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Benjaminite from
Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Benjaminite
Formula:Ag3Bi7S12
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Benjaminite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:892981
Long-form Identifier:1:3:892981:5
GUID (UUID V4):1ce14b2d-0aef-4603-91dd-3d6d7441f7a9
Localities for Benjaminite in this Region
Oploca Vein System, San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Nearest other occurrences of Benjaminite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Oploca Vein System, San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
96.9km (60.2 miles) Los Colorados de Bolivia mine (Rosario I mine), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
99.4km (61.7 miles) Bolivar Mine, Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new mineral species, from the Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit, NW-Argentina: mineralogy and crystal structure...Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria 4 Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London...of Buenos Aires, Paso 258-9A, 1640 Martinez, Argentina 6 Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth...mineral species from the Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit (Province Jujuy, NW-Argentina). It was observed in symmetrically...head of the Department of Mineralogy and Economic Geology, University of Salta, Argentina. INTRODUCTION
Report (issue)
Benjaminite (Ag, Cu)3(Bi, Pb)7 S12 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...52 )Σ=3.26 (Bi7.31 Pb0.42 )Σ=7.73 S12.00 . (2) AW mine, Australia; by electron microprobe, corresponding...a soda-granite and an intrusive rhyolite (Outlaw mine, Nevada); with arsenides (Camsell River, Canada);...(Cobalt, Canada); in a molybdenite pipe deposit (AW mine, Australia). Association: Aikinite, chalcopyrite...covellite, muscovite, molybdenite, quartz (Outlaw mine, Nevada); safflorite, skutterudite, rammelsbergite
Report (issue)
Pattern: Synthetic AgBi3 S5 (easily confused with benjaminite). 2.858 (100), 3.59 (90), 3.38 (80), 3.46 (40)...(2) 70.04 17.91 Total 99.1 100.00 (1) Porvenir mine, Bolivia; by electron microprobe, corresponding... Potosı́. In the Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In the USA, in Colorado...Colorado, in the Silver Bell mine, Red Mountain, Ouray Co.; at the Old Lout, Gladiator, and Alaska mines...Outlaw mine, Round Mountain district, Nye Co., and Pioche, Lincoln Co.; and in the Apache Hills mine, southeast
Book (edition)
COMPENDIO de LAS ESPECIES MINERALES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA Compilado y parcialmente actualizado por Milka...edición Roberto Miró ASOCIACIÓN MINERALÓGICA ARGENTINA FUNDACIÓN EMPREMIN 2015 PRÓLOGO Los tomos 1...(2007) de LAS ESPECIES MINERALES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA se encuentran agotados y a pedido de numerosos...COMPENDIO DE LAS ESPECIES MINERALES DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA Con respecto a la versión anterior se han agregado...“Observaciones mineralógicas de la República Argentina”, referente a unas 30 especies pertenecientes
Book (edition)
(ltaly). Tony Steede (Canada). Ricardo Jose Sureda (Argentina). Ghcorgc Udubasa (Romania). Giovanna Veualini...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the...FcSe, hex .. Cacheuta Mine. Ccrro de Cacheuta. Sierra de Cacheuta. Mcndoza, Argentina. l'UM.\11972. 276-280...AgardJte-(Ce), CeCu.(AsO4)i(OH).-3H1O, hex., Clara mine, central Black Forest, Gennany,A1ifSS(2004),17-23...(Y,Ca)Cu6(AsO.)i(OH).-3H1O. hex., Bou-Skourcoppcr mine, Ouarzazatc. Morocco,SS, 1447 □ Mixite group AgrelUte
Book
places of extreme differentiation (e.g., at the Frood Mine and at Insizwa) bismuth and tellurium minerals are...peculiar bornite occurrences in the Ookiep area, Cape Province, are on one hand typical transition deposits;...(1940). 12 T H E ORE MINERALS FIG. 4 80 X Mouat Mine, Stillwater Valley, Montana RAMDOHR From a border...hematite (cf. figs. 144a, b) F I G . 13 80 x Pronto mine, Blind River, Ontario RAMDOHB Grains of uraninite...an intrusive rock contact can also be attained in mine fires. T H E ORE MINERALS 42 F I G . 17 170
Book
