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Bilibinskite

Formula:
PbCuAu
 
3
Te
 
2
Colour:BrownLustre:Sub-Metallic
Hardness:4½
This page provides mineralogical data about Bilibinskite.

Classification of Bilibinskite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/A.03-30
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:2.1.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
1 : AmXp, with m:p > 3:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.3.12

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 Bilibinskite

Type Locality:Aginsk deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1978

Physical Properties of Bilibinskite

Lustre:Sub-Metallic
Colour:Brown
Hardness (Mohs):4½

Chemical Properties of Bilibinskite

Formula:
PbCuAu
 
3
Te
 
2
Essential elements:Au, Cu, Pb, Te
All elements listed in formula:Au, Cu, Pb, Te
Common Impurities:Ag,Fe,Se

Relationship of Bilibinskite 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.35Argentite
2.BA.40Mckinstryite
(Ag,Cu)
 
2
S
2.BA.40Stromeyerite
AgCuS
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.65Henryite
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
4
Te
 
4
2.BA.65Stützite
Ag
 
7
Te
 
4
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.80Bezsmertnovite
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
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
(Ag,Au)Te
3.3.9Sylvanite
(Au,Ag)
 
2
Te
 
4
3.3.10Penzhinite
(Ag,Cu)
 
4
Au(S,Se)
 
4
3.3.11Bezsmertnovite
(Au,Ag)
 
4
Cu(Te,Pb)
3.3.13Bogdanovite
(Au,Te,Pb)
 
3
(Cu,Fe)
3.3.14Montbrayite
(Au,Sb)
 
2
Te
 
3

Other Names for Bilibinskite

Synonyms:
IMA1977-024
German names:
Bilibinskit
Spanish names:
Bilibinskita

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 Bilibinskite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 64: 652.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 107(3): 310-315.

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

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

Novye dannye o mineralakh. Nauka, Moskva: 37: 138-145.

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    Localities for Bilibinskite

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    • Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region
      • Yili Hasake (Ili Kazakh) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Aletai (Altay) Prefecture
          • Habahe (Kaba; Qaba) Co.
    		Huliang Xiao, Jiyuan Zhou, Henian Wang, Yongguan Dong, Junfeng Ji, and Zhao Yu (2003): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 22(1), 74-82.
    Kazakhstan
    [Nickel & Nichols, 1991 - "Mineral Reference Manual", p22]
    [Nickel & Nichols, 1991 - "Mineral Reference Manual", p22]
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Tuva Republic
        • Sayan Mts
    		Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold
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