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Brass

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Miyake Island (Miyake-jima), Izu Archipelago, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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Formula:
Cu
 
3
Zn
System:IsometricLustre:Metallic


Brass group

Classification of Brass

IMA status:Published without Approval
Strunz 8th edition ID:1/A.04-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.AB.10a

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
B : Zinc-brass family
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Physical Properties of Brass

Lustre:Metallic

Crystallography of Brass

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Brass

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Brass

Formula:
Cu
 
3
Zn
Essential elements:Cu, Zn
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Zn

Relationship of Brass to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.AB.05Cadmium
Cd
1.AB.05Rhenium
Re
1.AB.05Zinc
Zn
1.AB.05Titanium
Ti
1.AB.10bDanbaite
CuZn
 
2
1.AB.10aZhanghengite
CuZn
1.AB.10bTongxinite
Cu
 
2
Zn
1.AB.10aZinccopperite
Cu
 
7
Zn
 
4
 (?)
1.AB.10UM2003-03-E:AgAuCuZn
(Cu,Au,Ag)
 
4
Zn
1.AB.10UM1980-01-E:CuZn
Cu
 
3
Zn
1.AB.10UM1980-02-E:CuZn
Cu
 
4.45
Zn

Other Names for Brass

Other Languages:
French:Laiton
German:Messing
Simplified Chinese:黄铜

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 Brass

Reference List:

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Li, B., Xue, X., and Yi, S. (1989): Discovery of Cu3Zn in Kalatongke intrusion, Xinjiang. Geol. Lab. 5(4), 239-241 (in Chinese).

http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/doitpoms/miclib/pds.swf?targetFrame=Cu-Zn [interactive Cu-Zn phase diagram]

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    • Localities for Brass

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    Atlantic Ocean
     
    • Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex
      • Sierra Leone fracture zone
        • Markov Deep
    		Sharkov, E.V., Abramov, S.S., Simonov, V.A., Krinov, D.I., Skolotnev, S.G., Bel’tenev, V.E., and Bortnikov, N.S. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(6), 467-486.
      • Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) hydrothermal field
    		Marine Geology 161 (1999) 229–245
    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Cachiyuyo de Llampos district
    		Am Min 55:5-6 pp 1019-1021
    China
     
    • Xinjiang Autonomous Region
      • Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture)
        • Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture)
          • Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.)
    		Li, B., Xue, X., and Yi, S. (1989): Geol. Lab. 5(4), 239-241.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kanto Region
        • Kanagawa Prefecture
          • Hakone-machi
    		(Alleged in field trip guide notes.)
    • Tokyo Prefecture
      • Izu Archipelago
    		Nishida, et al (1994) Naturwissenschaften, 81, 498-502.
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    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
          • Bodaibo
            • Lena Gold District
              • Kropotkinsky ore cluster
    		http://www.igem.ru/igem/chem/pt/sukhloge.htm
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		No reference listed
      • Magadanskaya Oblast'
        • Kolyma River Basin
          • Ducat District
            • Omsukchan
              • Ducat ore field
    		http://www.igem.ru/lmin/fil/metal.htm
      • Primorskiy Kray
        • Khanka Lake
    		V.V. Seredin data
    • Northern Region
      • Karelia Republic
        • Northern Karelia
    		P.M. Kartashov data
      • Komi Republic
        • Timan Range
    		[AmMin 85:1845]
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Orenburgskaya Oblast'
    		P.M. Kartashov data
    The Moon
     
    • Apollonius Highlands
    		Mokhov A.V. and Kartashov P.M. data
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