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Petzite from
Spain


Locality type:Country
Classification
Species:Petzite
Formula:Ag3AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:302398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:302398:3
GUID (UUID V4):d6eeaa8b-e001-41db-8f05-20473b971339
Localities for Petzite in this Region
El Valle-BoinĂĄs Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
BoinĂĄs west skarn, El Valle-BoinĂĄs Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
Bosc de Poblet, VimbodĂ­ i Poblet, Conca de BarberĂ , Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Fousas de Vila, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Rial, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Vilarcovo, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
assemblages from the Rı́o Narcea Gold Belt, Asturias, Spain: genetic implications in Cu–Au and Au skarns A....2 Department of Geology, University of Oviedo, Spain Rı́o Narcea Gold Mines Received April 11, 2005;...mainly as native gold and electrum. Au-tellurides (petzite, sylvanite, calaverite) are locally present; other...frequently, enclosed within gangue. Hessite and petzite (Ag3AuTe2) are the most abundant Au–Ag-tellurides...Valle calcic skarn. (a) Electrum (el) rimmed by petzite (pz) and outer hessite (hs) in bornite (bn); the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Avinguda de les Bases de Manresa 61–73, 08242 Manresa, Spain; elidaccf@gmail.com (E.C.); arnau.martinez.alcala@upc...Carrer de Martí i Franquùs s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; maitegarciavalles@ub.edu Correspondence: maria...During the second stage, hessite, calaverite, petzite and altaite are formed. Additionally, Bi-tellurides...deposits such as the Salave deposit in northern Spain [11,12], the Golden Mile deposit in Australia [13]...The Au and Ag tellurides are mainly calaverite, petzite and hessite. Sylvanite and altaite are scarce.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DEPOSITS IN THE POBLET AREA, SOUTHWESTERN CATALONIA, SPAIN CARLES CANET§ Departamento de Recursos Naturales...Universitat de Barcelona, E–08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain SUSANA JORGE Departamento de DidĂĄcticas EspecĂ­ficas...(EducaciĂłn), C/ Villadiego s/n, E–09001 Burgos, Spain ABSTRACT The Lower Llandoverian metasedimentary...the Prades Mountains, in southwestern Catalonia, Spain, consists of interbedded massive feldspar beds,...selenides, sedex, black shale, metamorphism, Catalonia, Spain. SOMMAIRE Les roches mĂ©tasĂ©dimentaires du Llandoverien
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
common telluride minerals include calaverite, petzite, tellurobismuthite, and altaite, and these minerals...this deposit, some of which, e.g., calaverite, petzite, buckhornite, are important Au carriers. These...mineralized Stage II and III rocks, of which calaverite, petzite, tellurobismuthite, and altaite are the most common...COMPOSITIONS OF NATIVE GOLD, CALAVERITE, AND PETZITE Petzite SerPy SerPy THE CANADIAN MINERALOGIST ...9% Ag, no other trace element was detected. Petzite Petzite has been found in both the quartz-pyrite veins
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
zones, West Santa Comba-Fervenza Area (Galicia, NW Spain): A mineralogical study R. Castroviejo E.T.S. lngenieros...Polit6cnica de Madrid), c/ Rios Rosas, 21 - 28003-Madrid (Spain) Received: May 1989/Accepted: September 6, 1990...terranes, some 40 km NW of Santiago de Compostela (NW Spain). The orebodies are bound to late-stage Hercynian...gold. Gold ores have been mined in NW Galicia (NW Spain) since pre-Roman times (Fig. 1), but mining activity...mackinawite, cubanite, magnetite, miargyrite, petzite, cosalite Secondary minerals: leucoxene, digenite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
