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Schieffelinite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Schieffelinite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite, etc.

Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite, etc.

Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Schieffelinite, etc.

Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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About SchieffeliniteHide

Ed Schieffelin

Formula:

Pb₁₀Te⁶⁺₆O₂₀(OH)₁₄(SO₄)(H₂O)₅

Colour:

Colorless, milk-white

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

4.98

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named after Ed Schieffelin (1847-1897), the prospector who discovered the Tombstone mining district.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Joe Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Isostructural with:

Chromschieffelinite

A chromate-analogue of schieffelinite is mentioned in Marty et al. (2010), and was later approved as chromschieffelinite. Chemically somewhat reminds adanite, northstarite, and eztlite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3566

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3566:4

GUID
(UUID V4):

48faa3e2-4eb5-4a7e-aa5d-545d3d9c15f5

IMA Classification of SchieffeliniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1979

First published:

1980

Type description reference:

Williams, Sidney A. (1980) Schieffelinite, a new lead tellurate-sulphate from Tombstone, Arizona. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (330) 771-773 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.330.11

Classification of SchieffeliniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

7.CD.55

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H₂O
D : With only large cations

Dana 7th ed.:

33.3.1.1

Dana 8th ed.:

33.3.1.1

33 : SELENATES AND TELLURATES
3 : Compound Selenates and Tellurates

Hey's CIM Ref.:

28.4.6

28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
4 : Tellurates

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Sfl	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of SchieffeliniteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colorless, milk-white

Streak:

White

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Very Good
Easy on {010}

Density:

4.98(12) g/cm³ (Measured) 5.15 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of SchieffeliniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.897 n_β = 1.940 n_γ = 1.942

2V:

Measured: 24° , Calculated: 22°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.045

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

r > v extreme

Optical Extinction:

X = b; Y = c; Z = a.

Chemistry of SchieffeliniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pb₁₀Te⁶⁺₆O₂₀(OH)₁₄(SO₄)(H₂O)₅

Elements listed:

H, O, Pb, S, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of SchieffeliniteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Cmcm

Setting:

Cmcm

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.67 Å, b = 19.56 Å, c = 10.47 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.494 : 1 : 0.535

Unit Cell V:

1,980.35 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Platy or scaly to 1mm

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018765	Schieffelinite	Kampf A R, Mills S J, Housley R M, Rumsey M S, Spratt J (2012) Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California: VII. Chromschieffelinite, Pb10Te6O20(OH)14(CrO4)(H2O)5, the chromate analog of schieffelinite American Mineralogist 97 212-219		2012	Otto Mountain near Baker, California, USA	0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Schieffelinite'
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'Kampf A R'
'Mills S J'
'Housley R M'
'Rumsey M S'
'Spratt J'
_journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 97 
_journal_year 2012
_journal_page_first 212
_journal_page_last 219
_publ_section_title
;
 Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California:
 VII. Chromschieffelinite, Pb10Te6O20(OH)14(CrO4)(H2O)5,
 the chromate analog of schieffelinite
;
_database_code_amcsd 0018765
_chemical_compound_source 'Otto Mountain near Baker, California, USA'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Pb5 Te3 S.5 O21.5 H12'
_cell_length_a 9.6581
_cell_length_b 19.5833
_cell_length_c 10.5027
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1986.454
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      5.988
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 2 2 21'
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  'x,y,z'
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  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  'x,-y,-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z'
  '-x,-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
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Pb1   0.50000   0.73650   0.25000   1.00000   0.03180
Pb2   0.85073   0.65799   0.37439   1.00000   0.02931
Pb3   0.78502   0.84797   0.49090   1.00000   0.03594
Te1   0.50000   0.55838   0.25000   1.00000   0.01980
Te2   0.84780   0.79060   0.15087   1.00000   0.01790
S   0.06400   0.50360   0.46520   0.25000   0.04400
O1   0.63170   0.62710   0.20890   1.00000   0.02400
O-H2   0.57130   0.55400   0.42400   1.00000   0.02900
O-H3   0.37240   0.48660   0.29760   1.00000   0.03900
O4   0.91630   0.70050   0.13040   1.00000   0.02300
O5   0.81530   0.73470   0.56100   1.00000   0.02100
O6   0.76530   0.76370   0.30710   1.00000   0.02300
O7   0.55800   0.68130   0.49760   0.50000   0.02400
O-H7   0.55800   0.68130   0.49760   0.50000   0.02400
O8   0.00000   0.82790   0.25000   1.00000   0.02900
O-H9   0.76760   0.88150   0.16320   1.00000   0.02600
O10   0.21400   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.06700
O11   0.48800   0.93720   0.04500   0.50000   0.19000
O12   0.04600   0.52600   0.32900   0.25000   0.10000
Wat1  -0.11400   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.14000
Wat2   0.48200   0.88030   0.17900   0.50000   0.05500
Wat3   0.09700   0.53400   0.36000   0.50000   0.11200
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_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Pb1 0.02760 0.02390 0.04400 0.00000 0.00570 0.00000
Pb2 0.02670 0.02460 0.03660 -0.00030 0.00540 -0.00030
Pb3 0.06030 0.02400 0.02350 -0.00460 -0.00840 0.00300
Te1 0.02580 0.01740 0.01640 0.00000 0.00060 0.00000
Te2 0.01640 0.01930 0.01790 -0.00080 -0.00180 0.00050
O1 0.02700 0.02200 0.02300 -0.00500 -0.00100 0.01200
O-H2 0.03900 0.02700 0.02200 -0.00400 -0.00600 -0.00100
O-H3 0.04300 0.03400 0.04100 -0.02000 -0.00300 -0.01000
O4 0.01300 0.02500 0.03000 -0.00300 0.00000 0.00200
O5 0.01500 0.02900 0.01900 -0.00500 0.00400 0.00300
O6 0.02900 0.02600 0.01500 0.00400 -0.00500 0.00100
O7 0.02600 0.02900 0.01800 0.00000 -0.00200 -0.00300
O-H7 0.02600 0.02900 0.01800 0.00000 -0.00200 -0.00300
O8 0.02000 0.02100 0.04600 0.00000 -0.02200 0.00000
O-H9 0.02100 0.02200 0.03700 0.00400 -0.00200 0.00400

