogdanovite
(Au,Te,Pb)
 
3
(Cu,Fe)
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.3.1Calaverite
AuTe
 
2
3.3.2Krennerite
(Au,Ag)Te
 
2
3.3.3Kostovite
CuAuTe
 
4
3.3.4Uytenbogaardtite
Ag
 
3
AuS
 
2
3.3.5Fischesserite
Ag
 
3
AuSe
 
2
3.3.6Petrovskaite
AuAg(S,Se)
3.3.7Petzite
Ag
 
3
AuTe
 
2
3.3.8Muthmannite
AuAgTe
 
2
3.3.9Sylvanite
(Au,Ag)
 
2
Te
 
4
3.3.10Penzhinite
(Ag,Cu)
 
4
Au(S,Se)
 
4
3.3.12Bilibinskite
PbCuAu
 
3
Te
 
2
3.3.13Bogdanovite
(Au,Te,Pb)
 
3
(Cu,Fe)
3.3.14Montbrayite
(Au,Sb)
 
2
Te
 
3

Other Names for Bezsmertnovite

Synonyms:
BessmertnoviteBezmertnoviteIMA1979-014
Other Languages:
German:Bessmertnovit
Bezmertnovit
Bezsmertnovit
Simplified Chinese:碲铜金矿
Spanish:Bessmertnovita
Bezmertnovita
Bezsmertnovita

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 Bezsmertnovite

Reference List:

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American Mineralogist: 66: 878.

Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 249(1): 185-189.

Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Earth Science Sections: 249: 131-134.

Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 266(5): 1255-1259.

Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Earth Science Sections: 266: 145-148.

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    • Shandong Province
      • Linyi Prefecture
        • Pingyi Co.
          • Tongshi complex
    		Qiu Jiansheng, Wang Dezi, Ren Qijiang, and McInnes, B.I.A. (1999): Journal of China University of Geosciences 10(1); Changfu Chen, Yanbing Li, and Mingxia Jiang (1999): Geological Science and Technology Information 18(1), 60-66
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    • Far-Eastern Region
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