auriferous quartz veins, consisting mainly of petzite, calaverite, hessite, altaite, and tellurobismuthite...sequence, in a temporal order, of calcaverite, petzite, altaite, tellurobismuthite, and hessite. Little...suggest that invisible gold occurs as calaverite, petzite, and hessite (e–h). Note that As is extremely low...recognized, including, with decreasing abundance, petzite, calaverite, hessite, tellurobismuthite, and altaite...selected telluride minerals are shown in Table 1. Petzite (Ag3AuTe2) is the most abundant telluride mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(montbrayite, calaverite, krennerite); gold and silver (petzite, sylvanite); silver (hessite,empressite); copper...Pain for an excellent specimen of hessite and petzite; to the several mining companies in Ontario and...enclosedwithin the gold telluride; altaite, tellurbismuth, petzite, gold, chalcopyrite, melonite, and frohbergite...frohbergite. Altaite, with small amounts of gold and petzite, occurs in thin stringers cutting montbrayite. Tellurbismuth...with subordinate altaite and small patches of petzite make ovoid inclusions with a eutectoid structure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
directly with gold. Observed Te–Bi minerals include petzite, sylvanite, hessite, calaverite, rucklidgeite,...| Te–Bi minerals and native gold mineralogy Petzite [Ag3AuTe2] is widespread and is one of the most...abundant telluride minerals in our sample set. Petzite is intimately associated Large quantities of Te–Bi...in contract with chalcopyrite and tellurides (petzite, sylvanite, hessite, calaverite, rucklidgeite,...minerals, ranging in size from 5 to 80 ÎŒm. Some petzite sulfosalts (krupkaite and bismuthinite), and native
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2 Department of Geology, University of Oviedo, Spain * Corresponding email: mercedf@geol.uniovi.es [Received...DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2017.081.105. sylvanite, petzite, stutzite, altaite, tellurobismuthite and volynskite...than hessite including: sylvanite [(Ag,Au)2Te4], petzite (Ag3AuTe2), stutzite [Ag5-xTe3, (x=0.240.36)],...tellurium, krennerite, calaverite, sylvanite, petzite, hessite, and stĂŒtzite. According to Putz et al...paragenesis that includes hessite, sylvanite and petzite, and Te-bearing argyrodite (Tamas et al., 2006)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
luzonite, electrum, native tellurium, sylvanite, petzite, hessite, rickardite and goldïŹeldite. Tellurides...99 30 23.63 31 24.39 32 24.31 33 23.98 34 24.69 Petzite (Suzaki) 1 25.75 2 25.87 3 25.88 4 25.80 5 25.54...altaite grains. This part is cut by microveinlets of petzite. The drusy quartz part consists of quartz and the...samples from Suzaki, Kawazu and Teine and associated petzite from Suzaki are tabulated in Table 1. No other...respectively. The Te, Ag, Au and Cu contents of Petzite from Suzaki range from 33.0 to 33.6 wt.%, from
Report (issue)
2H2O Paơavaite Pd3Pb2Te2 Empressite Ag5–xTe3 Petzite Ag3AuTe2 Frohbergite FeTe2 Poughite Fe2(TeO3)2SO4...or the silverbearing tellurides krennerite and petzite, whereas native tellurium is more commonly associated...copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in Alaska, calaverite and petzite have been observed to contain some of the gold...in Asturias, Spain, and Prendergast and others (2005) report altaite, hessite, petzite, and tetradymite...krennerite, museumite, muthmannite, nagyágite, petzite, and stutzite. The telluride minerals were deposited
