Originally reported from San José mine, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil.

Possibly just tellurium-rich Ikunolite (see P. Bayliss: Am. Mineral. 76 (1991), 257-265).

See also Joséite-A and Joséite-B (both questionable), and Joséite-C (published without approval).

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Classification of JoséiteHide

Strunz 8th ed.:

2/D.11-30

2 : Sulphides
D : Sulphides with metal: sulphur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold
11 : Tetradymite group, Ikunolite - Joseite-B series

Dana 7th ed.:

2.6.2.1

Dana 8th ed.:

2.6.2.1

2 : SULFIDES
6 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 4:3

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.7.30

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
7 : Sulphides etc. of V, As, Sb and Bi

Physical Properties of JoséiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Colour:

Silver-white, tarnishing to lead-grey

Streak:

Grey

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=40 - 87 - Vickers

Hardness Data:

Measured

Tenacity:

Flexible

Cleavage:

Perfect
Perfect on {0001}! Flexible

Fracture:

Micaceous

Density:

8.1 - 8.4 g/cm³ (Measured)

Optical Data of JoséiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial

Type:

Anisotropic

Anisotropism:

Distinct

Reflectivity:

8-54%nm

R=8-54%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 8-54%.

Colour in reflected light:

White

Chemical Properties of JoséiteHide

Formula:

Bi₄TeS₂

Elements listed:

Bi, S, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of JoséiteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Synonyms of JoséiteHide

Oruetite

Other Language Names for JoséiteHide

German:Joséit
Joséit-A
Ornetit

Simplified Chinese:硫碲铋矿

Spanish:Joséita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Bismuth	7 photos of Joséite associated with Bismuth on mindat.org.
Phlogopite	3 photos of Joséite associated with Phlogopite on mindat.org.
Bismuthinite	1 photo of Joséite associated with Bismuthinite on mindat.org.
Eulytine	1 photo of Joséite associated with Eulytine on mindat.org.
Bismite	1 photo of Joséite associated with Bismite on mindat.org.
Quartz	1 photo of Joséite associated with Quartz on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping (8th Edition)Hide

2/D.11-10	Ikunolite	Bi₄(S,Se)₃	Trig.
2/D.11-20	Laitakarite	Bi₄Se₂S	Trig. 3m : R3m
2/D.11-35	Joséite-B	Bi₄Te₂S	Trig.
2/D.11-40	Pilsenite	Bi₄Te₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

2.6.2.2	Joséite-B	Bi₄Te₂S	Trig.
2.6.2.3	Ikunolite	Bi₄(S,Se)₃	Trig.
2.6.2.4	Laitakarite	Bi₄Se₂S	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.6.2.5	Pilsenite	Bi₄Te₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.6.2.6	Poubaite	PbBi₂(Se,Te,S)₄	Trig.
2.6.2.7	Rucklidgeite	PbBi₂Te₄	Trig.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

