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Vihorlatite

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Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Michalovce Co., Košice Region, Slovakia
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Formula:
Bi
 
24
Se
 
17
Te
 
4
System:TrigonalLustre:Metallic
Member of:Tetradymite Group
This page provides mineralogical data about Vihorlatite.

Classification of Vihorlatite

IMA status:Approved 1988
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.DC.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
C : Variable M:S
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Type Occurrence of Vihorlatite

Type Locality:Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Michalovce Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Physical Properties of Vihorlatite

Lustre:Metallic

Crystallography of Vihorlatite

Crystal System:Trigonal

Chemical Properties of Vihorlatite

Formula:
Bi
 
24
Se
 
17
Te
 
4
Essential elements:Bi, Se, Te
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Se, Te

Relationship of Vihorlatite to other Species

Member of:Tetradymite Group
Other Members of Group:

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Ingodite
Bi
 
2
TeS
Kawazulite
Bi
 
2
Te
 
2
Se
Skippenite
Bi
 
2
TeSe
 
2
Sulphotsumoite
Bi
 
3
Te
 
2
S
Telluronevskite
Bi
 
3
TeSe
 
2
Tetradymite
Bi
 
2
Te
 
2
S
Tsumoite
BiTe
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

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2.DC.05Hedleyite
Bi
 
7
Te
 
3
2.DC.05Ikunolite
Bi
 
4
(S,Se)
 
3
2.DC.05Ingodite
Bi
 
2
TeS
2.DC.05Joséite-B
Bi
 
4
Te
 
2
S
2.DC.05Kawazulite
Bi
 
2
Te
 
2
Se
2.DC.05Laitakarite
Bi
 
4
Se
 
2
S
2.DC.05Nevskite
Bi(Se,S)
2.DC.05Paraguanajuatite
Bi
 
2
(Se,S)
 
3
2.DC.05Pilsenite
Bi
 
4
Te
 
3
2.DC.05Skippenite
Bi
 
2
TeSe
 
2
2.DC.05Sulphotsumoite
Bi
 
3
Te
 
2
S
2.DC.05Tellurantimony
Sb
 
2
Te
 
3
2.DC.05Tellurobismuthite
Bi
 
2
Te
 
3
2.DC.05Tetradymite
Bi
 
2
Te
 
2
S
2.DC.05Tsumoite
BiTe
2.DC.05Baksanite
Bi
 
6
Te
 
2
S
 
3
2.DC.05Joséite-C
Bi
 
16
Te
 
3
S
 
9
2.DC.05Protojoséite
Bi
 
4
TeS
 
2
2.DC.05Sztrókayite
Bi
 
3
TeS
 
2
2.DC.05Telluronevskite
Bi
 
3
TeSe
 
2
2.DC.05UM1983-09-S:BiPbTe
PbBi
 
3
S
 
2
Te

Other Names for Vihorlatite

Synonyms:
IMA1988-047
Other Languages:
German:Vihorlatit
Spanish:Vihorlatita

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 Vihorlatite

Reference List:

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Skála, Roman; Ondruš, Petr; Veselovký, František; Táborský, Zdeněk; Ďuďa, Rudolf (2007): Vihorlatite, Be24Se17Te4, a new mineral of the tetradymite group from Vihorlat Mts., Slovakia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 255-265.

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    • Košice Region
      • Michalovce Co.
    		Řídkošil, T., Skála, R., Johan, Z., Šrein, V., 2001 : Telluronevskite, Bi3TeS2, a new mineral from Vihorlat Mts. Slovakia, European Journal of Mineralogy, 13, 177 – 185
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