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
9.778 Å	(100)
3.426 Å	(60)
3.250 Å	(60 broad)
3.560 Å	(50 broad)
3.338 Å	(50)
3.033 Å	(50)
2.934 Å	(50)

Comments:

Joe mine, Tombstone, Arizona, USA. Data are from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites]
47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates]

Type Occurrence of SchieffeliniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Joe Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Clusters of intergrown colorless or milk-white scales.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Natural History Museum, Paris, France.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1980,539.
University of Arizona Mineral Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, R18474.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In a shattered quartz vein.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Quartz	Gold	Goethite	Girdite	Empressite
Bromargyrite

Reference:

Williams, S.A. (1980) Schieffelinite, a new lead tellurate-sulfate from Tombstone, Arizona. Mineralogical Magazine: 43: 771-773.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM43_771.pdf

Synonyms of SchieffeliniteHide

IMA1979-043

Other Language Names for SchieffeliniteHide

German:Schieffelinit

Spanish:Schieffelinita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Schieffelinite associated with Rodalquilarite	Fe₂(TeO₂OH)₃(TeO₃)Cl
2 photos of Schieffelinite associated with Girdite	H₂Pb₃(Te⁴⁺O₃)(Te⁶⁺O₆)
1 photo of Schieffelinite associated with Emmonsite	Fe³⁺₂(TeO₃)₃ · 2H₂O
1 photo of Schieffelinite associated with Cerussite	PbCO₃
1 photo of Schieffelinite associated with Chlorargyrite	AgCl
1 photo of Schieffelinite associated with Ottoite	Pb₂TeO₅
1 photo of Schieffelinite associated with Flaggite	Pb₄Cu²⁺₄Te⁶⁺₂(SO₄)₂O₁₁(OH)₂(H₂O)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.CD.	Argesite	(NH₄)₇Bi₃Cl₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
7.CD.	Campostriniite	(Bi³⁺,Na)₃(NH₄,K)₂Na₂(SO₄)₆ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CD.05	Matteuccite	NaHSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. m
7.CD.10	Mirabilite	Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CD.15	Lecontite	(NH₄,K)NaSO₄ · 2H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
7.CD.20	Hydroglauberite	Na₁₀Ca₃(SO₄)₈ · 6H₂O	Mon.
7.CD.25	Eugsterite	Na₄Ca(SO₄)₃ · 2H₂O	Mon.
7.CD.30	Görgeyite	K₂Ca₅(SO₄)₆ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CD.35	Koktaite	(NH₄)₂Ca(SO₄)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CD.35	Syngenite	K₂Ca(SO₄)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.CD.35	Antofagastaite	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂ · 1.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.CD.40	Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.CD.45	Bassanite	Ca(SO₄) · 0.5H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
7.CD.45	Chinleite-(Y)	NaY(SO₄)₂ · H₂O	Trig. 3 2
7.CD.45	Chinleite-(Nd)	NaNd(SO₄)₂ · H₂O	Trig. 3 2 : P3₂ 2 1
7.CD.50	Zircosulfate	(Zr,Ti)(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Fddd
7.CD.60	Montanite	Bi₂(TeO₆) · nH₂O	Hex. 6 : P6
7.CD.65	Omongwaite	Na₂Ca₅(SO₄)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for SchieffeliniteHide

Reference List:

Williams, Sidney A. (1980) Schieffelinite, a new lead tellurate-sulphate from Tombstone, Arizona. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (330) 771-773 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.330.11

Fleischer, Michael, Chao, George Y., Francis, Carl A., Pabst, and Adolf (1981) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 66 (1-2) 217-220

Marty, J., Kampf, A. R., Housley, R. M., Mills, S. J., Weiß, S. (2010) Seltene neue Tellurmineralien aus Kalifornien, Utah, Arizona und New Mexiko (USA) Lapis, 35 (12) 42-51

Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Housley, R. M., Rumsey, M. S., Spratt, J. (2012) Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California: VII. Chromschieffelinite, Pb₁₀Te₆O₂₀(OH)₁₄(CrO₄)(H₂O)₅, the chromate analog of schieffelinite. American Mineralogist, 97 (1) 212-219 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3909

(2023) Schieffelinite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for SchieffeliniteHide

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China
Hebei Zhangjiakou Chongli District Shuiquangou Complex ⓘ Dongping Au-Te ore field ?	Jiuling Li et al. (2001)
ⓘ Dongping Mine	Wang et al. (2019)

Russia
Sverdlovsk Oblast Serovsky District ⓘ Priozernoe Au deposit	Kasatkin et al. (2023)

USA
Arizona Cochise County Tombstone Mining District Contention-Grand Central Mine group ⓘ Grand Central Mine	Rocks & Min.:57:12.
ⓘ Joe & Grand Central shafts area dump	In the collection of Brent Thorne
ⓘ Joe Mine (TL)	Rocks & Min.:57:16. +2 other references
ⓘ Tombstone	Anthony et al. (1995)
California San Bernardino County Silver Lake Mining District Soda Mountains Baker ⓘ Otto Mountain	Kampf et al. (2010)

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