3.7.1	Patrónite	VS₄	Mon.
3.7.2	Duranusite	As₄S	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
3.7.3	Dimorphite	As₄S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
3.7.4	Realgar	As₄S₄	Mon. 2/m
3.7.5	Pararealgar	As₄S₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
3.7.6	Alacránite	As₈S₉	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
3.7.7	Uzonite	As₄S₅	Mon.
3.7.8	Orpiment	As₂S₃	Mon. 2/m
3.7.9	Jeromite		Amor.
3.7.10	Laphamite	As₂(Se,S)₃	Mon. 2/m
3.7.11	Getchellite	AsSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
3.7.12	Wakabayashilite	[(As,Sb)₆S₉][As₄S₅]	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
3.7.13	Pääkkönenite	Sb₂AsS₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
3.7.14	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.7.15	Metastibnite	Sb₂S₃	Amor.
3.7.16	Tellurantimony	Sb₂Te₃	Trig.
3.7.17	Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.7.18	Nevskite	Bi(Se,S)	Trig.
3.7.19	Guanajuatite	Bi₂Se₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
3.7.21	Ikunolite	Bi₄(S,Se)₃	Trig.
3.7.22	Laitakarite	Bi₄Se₂S	Trig. 3m : R3m
3.7.23	Poubaite	PbBi₂(Se,Te,S)₄	Trig.
3.7.24	Tellurobismuthite	Bi₂Te₃	Trig.
3.7.25	Součekite	PbCuBi(S,Se)₃	Orth.
3.7.26	Tsumoite	BiTe	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
3.7.27	Pilsenite	Bi₄Te₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
3.7.28	Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
3.7.29	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
3.7.31	Joséite-B	Bi₄Te₂S	Trig.
3.7.32	Ingodite	Bi₂TeS	Trig.
3.7.33	Sulphotsumoite	Bi₃Te₂S	Trig.
3.7.34	Kawazulite	Bi₂Te₂Se	Trig.
3.7.36	Skippenite	Bi₂TeSe₂	Trig.
3.7.37	Kochkarite	PbBi₄Te₇	Trig.
3.7.38	Rucklidgeite	PbBi₂Te₄	Trig.
3.7.39	Aleksite	PbBi₂Te₂S₂	Trig.
3.7.40	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for JoséiteHide

Reference List:

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Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 166-167.

American Mineralogist (1949): 34: 365-366.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1983): 112: 589-601.

P. Bayliss: Am. Mineral. 76 (1991), 257-265

Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., Wagner, T., Stanley, C. J. (2007): Minerals of the system Bi-Te-Se-S related to the tetradymite archetype: review of classification and compositional variation. Canadian Mineralogist 45, 665-708.

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Australia
New South Wales Auckland Co. Whipstick ⓘ Whipstick Mine (Jingera Mineral Co. Mine)	Hooke, P. (1971). Report on Whipstick Molybdenum Mines, Far South Coast, N.S.W. for Planet Metals Limited; J. L. Willis and B. F. J. Stevens (1971) Uranium. Geologicial Survey of New South Wales The Mineral Industry of New South Wales No. 43
Gough Co. ⓘ Kingsgate	Lawrence, L.J. & Markham, N.L. (1962) - A contribution to the study of the molybdenite pipes of Kingsgate, NSW, with special reference to ore mineralogy. - Proceedings of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 203, 67-94.
ⓘ Wolfram pipe (Wolfram blow; Pipe No. 10; Yates No. 11; Little tunnel; Old 26)	Clissold, M. E., Leverett, P., Sharpe, J. L. & Williams, P. A. (2008): Primary bismuth minerals from the Wolfram pipe, Kingsgate, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 14, 19-25. ; Clissold, M. E. (2007) Aspects of the Supergene Geochemistry of Copper, Nickel and Bismuth. PhD Thesis University of Sydney, Australia 162pp.
Queensland North Burnett Region ⓘ Biggenden Mine (Mt Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mt Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry)	part of list University of Queensland
Degilbo ⓘ Mount Shamrock Mine	Qld Dept of Mines,- mines records ; Den, B. E. (1977) Lady Elliot Island Fraser Island. Field Conference Geological Society of Australia Incorporated, Queensland Division
Tasmania Kentish municipality Moina - Middlesex District ⓘ Stormont mine	Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
King Island municipality King Island Grassy ⓘ King Island Scheelite Mine	Burchard, U. (1977). Genesis of the King Island (Tasmania) scheelite mine. In Time-and Strata-Bound Ore Deposits (pp. 199-204). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Western Australia Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire Kalgoorlie-Boulder ⓘ Hannan South deposit	Mueller, Andreas G.; Lawrance, Louisa M.; Muhling, Janet; Pooley, Gregory D. (2012): Mineralogy and PTX relationships of the Archean Hannan South Au-Cu (Co-Bi) deposit, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: thermodynamic constraints on the formation of a zoned intrusion-related skarn. Economic Geology 107, 1-24.

