2.JB.25a

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.:

3.7.14.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
7 : ø = 2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.7.40

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 JunoiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Hardness:

3½ - 4 on Mohs scale

Chemical Properties of JunoiteHide

Formula:

Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆

Elements listed:

Bi, Cu, Pb, S, Se - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of JunoiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 26.66 Å, b = 4.06 Å, c = 17.03 Å
β = 127.2°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 6.567 : 1 : 4.195

Unit Cell V:

1,468.26 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Type Occurrence of JunoiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Juno Mine ('Peko'; Explorer 8), Tennant Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Synonyms of JunoiteHide

IMA1974-011

Other Language Names for JunoiteHide

German:Junoit

Russian:Джуноит

Simplified Chinese:硒硫铋铜铅矿

Spanish:Junoita

Varieties of JunoiteHide

Se-free Junoite

A selenium-free variety of junoite.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Chalcopyrite	4 photos of Junoite associated with Chalcopyrite on mindat.org.
Bismuthinite	1 photo of Junoite associated with Bismuthinite on mindat.org.
Aikinite	1 photo of Junoite associated with Aikinite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

2.JB.	Andorite VI	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
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	Pb₄Bi₆S₁₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25i	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	Mon.
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon.
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth.
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth.
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	Pb₁₄(Sb,As)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30b	Kirkiite	Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉	Hex.
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₄As₂S₇	Orth.
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	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Mon. 2/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.
2.JB.40d	Schirmerite	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
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	Andorite IV	Pb₁₈Ag₁₅Sb₄₇S₉₆	Mon. 2 : P2
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	Orth.

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
3.7.30	Joséite	Bi₄TeS₂	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.

Other InformationHide

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References for JunoiteHide

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American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 548-558, 737.

Economic Geology (1975): 70: 369-383.

Canadian Mineralogist (1980): 18: 353.

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Localities for JunoiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

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Australia (TL)
Northern Territory Barkly Region Tennant Creek ⓘ Juno Mine ('Peko'; Explorer 8) (TL)	AM 60 (1975), 548; HB1 (1990). Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484. Mumme, W. G. (1975) Junoite, Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16, a new sulphosalt from Tennant Creek, Australia: its crystal structure and relationship with other bismuth sulphosalts. American Mineralogist 60, pages 548-55.
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 Innerfragant Wurten ⓘ Wurten tunnel ?	Paar, W.H., and Niedermayr, G. (1998): Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft 143, 425-435.
Salzburg Hohe Tauern Felben valley Scheelite deposit ⓘ Western ore field	Eur. J. Mineral. 13:961-972

Bulgaria
Burgas Oblast (Bourgas Oblast) Burgas Obshtina Burgas ⓘ Vurli Bryag deposit (Varli Brjag)	Kolkovski B, Bogdanov , Borodaev Y, Naidenova E, Eskenazi G. (2003): Bismuth mineralization in the Vurli Bryag deposit, Burgas ore district. Ann Sof. Univ., 95, 1-xx (in Bulgarian).

Canada
Ontario Cochrane District Timmins area Kidd Township ⓘ Kidd Creek mine (Kidd mine)	Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 353-360; ontariominerals.com; Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484

China
Hunan Province Chenzhou Prefecture Guiyang Co. ⓘ Baoshan ore field (Baoshan Mine)	Yingchen Ren (1999): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 14(1), 1-12, 38
Jiangsu Province Nanjing Prefecture Jiangning District ⓘ Funiushan Cu-Au-Fe deposit	Xiangping, G., Watanabe, M., Ohkawa, M., Hoshino, K., Shibata, Y., and Desong, C. (2001): Canadian Mineralogist 39(6), 1641-1652.

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Brezno Co. ⓘ Brezno	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590

Sweden
Dalarna Falun ⓘ Falun mine	Pavel M. Kartashov data

USA
California Inyo Co. Darwin Hills Darwin District Darwin ⓘ Lucky Lucy Mine	Mineral News: 16 (9): 1; Gail E. Dunning, Yves MoÎlo, and Joseph F. Cooper, Jr. (2000) Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi Sulfosalts New to Darwin, Inyo County, California; Margerum, W. (2002), Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California.
ⓘ Silver Spoon Mine	Mineral News: 16 (9):1; Gail E. Dunning, Yves MoÎlo, and Joseph F. Cooper, Jr. (2000) Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi Sulfosalts New to Darwin, Inyo County, California
ⓘ St. Charles Mine	Dunning, G.E., Moelo, Yves, Roberts, A.c., & Cooper, J. F (2000)., Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi Sulfosalts New To Darwin, Inyo County, California. Occasional Web Publication of the Bay Area Mineralogists, 2000
Nevada Lander Co. Spencer Hot Springs District ⓘ Linka Mine (Garnetite Mine)	Mineralogical Magazine, 52, 389-390; Mineralogical Magazine 1988 52 : 389-390

Uzbekistan
Tashkent Viloyati (Toshkent) Angren Region Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range ⓘ Kairagach Au deposit (Kaygarach)	Kovalenker, V. et al New Data on Minerals (2003): 38: 45-56
ⓘ Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te deposit	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; 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.; Kovalenker, V. A., Safonov, Y. G., Naumov, V. B., & Rusinov, V. L. (1997). The Epithermal Gold-Telluride Kochbulak Deposit. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 39, 107-128.

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