K(U02)As04*3H20, Tet. Vitreous yellow. Fuemrole mine, Temple Mt., Emery Co., Utah, USA. H= 2-3, Djjj=...Achavalite, FeSe, @ Hex. Metallic. Cacheuta, Argentina. H=?, Djjj= 6.53, Dc= 6.716, HB 09a. Olsacher...grey, bluish-grey, yellow, light green. Langban mine, Filipstad (near), Varmland, Sweden. H= 5, Djjj=3...5As30ig, E Rhom. Translucent blue-green. Terres mine, St. Ausdell, Cornwall, England and/or Johanngeorgenstadt...804)3 •nH20, ® Hex. Transparent bluish. Lapis-lazuli mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan. H= 5.5-6, Djj4=
Book (edition)
H Rhodocbrosite, polished, 50 mm, Capillitas, Argentina, H Back cO\·erphoto: Wolframite. 45 mm. Yaogangxian...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION
Book (edition)
Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...ye ty a ara id (ean ® “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet ...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely
Book (edition)
Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County; at the Double...MODE OF OCCURRENCE: Found in waste piles in a coal mine in the L'vov-Volynskii basin, USSR. It is found
Book (edition)
information should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New...the late Horace Winchell of Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, and Brian J. Skinner...British Columbia NF Labrador (part of Newfoundland Province) MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland...Spotsylvania Co., and Partridge mine, Orange Co., VA, and at Dahlonega, GA; Homestake mine, Lawrence Co., SD; Silver...Lake Co., Breckenridge(*), Summit Co., Ground Hog mine(*), Gilman Co., Silverton and Telluride, San Juan
Book (edition)
44. c 1 3 .50 A. A natural occurrence at a coal mine in the (TL) Lvov-Volynsk basin, USSR. Achates. syn...c 5.946 A. Z=2 fPDF 26-795 ] . (TL) Cacheuta. Argentina. Named for L . Achaval. Achiardite. syn. of dachiarclite...09. c 7.76 A . Z=2 [PDF 27-620]. (TL) San Carlos mine. Guanajuato. Mexico. Named for S. Aguilar. Agustitc...PDF 34- 1 266 on synth. material]. (TL) Akaganc mine. Iwate Pref., Japan. Named for locality. 9 Akalidavyne...Thompson as benjaminite. is pavonite [E.W. Nufficld ( 1 954) Amer. Min. 39, 338]. (TL) Alaska mine. Colorado
Book (edition)
EDITION Edited by A.J. Criddle and C.J. Stanley Department of Mineralogy Natural History Museum London...gratitude to Alan Criddle and Chris Stanley Department of Mineralogy The Natural History Museum London...Cherepanovite 45-47 44-47 45-48 44-48 43-47 43-46 Benjaminite 46 51 Carrollite (nickelian) Violarite 47-48...482-489 578 2-2 (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7512 573 Benjaminite Carrollite (nickelian) 24 2-2 3-2 Watkinsonite... 700nm Cupropavonite 45-49 44-50 42-47 Benjaminite 41-46 30-35 29-35 27-31 26-30 Niggliite
Book (edition)
Edited by A . J . Criddle and C . J . Stanley Department of Mineralogy Natural History Museum London,...piscine therapy. Alan Criddle and Chris Stanley Department of Mineralogy The Natural History Museum London...45 47 47-47 45-48 43-46 46 51 47-48 46-50 Benjaminite Carrollite (nickelian) Violarite Cu(Co,NihS•...577-577 478-c554 44-48 45 482-489 578 2-2 3 Benjaminite Carrollite (nickelian) (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)75t2 Cu(Co...700nm 440nm 500nm 600nm 700nm Cupropavonite Benjaminite Niggliite Herzenbergite Lillianite 45-49 45-49
Report (volume)
the resulting Acid Rock Drainage (ARD), or Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) where the sulfides are the waste...Makovicky (a) (b) Figure 1. Pavonite (a) and benjaminite (b), the N = 5 and 7 members of the pavonite...Cupropavonite Cu0.9 Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 Benjaminite Ag3Bi7S12 Benjaminite Cu0.5 Ag2.3Pb0.4Bi6.8S12 Mummeite...Kiddcreekite, a new mineral species from the Kidd Creek Mine, Timmins, Ontario and from the Campbell orebody...Herbert HK, Mumme WG (1981) Unsubstituted benjaminite from the A W Mine, NSW: a discussion of metal substitutions
Book (volume)
According to M,M, Konstantinov, its metallogenic province of the Caucasus, structural position is determined...porphyritic granites and granodiorites of the Amanan mine sulphoantimonite of development 5) sectors mineralization;...tennantite, molybdenite, galena, sphalerite, benjaminite, famatinite, tetrahedrite, bismuthinite, native... 86 Silver ore Ag deposits of the Caucasian province are almost half as poor in silver as the average...Content of Vartous Ore Provinces in the USSR 2 Ore Province in Lead-Zine Deposits of Ag, ppm 6 ~~ 91
 
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