Austria
Carinthia Hohe Tauern Goldberg group Zirknitz Große Zirknitz valley ⓘ Milleiten Mine	Pichler, A. (2009): Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten, 63. Sonderheft, 1-416
Kleine Zirknitz valley Kluidscharte ⓘ Waschgang Mine	Pichler (2009)
Hafner group Pölla valley Lanisch Arsenic mine ⓘ Aloisi adit (Aloisy adit)	Pichler, A. (2009): Bergbau in Westkärnten. Eine Bestandsaufnahme der noch sichtbaren Merkmale der historischen Bergbaue in Westkärnten. p.94
ⓘ Egydi adit (Egydis adit; Ochsenleiten; Schurfspitze)	Pichler, A. (2009): Bergbau in Westkärnten. Eine Bestandsaufnahme der noch sichtbaren Merkmale der historischen Bergbaue in Westkärnten. - Carinthia II, 63. Sh., 416 S., Klagenfurt
ⓘ Stubenriegel (Herrenbau; Seekar)	PICHLER, A. (2009): Bergbau in Westkärnten. Eine Bestandsaufnahme der noch sichtbaren Merkmale der historischen Bergbaue in Westkärnten. p.88, 92-94
ⓘ Lieserkar	G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
Salzburg Hohe Tauern Hollersbach valley Scharnbachgraben ⓘ Bärenbad Mine (Bärnbad Mine)	A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)

Bolivia
La Paz Department Larecaja Province Sorata ⓘ Marcamarcani Mine (San Baldomero Mine)	[MinRec 32:474]
Potosí Department Nor Chichas Province Atocha-Quechisla District Cerro Tazna ⓘ Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine)	2cm crystals! Several analytical confirmations by Dr. Werner Paar; Excalibur Mineral Co....

Brazil
Minas Gerais Iron Quadrangle Mariana (Marianna de Itacolumy) Camargos district ⓘ São José mine (Tesoureiro mine)	Kenngoth 1853
Rio Grande do Norte Borborema mineral province Lajes Bonfim farm ⓘ Bonfim mine	Neto, J.A.S., Legrand, J.M., Volfinger, M., Pascal, M.-L., and Sonnet, P. (2008): Mineralium Deposita 43, 185-205.

Bulgaria
Burgas Oblast (Bourgas Oblast) Malko Târnovo Obshtina Malko Târnovo ore field ⓘ Byrdtseto Mo-Cu deposit (Byrdtse; Burdceto)	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

Canada
British Columbia Kamloops Mining Division Little Fort ⓘ Windpass Mine	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Nelson Mining Division Salmo ⓘ Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine)	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Omenica Mining Division Smithers ⓘ Glacier Gulch	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Osoyoos Mining Division Hedley ⓘ Goodhope Mine (Good Hope Mine)	Dana's New Mineralogy; Fleischer M (1945) New mineral names, American Mineralogist 30, 644
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Co. Gabarus Bay ⓘ Eagle Head (Deep Cove)	Dennis, Frank A. R., "Petrology and Mineraliation of the Deep Cove Pluton, Gabarus Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia", M.Sc. Thesis, Acadia University, September 1987.
Yukon Dawson Mining District McQuesten ⓘ Clear Creek	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Mayo Mining District Mayo ⓘ Highet Creek	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990

