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Bohdanowiczite

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Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Formula:
AgBiSe
 
2
System:TrigonalColour:Creamy-yellow
Lustre:MetallicHardness:2½
This page provides mineralogical data about Bohdanowiczite.

Classification of Bohdanowiczite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.16-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JA.20

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
A : Galena derivatives with little or no Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:3.7.1.2

3 : SULFOSALTS
7 : ø = 2
Hey's CIM Ref.:5.2.21

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
2 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Ag
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Type Occurrence of Bohdanowiczite

Type Locality:Kletno, Kłodzko District, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland
Year of Discovery:1967

Physical Properties of Bohdanowiczite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Creamy-yellow
Hardness (Mohs):2½

Crystallography of Bohdanowiczite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Cell Parameters:a = 8.41Å, c = 19.63Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 2.334
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,202.38 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Bohdanowiczite

Formula:
AgBiSe
 
2
Essential elements:Ag, Bi, Se
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Bi, Se
Common Impurities:Pb,Cu,Co,Ni,S

Relationship of Bohdanowiczite to other Species

Related to:
  • Matildite group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    2.JA.05Benjaminite
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    3
    		(Bi,Pb)
     
    7
    		S
     
    12
    2.JA.05Borodaevite
    Ag
     
    5
    		(Bi,Pb,Fe)
     
    8
    		(Sb,Bi)
     
    2
    		S
     
    17
    2.JA.05Cupropavonite
    AgCu
     
    2
    		PbBi
     
    5
    		S
     
    10
    2.JA.05Makovickyite
    Ag
     
    1.5
    		Bi
     
    5.5
    		S
     
    9
    2.JA.05Mummeite
    Ag
     
    2
    		CuPbBi
     
    6
    		S
     
    13
    2.JA.05Pavonite
    (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)
     
    3
    		S
     
    5
    2.JA.05Grumiplucite
    HgBi
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
    2.JA.05Mozgovaite
    PbBi
     
    4
    		(S,Se)
     
    7
    2.JA.05Cupromakovickyite
    Cu
     
    8
    		Pb
     
    4
    		Ag
     
    2
    		Bi
     
    18
    		S
     
    36
    2.JA.05Kudriavite
    (Cd,Pb)Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
    2.JA.05IMA2005-036
    Ag
     
    3
    		Cu
     
    8
    		Pb
     
    4
    		Bi
     
    19
    		S
     
    38
    2.JA.10Cuprobismutite
    Cu
     
    10
    		Bi
     
    12
    		S
     
    23
    2.JA.10Hodrušhite
    Cu
     
    8
    		Bi
     
    12
    		S
     
    22
    2.JA.10Padĕraite
    Cu
     
    5.9
    		Ag
     
    1.3
    		Pb
     
    1.6
    		Bi
     
    11.2
    		S
     
    22
    2.JA.10Pizgrischite
    Cu
     
    17
    		Bi
     
    17
    		S
     
    35
    2.JA.10Kupčíkite
    (Cu,Fe)
     
    4
    		Bi
     
    5
    		S
     
    10
    2.JA.15Schapbachite
    AgBiS
     
    2
    2.JA.15Cuboargyrite
    AgSbS
    2.JA.20Matildite
    AgBiS
     
    2
    2.JA.20Volynskite
    AgBiTe
     
    2
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
    5.2.1Smithite
    AgAsS
     
    2
    5.2.2Trechmannite
    AgAsS
     
    2
    5.2.3Proustite
    Ag
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    3
    5.2.4Xanthoconite
    Ag
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    3
    5.2.5Pearceite
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    16
    		(As,Sb)
     
    2
    		S
     
    11
    5.2.6Pearceite-T2ac
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    16
    		(As,Sb)
     
    2
    		S
     
    11
    5.2.7Argentotennantite
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    10
    		(Zn,Fe)
     
    2
    		(As,Sb)
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    5.2.8Miargyrite
    AgSbS
     
    2
    5.2.9Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    3
    5.2.10Pyrostilpnite
    Ag
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    3
    5.2.11Stephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    		SbS
     
    4
    5.2.12Polybasite
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    16
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    11
    5.2.13Billingsleyite
    Ag
     
    7
    		AsS
     
    6
    5.2.14Polybasite-Tac
    (Ag,Cu)
     