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
coprecipitated electrum and tellurides (hessite, petzite and altaite) are observed in galena (Fig. 7E)....bournonite-seligmannite series. Telluride Minerals Hessite, petzite, and altaite are found for the first time at the...the most common and always associates with petzite. Petzite is rare and enclose electrum or altaite in...depths of 115.9 m and together with hessite and petzite composite blebs in galena (Fig. 7E; 8A). It is...telluride minerals (Fig. 7E). Therefore hessite and petzite are indicators for the presence of electrum in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
acanthite AgS2 , hessite AgTe2 , lenaite Ag(Fe,Cu)S2 , petzite Ag3 AuTe2 , utenbogardite Ag3 AuS2 and unnamed...in pyrite, and associated with acanthite Ag2S, petzite Ag3AuTe2 and uytenbogardtite Ag3AuS2 (Figure 8a)...Bar-6-2 39.98 57.67 97.65 with acanthite Ag2S, petzite uytenbogardtite Ag 3AuS2 (Figure In the 77.92 21...in pyrite, and associated with acanthite Ag2 S, petzite Ag3 AuTe2 and uytenbogardtite Ag3 AuS2 (Figure...3–9—Hessite Ag2Te; 10—Lenaite Ag(Fe,Cu)S2; 11–13—Petzite Ag3AuTe2; 14—Uytenbogardite replaced by Fe-oxide
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
great silver-mining center of ancient times was Spain. The earliest reference to the Spanish deposits...province, and huge quantities of silver flowed from Spain to Rome. Pliny reported that the Iberian mines were...3. Sternbergite, 1.7 cm across, Hiendelaencina, Spain. Barbara Cureton specimen, Wendell Wilson photo... the Himmelsfurst, and the Elizabeth. In 1521, Spain conquered Mexico, and the world’s economy changed...with slave labor, made Spain the weathiest nation in the world. Charles V of Spain, who was the fortunate
Catalog/List
minor Calcite. £3. FREIESLEBENITE. Hiendelaencina, Spain. Dark grey sharp striated crystals intergro.m and...schist. 3tx3". £10. FREIESLEBENITE. Hiendelaencina, Spain. 1 cm. striated, modified single crystal in a cavity...Schist. 2xlt". £5. FREIESLEBENITE. Hiendelaencina, Spain. Deep grey metallic masses richly aggregated in...lena ‱ 2xl~-" ‱ £2. PYRaRGYRITE. Hiendelaencina Spain. Fine splendent deep red small terminated crysta...matrix. L xli". £3. PYR,.RGYRITE. Hiendelaencina, Spain. Specimen L.. - a fine group of well terminated
Journal (issue)
at Hărƣăgani; petzite, coloradoite, muthmannite, tetradymite, tellurantimonite, petzite, dyscrasite, phlogopite...for Hărțăgani field: altaite, tellurantimonite, petzite, calaverite, hessite, tellurite, nagyĂĄgite, discrasite...lens-shaped ore deposit with native gold and tellurides (petzite, and rarely, calaverite). “Free” gold occurs in...muthmanite (Ag,Au)Te, nagyĂĄgite , Pb(Pb,Sb) S2(Au,Te), petzite Ag3AuTe2, stutzite Ag5-xTe3, krautite Mn2+As5+O3(OH)...in silica, with carbonates, with petzite and calaverite (2095); petzite, calaverite, krennerite and lamellar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the decomposition of sylvanite (AuAgTe4) and petzite (AuAg3Te2), the only two stable Au–Ag tellurides...Calaverite Calaverite Calaverite Calaverite Hessite Petzite Frohbergite Altaite Altaite Altaite Altaite Clausthalite...sylvanite (AuAgTe4) and petzite (AuAg3Te2) (Fig. 13). Sylvanite and petzite are stable in higher temperature...→AuAg3 Te2 Ă°petziteÞ ĂŸ 4:5H2 O: Sylvanite and petzite are unstable as temperature decreases, and decompose...the tie lines among calaverite, sylvanite and petzite, as the plotted dots shown in Fig. 13: AuAgTe4
