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UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)

Formula:
PbCu
 
4
Bi
 
4
S
 
2
O
 
16
 (?)
System:Tetragonal


Tiny tetragonal(?) platelets as a pseudomorph after an acicular sulphide mineral (berryite?); empirical formula Pb0.45Cu1.80Bi1.98S1O8.19; idealized Pb0.5Cu2Bi2SO8 or doubled PbCu4Bi4S2O16 (Walenta & Theye, 2004).

Classification of UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)

IMA status:Unnamed - valid
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.FD.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
D : With O, OH, H2O
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Crystallography of UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 20.96Å, c = 8Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.382
Unit Cell Volume:V 3,514.57 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.57 (6)
2.91 (10)
2.62 (5)
1.946 (5)
1.707 (7b)
1.615 (8)

Chemical Properties of UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)

Formula:
PbCu
 
4
Bi
 
4
S
 
2
O
 
16
 (?)
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Cu, O, Pb, S
Empirical Formula:
Pb0.45Cu1.80Bi1.98S1O8.19

Relationship of UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb) to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.FD.05Kermesite
Sb
 
2
S
 
2
O
2.FD.10Viaeneite
(Fe,Pb)
 
4
S
 
8
O
2.FD.20Erdite
NaFeS
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.25Coyoteite
NaFe
 
3
S
 
5
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.30Haapalaite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.61
[(OH)
 
3.22
|S
 
2
]
2.FD.30Valleriite
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)
 
4
(Mg,Al)
 
3
[(OH,O)
 
6
|S
 
4
]
2.FD.30Yushkinite
(Mg,Al)[(OH)
 
2
 (VS
 
2
)
2.FD.35Tochilinite
Fe
2+
5-6
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
[(OH)
 
10
|S
 
6
]
2.FD.40Wilhelmramsayite
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
3
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.45Vyalsovite
FeCaAl[(OH)
 
5
|S]
2.FD.50Bazhenovite
Ca
 
8
[(OH)
 
12
|S
 
2
O
 
3
|S
 
5
] · 20H
 
2
O

Other Names for UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)

Synonyms:
Unnamed (Pb-Cu-Bi Oxysulphide)
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Other Information

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References for UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)

Reference List:Walenta, K. & Theye, T. (2004): Ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Wismut-Oxysulfid von der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald. Aufschluss 55, 332-336.

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