China
Anhui Province Tongling Prefecture Shizishan ore field ⓘ Datuanshan Cu deposit	Xiangping Gu, Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., and Shibata, Y. (2001): Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 289–309; Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., and Roberts, A.C. (2002): American Mineralogist 87, 181-184
Tongguanshan ore field ⓘ Tianmashan Mine	Junwu Lu and Yuanfa Xia (2001): Geology and Prospecting 37(3), 29-31
Fujian Province Ningde Prefecture Fu'an Co. ⓘ Chilu Mo deposit	http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM76/AM76_665.pdf
Heilongjiang Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region) Shuangyashan Prefecture Baoqing Co. ⓘ Laozuoshan Mine	Zhixia Pei, Baolin He, Zhongliang Han, and Guiwu Ao (2004): Gold Geology 10(2), 28-32
Jiangxi Province Ganzhou Prefecture Anyuan Co. ⓘ Pangushan Mine	Zailin Zeng, Yongzhong Zhang, Zhenghui Chen, Yuchuan Chen, Xiangpei Zhu, Qiquan Tong, Binghua Zheng, and You Zhao (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(5), 949-958
Qinghai Province Haixi Autonomous Prefecture Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.) Qimantage Mts ⓘ Kendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine)	Tong Pan and Fengyue Sun (2003): Geology and Prospecting 39(1), 18-22; Chunyan Dong, Xiaoguo Chi, Fengyue Sun, and Yuan Zhang (2005): Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources 1(1), 29-33
Sichuan Province Ya'an Prefecture Shimian Co. ⓘ Dashuigou Te-polymetallic deposit	Yuchuan Chen, Jianzhao Yin, Jianxiong Zhou, Jingwen Mao, Baichuan Yang, and Yaonan Luo (1994): Scientia Geologica Sinica 29(2), 165-167; Jingwen Mao, Yuchuan Chen, Yunfen Lei, Jianxiong Zhou, and Baichuan Yang (1995): Scientia Geologica Sinica 30(1), 47-52; Chunqi Wen, Zhimin Cao, Baohua Li, and Xiaojun Luo (2002): Journal of Chengdu University of Technology 29(5), 526-532; Caixia Feng, Jiajun Liu, and Shen Liu (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 812-815
Xinjiang Autonomous Region Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture) Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.) Baogutu ⓘ Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) deposit	Fuquan Yang, Shenghao Yan, Guoren Liu, Gang Zhou, Zhixin Zhang, Feng Liu, Xinxia Geng, and Chunli Guo (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(6), 956-971

Czech Republic
Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen) Central Bohemia Region Příbram District Hvožďany ⓘ Petrackova hora	Zachariáš, J., Pudilová, M., Žák, K., Morávek, P., Litochleb, J., Váňa, T., Pertold, Z. (1997) P-T conditions, fluid inclusions and O, C, S isotope characteristics of gold-bearing mineralizations within the Central Bohemian Metallogenic Zone. - Acta Univ. Carolinae – Geologica, 41 (3-4), pp. 167–178.
Karlovy Vary Region Aš (Asch) ⓘ Vernéřov (Wernersreuth)	Breiter K., Škoda R., Veselovský F.: Neobvyklý P-, Li- a Sn-bohatý pegmatit z Vernéřova u Aše, Česká republika. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2009, roč. 17, č. 1, s. 41-59.
Pardubice Region Hlinsko Svratouch ⓘ Hedenbergite skarn	Malec, J., Veselovský, F., Šrein, V., Škoda, R. (2013): Zlato a Bi-minerály ve skarnech Českomoravské vrchoviny. – Acta Mus. Moraviae, Sci. geol., 98, 1, 23–31.
Plzeň Region Nepomuk (Pomuk) ⓘ Kasejovice	Litochleb, J.: Mineralogie zlatonosného zrudnění z dolu Jakub u Kasejovic (jz. Čechy). Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1998, roč. 6, s. 102-112.
South Bohemia Region Strakonice Bělčice Újezdec ⓘ Barbora Mine	Litochleb J.: Zlatonosné žíly v Újezdci u Bělčic. Sborník Jihočeského muzea v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodní vědy, 1984, 24, 73-80.
Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) Olomouc Region ⓘ Zlaté Hory (Zuckmantel)	Petr Paulis (2001): Die interessanten mineralogische Fundstellen in Mahren und Schlesien; Kuttna, Kutná Hora p69-73
South Moravia Region Moravský Krumlov ⓘ Rešice	Malec, J., Veselovský, F., Šrein, V., Škoda, R. (2013): Zlato a Bi-minerály ve skarnech Českomoravské vrchoviny. – Acta Mus. Moraviae, Sci. geol., 98, 1, 23–31.

