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Mozgovaite

Formula:
PbBi
 
4
(S,Se)
 
7
System:OrthorhombicColour:Silvery grey
Lustre:MetallicHardness:2½ - 3½
Name:For Russian mineralogist, Nadezhda N. Mozgova (b.1931).
This page provides mineralogical data about Mozgovaite.

Classification of Mozgovaite

IMA status:Approved 1998
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/E.34-08
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.JA.05h

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
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Type Occurrence of Mozgovaite

Type Locality:La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Physical Properties of Mozgovaite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Silvery grey
Streak:Grey
Hardness (Mohs):2½ - 3½

Crystallography of Mozgovaite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Chemical Properties of Mozgovaite

Formula:
PbBi
 
4
(S,Se)
 
7
Essential elements:Bi, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Pb, S, Se

Relationship of Mozgovaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.JA.05eBenjaminite
(Ag,Cu)
 
3
(Bi,Pb)
 
7
S
 
12
2.JA.05gBorodaevite
Ag
 
5
(Bi,Pb,Fe)
 
8
(Sb,Bi)
 
2
S
 
17
2.JA.05aCupropavonite
AgCu
 
2
PbBi
 
5
S
 
10
2.JA.05aKitaibelite
Ag
 
10
PbBi
 
30
S
 
51
2.JA.05iLivingstonite
HgSb
 
4
S
 
8
2.JA.05dMakovickyite
Ag
 
1.5
Bi
 
5.5
S
 
9
2.JA.05fMummeite
Ag
 
2
CuPbBi
 
6
S
 
13
2.JA.05aPavonite
(Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)
 
3
S
 
5
2.JA.05bGrumiplucite
HgBi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JA.05dCupromakovickyite
Cu
 
8
Pb
 
4
Ag
 
2
Bi
 
18
S
 
36
2.JA.05cKudriavite
(Cd,Pb)Bi
 
2
S
 
4
2.JA.05aIMA2005-036
Ag
 
3
Cu
 
8
Pb
 
4
Bi
 
19
S
 
38
2.JA.05IMA2008-058
Ag
 
5
Bi
 
13
S
 
22
2.JA.10aCuprobismutite
Cu
 
10
Bi
 
12
S
 
23
2.JA.10cHodrušite
Cu
 
8
Bi
 
12
S
 
22
2.JA.10ePadĕraite
Cu
 
5.9
Ag
 
1.3
Pb
 
1.6
Bi
 
11.2
S
 
22
2.JA.10dPizgrischite
Cu
 
17
Bi
 
17
S
 
35
2.JA.10bKupčíkite
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
Bi
 
5
S
 
10
2.JA.15Schapbachite
AgBiS
 
2
2.JA.15Cuboargyrite
AgSbS
 
2
2.JA.20Bohdanowiczite
AgBiSe
 
2
2.JA.20Matildite
AgBiS
 
2
2.JA.20Volynskite
AgBiTe
 
2

Other Names for Mozgovaite

Synonyms:
IMA1998-060
Other Languages:
German:Mozgovait
Spanish:Mozgovaita

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 Mozgovaite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist (1999): 37: 1499-1506.

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    Localities for Mozgovaite

    (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.
    Italy
     
    • Sicily
      • Messina Province
        • Lipari
          • Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands)
            • Vulcano Island
    		VURRO F., GARAVELLI A., GARBARINO C., MOËLO Y.- BORODAEV Y.S. (1999): Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. II. Mozgovaite, PbBi4(S,Se)7, a new mineral species. - Canadian Mineralogist - 37, 1499-1506.
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