    16
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    11
    5.2.15Freibergite
    (Ag,Cu,Fe)
     
    12
    		(Sb,As)
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    5.2.16Aramayoite
    Ag(Sb,Bi)S
     
    2
    5.2.17Matildite
    AgBiS
     
    2
    5.2.18Schapbachite
    AgBiS
     
    2
    5.2.19Pavonite
    (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)
     
    3
    		S
     
    5
    5.2.20Arcubisite
    Ag
     
    6
    		CuBiS
     
    4
    5.2.22Selenostephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    		Sb(Se,S)
     
    4
    5.2.23Benleonardite
    Ag
     
    8
    		(Sb,As)Te
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    5.2.24Volynskite
    AgBiTe
     
    2

    Other Names for Bohdanowiczite

    German names:
    Bohdanowiczit
    Russian names:
    Богдановичит
    Spanish names:
    Bohdanowiczita

    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 Bohdanowiczite

    Reference List:American Mineralogist: 55: 2135.

    American Mineralogist: 64: 1333.

    Mineralogical Magazine: 43: 131-133.

    Bulletin de Mineralogie: 103: 107-112.

    Augé, T., R. Petrunov, . Bailly (2005), On the origin of the PGE mineralization in the Elatsite Porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bulgaria: comparison with the Baula-Nuasahi complex, India, and other alkaline PGE-rich porphyries: Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1355-1372.

    Förster et al (2005: Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 899-908. (Cu-rich)

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    Localities for Bohdanowiczite

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    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Eyre peninsula
        • Middleback Range
          • Iron Knob
    		www.crocoite.com (Steve Sorrell) and refs therein
    Brazil
     
    • Central-West Region
      • Goiás
        • Cavalcante
    		Botelho, N.F., Moura, M.A., Peterson, R.C., Stanley, C.J., Silva, D.V.G. (2006): "Kalungaite, PdAsSe, a new platinum-group mineral from the Buraco do Ouro gold mine, Cavalcante, Goiás State, Brazil", Mineralogical Magazine 70, 123-130
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Cochrane District
        • Kidd Township
          • Timmins
    		[Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 353-360; Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index", p82]
    Czech Republic
     
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Olomouc Region
        • Javorník
    		Sejkora J., Škoda R., Pauliš P. 2006: Selenium mineralization of the uranium deposit Zálesí, Rychlebské Hory Mts., Czech Republic. Mineralogia Polonica - Special Papers, vol. 28, 196-198
      • Vysočina Region
        • Rožná deposit
    		Vavřín, I.: Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 82-89.
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Baden-Baden
    		Anthony, J.W. et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy
        • Wolfach
          • Oberwolfach
            • Rankach valley
    		Walenta, K. (1992): Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, 336 pp. (in German); Gröbner, J., Kolitsch, U. und Bayerl, R. (2005): Interessante Uranmineralien im Stinkspat der Grube Clara. Lapis 30 (10), 34-39; 90; Gröbner, J., Bayerl, R. und Kolitsch, U. (2006): Weitere Beobachtungen zu den Uran- und Vanadium-Paragenesen der Grube Clara aus den Jahren 2002, 2004 und 2005. Erzgräber 20, 1-10
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Bad Lauterberg
    		Koch, H.-P. (2008): Die Minerale der Grube "Frische Lutter" bei Bad Lauterberg, Harz (Teil 1). Aufschluss 59, 65-76.
        • St Andreasberg District
          • St Andreasberg
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Schlema-Hartenstein District
    		FÖRSTER et al. (2003) Canadian Mineralogist 41, 1433-1444
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
        • Qaqortoq (Julianehåb)
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Shizuoka Prefecture
          • Shimoda City
            • Rendaiji
    		Shimizu et al. (1985) Sanko-Gakkai Kou'en-Youshi, 92.
    Mexico
     
    • Sonora
      • Mun. de Moctezuma
    		Lapis 2001(1), 11-40
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Kłodzko District
    		[Nickel & Nichols, 1991 - "Mineral Reference Manual, p24; Przegl.Geol. Polska (1969) 17, 235-237]
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Karelia Republic
        • Zaonezhskiy Peninsula
          • Lake Onega area
    		No reference listed
    Switzerland
     
    • Aargau
      • Wallbach
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 81
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