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Uchucchacuaite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite, etc.

Inakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite, etc.

Inakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

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About UchucchacuaiteHide

Uchucchacua Mining Complex

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Formula:

AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂

Colour:

Grey

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

5.51 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Lillianite Homologous Series Group

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, Uchuc-Chacua polymetallic deposit, Oyon district, Catajambo, Peru.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

The Mn analogue of baiamareite.

An Mn-substituted member of the Andorite series.

Chemically similar to menchettiite, oyonite, and uchucchacuaite. Also compare ramdohrite and 'dürfeldtite'; and luboržákite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4075

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4075:0

GUID
(UUID V4):

e89c9e9b-63d6-4554-9c28-e390b881780a

IMA Classification of UchucchacuaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1981

First published:

1984

Type description reference:

Moëlo, Y., Oudin, E., Picot, P., Caye, R. (1984) L'uchucchacuaïte, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, une nouvelle espèce minérale de la série de l'andorite. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 107: 597-604.

Classification of UchucchacuaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.JB.40a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb

Dana 8th ed.:

3.4.15.5

3 : SULFOSALTS
4 : ø = 3

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.8.2

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
8 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni

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
Uch	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 UchucchacuaiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Grey

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=168 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

5.51 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of UchucchacuaiteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
400nm	36.2%	44.3%
420nm	36.3%	44.2%
440nm	35.8%	44.2%
460nm	35.2%	43.8%
480nm	35.0%	43.9%
500nm	34.7%	43.7%
520nm	34.5%	43.4%
540nm	34.1%	43.3%
560nm	33.8%	43.0%
580nm	33.5%	42.6%
600nm	33.2%	42.4%
620nm	33.0%	42.0%
640nm	32.7%	41.8%
660nm	32.3%	41.2%
680nm	31.8%	40.6%
700nm	31.2%	39.9%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 44.3%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Chemistry of UchucchacuaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂

Elements listed:

Ag, Mn, Pb, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Se

Crystallography of UchucchacuaiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

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

Space Group:

Pmmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.67 Å, b = 19.32 Å, c = 4.38 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.656 : 1 : 0.227

Unit Cell V:

1072.16 Å³

Twinning:

Polysynthetic twinning along one direction.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018371	Uchucchacuaite	Yang H, Downs R T, Evans S H, Feinglos M N, Tait K T (2011) Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, and its relationship with ramdohrite and fizelyite American Mineralogist 96 1186-1189		2011	Uchuc-Chacua, Lima, Peru	0	293
0018372	Uchucchacuaite	Yang H, Downs R T, Evans S H, Feinglos M N, Tait K T (2011) Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, and its relationship with ramdohrite and fizelyite American Mineralogist 96 1186-1189		2011	Inakuraishi mine, Shakotan peninsula, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido Island, Japan	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, and its relationship with
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Pb1   0.25569   0.90189   0.38932   1.00000   0.02333
Pb2   0.24831   0.91430  -0.09676   1.00000   0.02597
Pb3   0.05187   0.90209   0.62985   1.00000   0.02171
MnM2   0.13248   0.14672   0.12630   0.90100   0.02215
AgM2   0.13248   0.14672   0.12630   0.04900   0.02215
SbM2   0.13248   0.14672   0.12630   0.04900   0.02215
Ag1   0.14180   0.17609   0.62300   1.00000   0.04323
Sb1   0.35239   0.12500   0.64424   1.00000   0.01855
Sb2   0.44416   0.86816   0.61507   1.00000   0.01736
Sb3   0.12858   0.64468   0.38406   1.00000   0.01656
Sb4  -0.05365   0.64186   0.63757   1.00000   0.01826
Sb5   0.05504   0.88068   0.14369   1.00000   0.01725
S1   0.39618   0.99378  -0.16787   1.00000   0.01855
S2  -0.00750   0.75035   0.84718   1.00000   0.02154
S3   0.23547   0.04514  -0.35328   1.00000   0.01971
S4   0.33934   0.76560   0.60393   1.00000   0.01936
S5   0.10238   0.98922   0.93968   1.00000   0.01940
S6   0.16465   0.76181   0.59014   1.00000   0.01839
S7   0.40150   0.00041   0.42961   1.00000   0.01823
S8  -0.01717   0.76461   0.42988   1.00000   0.01853
S9   0.25576   0.06069   0.13379   1.00000   0.01861
S10  -0.16685   0.72249   0.65532   1.00000   0.01833
S11   0.09330   0.00701   0.33500   1.00000   0.01970
S12   0.15984   0.76684   0.16766   1.00000   0.01789
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Pb1 0.02553 0.02243 0.02205 -0.00220 0.00235 -0.00225
Pb2 0.03002 0.02111 0.02677 -0.00179 -0.00287 0.00027
Pb3 0.02333 0.02331 0.01848 0.00071 -0.00042 -0.00062
MnM2 0.02553 0.01820 0.02271 -0.00195 0.00023 0.00100
AgM2 0.02553 0.01820 0.02271 -0.00195 0.00023 0.00100
SbM2 0.02553 0.01820 0.02271 -0.00195 0.00023 0.00100
Ag1 0.04022 0.05037 0.03909 0.02409 -0.00854 -0.00213
Sb1 0.02275 0.01688 0.01602 0.00103 -0.00096 0.00094
Sb2 0.01626 0.01710 0.01872 -0.00008 -0.00132 0.00165
Sb3 0.01846 0.01558 0.01564 -0.00013 0.00014 0.00058
Sb4 0.01878 0.01942 0.01659 -0.00110 -0.00056 -0.00098
Sb5 0.01895 0.01619 0.01661 -0.00224 0.00011 0.00100
S1 0.02497 0.01978 0.01092 0.00521 -0.00037 -0.00052
S2 0.02400 0.02774 0.01287 -0.00777 -0.00253 -0.00139
S3 0.01922 0.02005 0.01984 0.00465 -0.00118 -0.00123
S4 0.01995 0.01958 0.01855 -0.00387 0.00040 0.00119
S5 0.02329 0.02091 0.01402 -0.00606 -0.00117 0.00165
S6 0.01787 0.02207 0.01525 -0.00114 0.00177 -0.00037
S7 0.01898 0.02056 0.01514 -0.00130 0.00070 0.00216
S8 0.01901 0.02455 0.01204 -0.00030 -0.00014 0.00038
S9 0.01729 0.01943 0.01913 -0.00381 -0.00120 0.00155
S10 0.01691 0.02127 0.01679 -0.00115 -0.00068 0.00151
S11 0.02643 0.01805 0.01463 -0.00125 0.00234 -0.00122
S12 0.02021 0.01749 0.01597 0.00078 0.00191 0.00131