Egypt
Red Sea Governorate Eastern Desert Wadi Haimur ⓘ Abu Swayel Cu-Ni deposit	Helmy, H. M., Stumpfl, E. F., & Kamel, O. A. (1995). Platinum-group minerals from the metamorphosed Abu Swayel Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 90(8), 2350-2360.

Finland
Western and Inner Finland Region Orivesi ⓘ Kutemajärvi mine	Kinnunen, Aulis 2008. A paleoproterozoic high-sulfidation epithermal deposit at Orivesi, Southern Finland. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis, Series A. Scientiae Rerum Naturalium 507.

Hungary
Pest Co. Börzsöny Mts ⓘ Nagybörzsöny (Deutsch Pilsen; Deutschpilsen)	Koch: Minerals of Hungary, 1985

Iran
Lorestan Province Ashour Abad ⓘ Nezam Abad prospect	Nezafatis, N. (2006): Au-Sn-W-Cu Mineralization in the Astaneh-Sarband Area, West Central Iran. PhD thesis, University of Tübingen (Germany), 116 pp.

Japan
Honshu Island Chubu Region Fukui Prefecture Obama City ⓘ Uchitomi mine	Mitsubishi Corporation mineral collection, Ikuno
Chugoku Region Yamaguchi Prefecture Mine City ⓘ Naganobori mine	Nagashima, M., Akasaka, M., & Morifuku, Y. (2016). Ore and Skarn Mineralogy of the Yamato Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, with Emphasis on Silver‐, Bismuth‐, Cobalt‐, and Tin‐bearing Sulfides. Resource Geology, 66(1), 37-54.
Kanto Region Tochigi Prefecture ⓘ Ohisawa mine (Oizawa mine)	Shimizu et al (1999) Memoirs of Tochigi Prefectural Museum, 16, 89-101.
Kyushu Region Kagoshima Prefecture Osumi Peninsula ⓘ Togahira mine (Tsugahira mine)	Am. Min. 75:434-435 (1990)
Nansei Archipelago Kagoshima Prefecture Yakushima-cho Yakushima Island ⓘ Baikei mine	XRD confirmation by Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo, and F. Keutsch, Harvard.

Kazakhstan
Eastern Kazakhstan Province (Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy; Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast') Altai Mts (Rudnyi Altai) ⓘ Ridder Mine (Leninogorsk Mine)	Baibatsha, A., Dyussembayeva, K., & Kassenova, A. (2015). Microparagenetic Associations of Gold in Ore-Forming Minerals from Deposits of Different Geological and Industrial Types of Kazakhstan. In Proceedings of the 11th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM) (pp. 1-8). Springer International Publishing.
ⓘ Ichkeul'mes deposit	Spiridonov, E. M. (1982): Mineralogy of the Ichkeul'mes skarn copper deposit, central Kazakhstan. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh 30, 208-226.

Morocco
High Atlas Mtn Tichka massif ⓘ Oukilal	Y. Moëlo : "Compte-rendu de la réunion "Systématique des Minéraux" du 23 novembre 1989", Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéral. , France.

Norway
Nordland Ballangen ⓘ Bjørkåsen mine ?	Karup-Møller, S. (1973): A giessenite-cosalite-galena-bearing mineral suite from the Bjørkåsen sulphide deposit at Ofoten in Northern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 53: 41-64; Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p. 34

Pakistan
Balochistan (Baluchistan) Chagai District ⓘ Saindak Cu deposit (Saindaq)	AKHTER, Q. J., XUE, C., GHAFAR, A. and XIANG, K. (2014), The Saindak Porphyry Cu (-Ag) Deposits in Chagai, Western Pakistan: Alteration, Mineralization Characteristics and Genesis. Acta Geologica Sinica, 88: 593–594

Poland
Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie) Kaczawskie Mts Radzimowice Stara Góra Stara Góra deposit ⓘ Wilhelm Mine	1. R. Siuda, 2001 : New sulphate minerals from the Stara Góra oxidised zone, Radzimowice, Kaczawskie Mts., Mineralogical Society of Poland, Special Papers, vol 18, 186-188
Rudawy Janowickie Mts Czarnów Rędziny ⓘ Dolomite quarry	Domańska, J.: Rędziny. Otoczak, nr. 29, p. 38-52.