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(NiTe2) Wittichenite (Cu3BiS3) Hessite (Ag2Te) Petzite (AuAg3Te2) Altaite (PbTe) Clausthalite (PbSe) Gold...fineness in ores from the Sinyukhinskoe deposit. petzite (AuAg3Te2), altaite (PbTe), and clausthalite (PbSe)...400 ± 28 (U-Pb) El Valle-Boinas (Iberian belt, Spain) (Martin-Izard et al., 2000; Cepedal et al., 2000)...Mineralization at the El Valle-Boinas Au-Cu deposit (Spain, Iberian belt) localized in calcareous and magnesian...El Valle-Boinas copper-gold deposit, Asturias (Spain). J. Geochem. Explor. 71 (2), 119–151. Datsenko
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of electrum, 16 Au–Ag tellurides (hessite and petzite) coexist with Bi–Te minerals (native bismuth, tetradymite...fine–grained Au–Ag–Tl tellurides (calaverite, petzite, hessite, and Tl–bearing Au 18 telluride) occur...arsenopyrite with inclusions of Au–Ag 117 tellurides (petzite and hessite) form overgrowth aggregates on the...electrum, and tellurides (hessite, calaverite, petzite and aikinite) occur as disseminated inclusions...fine–grained tellurides (hessite, calaverite, petzite and aikinite) and electrum coexist with carbonate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
, krennerite (Au,Ag)Te2 , sylvanite AuAgTe4 , petzite Ag3 AuTe2 , volynskite AgBiTe2 , maldonite Au2...acanthite Ag2 S Native gold, hessite Ag2 Te, petzite Ag3 AuTe2 , calaverite AuTe2 , sylvanite AuAgTe4...Ag)Te 2, petzite Ag3AuTe2, hessite Ag2Te and γ-hessite Ag1,9Te) forms of (Au,Ag)Te 2 , petzite Ag3 AuTe2...limit. the presence of nano-scale inclusions of petzite Ag AuTe and hessite Ag Te in pyrite. At 3 2 2...Sp—sphalerite, Mt—magnetite, Gn—galena, Hs—hessite, Pz—petzite, Cal—calaverite, Syl—sylvanite, Au—native gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gold and silver telluride species (krennerite, petzite, st€ utzite, nagyágite, muthmannite, museumite)...rare nagyágite in Longhin; (iii) sylvanite and petzite in Nepomuc (see Fig. 2). Unlike any other deposit...although these differ in relative proportions (e.g., petzite is more abundant than sylvanite in sample SM)....samples Mineral nagyágite sylvanite krennerite petzite hessite st€ utzite altaite tellurantimony coloradoite...central mass of one such area is composed mainly of petzite (ca. 60%), within which Ag-rich domains are present
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold occurs in electrum, calaverite (AuTe2), and petzite (Ag3AuTe2) coexisting with altaite (PbTe), pyrite...fluorite, and realgar (Fig. 8D). Gold occurring as petzite coexists with altaite, pyrite, sphalerite, and...CJS 21). (B) Detail of A showing altaite (Alt)-petzite (Ptz)-calaverite (Clv)-electrum (Elc) coexisting...breccia ore (BSE image, sample CJSZ 3). (H) Altaite-petzite coexisting with pyrite-sphalerite-tetrahedrite...including altaite, calaverite, coloradoite, and petzite (Fig. 9A, B, F-H), unlike sedimentary rock-hosted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the new formula. Melonite (?), Coloradoite (?), Petzite and Hessite. By WILLIAM F. HILLEBRAND (Arner. J...Norwegian mine in the same district showed dolomite, petzite, hessite, and a mercury telluride, which is probably...Fluorine in the Mineral Waters of Portugal and Spain. By ANTONIO J. FERREIRA DA SILVAand ALBERTO D’AGUIAR
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
years acted as engineer to mining companies in Spain, first at the zinc mines of Santander and afterwards...Centralblatt Min., 1903, p. 148). Kalgoorlite = petzite+ eoloradoite (L. J. Spencer, Min. Mug., 1903, vol
Catalog/List
whitc calcite 1-1ith rich gray metallic masses af Petzite. l-1/2xl-l/2xl" $ 75.00 Rosie Montana, Transylvania...1-1/2x4" $ 25.00 36. CASSITERITE La Galice, Asturies, Spain Choice dark brownish black twinned terminated crystal
 
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