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.30 Å	(100)
2.90 Å	(80)
3.80 Å	(30)
3.49 Å	(30)
2.75 Å	(30)
2.08 Å	(30)
2.29 Å	(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Type Occurrence of UchucchacuaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

General Appearance of Type Material:

Anhedral grains and subhedral crystals to 200 µm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National School of Mines, Paris, France.

Reference:

Synonyms of UchucchacuaiteHide

IMA1981-007

Other Language Names for UchucchacuaiteHide

German:Uchucchacuait

Spanish:Uchucchacuaita

Relationship of Uchucchacuaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Lillianite Homologous Series Group

Other Members of this group:

Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₄As₁₆)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
Schirmerite	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Uchucchacuaite associated with Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
1 photo of Uchucchacuaite associated with Alabandite	MnS

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.JB.	Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.JB.	Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
2.JB.	Chukotkaite	AgPb₇Sb₅S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Ginelfite	Ag₂(Ag_0.5Fe)TlPb_23.5(Sb,As)_33.5S₇₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.	Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.JB.	Montpelvouxite	AgPb₁₆Sb₂₇As₁₈S₈₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Selenojunoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈Se₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.05	Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.10	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.15	Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.15	Marrite	AgPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.20	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25a	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25i	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25b	Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25j	Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25f	Ángelaite	Cu₂AgPbBiS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25i	Cuproneyite	Cu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.30a	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30b	Kirkiite	Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl	Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
2.JB.30a	Marcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.30a	Arsenmarcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.35c	Pillaite	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35a	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.JB.35b	Scainiite	Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35d	Pellouxite	(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35f	Tubulite	Ag₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃	Mon. m : Pb
2.JB.35e	Chovanite	Pb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40b	Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Bursaite	Pb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)	Orth.
2.JB.40b	Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40a	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40c	Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.40d	Schirmerite	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40e	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
2.JB.40a	Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.
2.JB.40b	Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
2.JB.40	UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2.JB.40	UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇
2.JB.40a	Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₄As₁₆)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.40a	Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40b	Baiamareite	Ag₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.55	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.JB.60	Marrucciite	Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.65	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.65	Tazieffite	Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.70	Daliranite	PbHgAs₂S₅	Mon.

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References for UchucchacuaiteHide

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Dunn, Pete J., Ferraiolo, James A., Fleischer, Michael, Gobel, Volker, Grice, Joel D., Langley, Richard H., Shigley, James E., Vanko, David A., Zilczer, Janet A. (1985) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 70 (11-12) 1329-1335

Liu, H., Chang, L.L.Y., Knowles, C.R. (1994) The Mn isotype of andorite and uchucchacuaite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 32: 185-188.

Yang, H., Downs, R. T., Evans, S. H., Feinglos, M. N., Tait, K. T. (2011) Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂, and its relationship with ramdohrite and fizélyite. American Mineralogist, 96 (7) 1186-1189 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3809

Nespolo, M., Ozawa, T., Kawasaki, Y., Sugiyama, K. (2012) Structural relations and pseudosymmetries in the andorite homologous series. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences: 107: 226-243.

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

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Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Shiribeshi Subprefecture Abuta District Takarada ⓘ Tohya mine	Josef Vajdak specimens obtained from ...
Furubira District ⓘ Inakuraishi mine	Komuro collection

Peru
Lima Huarochirí Province Antioquia District ⓘ Palma deposit	McKeon (2019)
Oyón Province Oyón District ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine (TL)	Moëlo et al. (1984) +1 other reference

Romania
Maramureș County Baia Mare ⓘ Herja Mine ?	Mârza +5 other references

Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Iultinsky District Amguema river basin ⓘ Levyi Vulvyveem river valley	Kasatkin et al. (2020)
Murmansk Oblast Voron'i Tundry ⓘ Oleninskoe gold occurrence	A. A. Kalinin et al. (2016) +1 other reference

USA
Washington King County Buena Vista Mining District ⓘ Bear Basin Mines	Mike Scott S106057 fm Cureton #GFG ID ...

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