Portugal
Bragança District Macedo de Cavaleiros Murçós ⓘ Murçós Mines	Antunes, I.M.H.R., Gomes, M.E.P., Neiva, A.M.R., and Teixeira, R.J.S. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Romania
Harghita Co. Ditrău (Ditró) ⓘ Jolotca (Orotva)	Szakáll, S. & Kristály, F., Eds. (2010): Mineralogy of Székelyland, Eastern Transylvania, Romania. Csík County Nature and Conservation Society, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania, 321 pp.

Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e) Irkutskaya Oblast' Bodaibo Lena Gold District Kropotkinsky ore cluster ⓘ Sukhoi Log deposit	http://www.igem.ru/igem/chem/pt/sukhloge.htm
Far-Eastern Region Primorskiy Kray Kavalerovo Mining District ⓘ Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche)	[MinRec 32:8]
ⓘ Partizanskoe Pb-Zn deposit (Partizansky)	Simanenko, L.F. (2006): Geology of Ore Deposits 48(4), 290-303
ⓘ Malinovka deposit	Gvozdev, V.I., Dobroshevsky, K.N., Vakh, A.S. et al. (2016): Malinovka deposit—A new type of gold mineralization in Primorye, Russia: Geology, mineralogy, and genesis. Russ. J. of Pac. Geol. 10, 34-49.
Vostok ⓘ Vostok-2 Mine	Gvozdev, V. I., & Tsepin, A. I. (2005). Bismuth Mineralization in the Ores of the Vostok-2 Deposit (Primor'e Region, Russia). Geology of Ore Deposits, 47(2), 132-145.
Sakhalinskaya Oblast' Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands) Kunashir Island ⓘ Prasolovskoe Au deposit (Prasolovka deposit)	Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484
Northern Caucasus Region Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Baksan valley Tyrnyauz Mo-W deposit ⓘ Anomaly No. 3
ⓘ Tyrnyauz Mo-W deposit (Tyrny Auz deposit)	Parada, S. G., & Stolyarov, V. V. (2012, August). Relation of gold mineralization on the northern flank of the Tyrnyauz deposit to intrusive complexes, Kabardino-Balkar Republic. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 445, No. 2, pp. 939-942). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
Western-Siberian Region Altaiskii Krai Rudnyi Altai ⓘ Strezhanskoe deposit	Eremin, N. I.; Okrugin, V. M.; Pozdnyakova, N. V.; Sergeeva, N. E. (1973): Mineralogy of the Strezhanskoe chalcopyrite-complex ore deposit at the Rudnii Altai. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Seriya 4: Geologiya, 28, 58-75 (in Russian).

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Brezno Co. ⓘ Jasenie	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
Revúca Co. Chyžné ⓘ Herichová	Bálintová T., Ozdín D.,2006:Sulphosalts from Chyžné-Herichová in the Western Carpathians (Slovakia). Acta Miner.-Petrograph.,Abstract Series 5, Szeged, p.8
Košice Region Michalovce Co. ⓘ Poruba pod Vihorlatom	Bacsó,Z.,Ďuďa,R.,1988: Metalogenéza a rudné formácie rudného poľa Remetské Hámre. Min.Slovaca,Bratislava, 3, 193-220p
Rožňava Co. ⓘ Gemerská Poloma (Poloma; Veszverés)	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k

South Africa
North West Province Bojanala Platinum District Western Bushveld Complex Rustenburg (Rustenburg District) ⓘ Waaikraal gold deposit	S.M.C. Verryn et al (1991) Gold and associated ore minerals of the Waaikraal deposit, northwest of Brits, Bushveld Complex, Eur. J. Mineral, 3, pp. 451-466.

South Korea
Gyeongsangbuk-do (Kyongsang-bukto; Gyeongsangbugdo) Youngdong ⓘ Samhwanghak mine	Econ Geol 92 (1997) 92:60-80

Spain
Andalusia Huelva Alosno Tharsis Tharsis Mines ⓘ Filón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine)	Tornos, F., González Clavijo, E., and Spiro, B. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 150-169.
Málaga Estepona ⓘ Conchita Mine	Romero Silva,JC; Martos J; Navarro Garcia,JM (2012). La Mina Conchita de Estepona (Malaga). un raro yacimiento de metales complejos en Sierra Bermeja. Edita Anuario de Estudios sobre Ronda y la Serrania Takurunna nº2; año 2012 pag.9.
Mijas ⓘ El Nebral Mine	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990

Sweden
Dalarna Falun Svärdsjö Svartvik Mines ⓘ Bovik Mine	No reference listed
Småland Vetlanda Alseda ⓘ Ädelfors	No reference listed
Värmland Filipstad Persberg district ⓘ Åskagen Quarry (Torskebäcken)	No reference listed
Västerbotten Skellefteå Boliden Skellefteå Mine ⓘ Boliden	Wagner, T., & Jonsson, E. (2001). Mineralogy of sulfosalt-rich vein-type ores, Boliden massive sulfide deposit, Skellefte district, northern Sweden. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39(3), 855-872.
Västergötland Vänersborg Väne Ryr ⓘ Skuleboda	No reference listed

Switzerland
Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden) Bregaglia Valley (Bergell) Albigna Valley ⓘ Albigna glacier	Schweizer Strahler, Vol. 9 Nr. 11 Aug. 1993

UK
England Cornwall Mount's Bay District Paul Newlyn ⓘ Penlee Quarry	Goley, P. and Williams R. (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Publications
Cumbria Caldbeck Fells Carrock Fell ⓘ Carrock Mine	BMS Database; Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., Wagner, T., & Stanley, C. J. (2007). Minerals of the system Bi–Te–Se–S related to the tetradymite archetype: review of classification and compositional variation. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45(4), 665-708.
Coniston District ⓘ Bonser Mine	BMS Database

USA
Alaska Juneau Borough Juneau District ⓘ Alaska-Juneau; A-J; AJ Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
ⓘ Groundhog; Perseverance; Alaska Gastineau; Alaska Juneau Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
ⓘ Perseverance; Alaska-Juneau; Alaska Gastineau; South Orebody Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
Idaho Custer Co. ⓘ Germania Basin	Ream, Lanny R. 2004. Idaho Minerals, 2nd edition, Revised and Updated
ⓘ Washington Basin District	Ream, Lanny R. 2004. Idaho Minerals, 2nd edition, Revised and Updated
Nevada Lander Co. Battle Mountain District ⓘ Rocky Canyon	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Washington Okanogan Co. Myer Creek District Buckhorn Mountain Southwest Zone and Gold Bowl (Crown Jewel) Zone ⓘ Buckhorn Mine	http://www.pnwfm.org/newsletters/PNWFM_newsletter_0409.pdf

Uzbekistan
Tashkent Viloyati (Toshkent) Angren Region Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range ⓘ Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te deposit	Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy (2003): New Data on Minerals: 38: 101-112.; Plotinskaya, O. Y., Kovalenker, V. A., Seltmann, R., & Stanley, C. J. (2006). Te and Se mineralogy of the high-sulfidation Kochbulak and Kairagach epithermal gold telluride deposits (Kurama Ridge, Middle Tien Shan, Uzbekistan). Mineralogy and Petrology, 87(3-4), 187-207.

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