Marrite
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About Marrite
Formula:
AgPbAsS3
Colour:
Lead-gray, steel-gray; often iridescent due to tarnish
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named by R.H. Solly in 1904 in honor of John Edward Marr (14 June 1857, Poulton-le-Sands, England – 1 October 1933), geologist, paleontologist and professor at Cambridge University, England. He made significant contributions to fossil dating of rocks in the UK. He was awarded the Lyell Medal in 1900 and the Wollaston Medal in 1914.
This page provides mineralogical data about Marrite.
Classification of Marrite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First Published:
1904
2/E.17-10
2.JB.15
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb
3.4.6.1
3 : SULFOSALTS
4 : ø = 3
3 : SULFOSALTS
4 : ø = 3
5.7.20
5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
7 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb and other metals
5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
7 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb and other metals
Physical Properties of Marrite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Lead-gray, steel-gray; often iridescent due to tarnish
Streak:
Black with a chocolate-brown tint.
Hardness:
3 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Chemical Properties of Marrite
Formula:
AgPbAsS3
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Marrite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/a
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.291(8) Å, b = 12.68(34) Å, c = 5.998(5) Å
β = 91.22(3)°
β = 91.22(3)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.575 : 1 : 0.473
Unit Cell V:
554.39 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Equant to tabular {010}. Striated [001].
Type Occurrence of Marrite
Other Language Names for Marrite
Relationship of Marrite to other Species
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Xanthoconite | 18 photos of Marrite associated with Xanthoconite on mindat.org. |
Galena | 5 photos of Marrite associated with Galena on mindat.org. |
Jordanite | 4 photos of Marrite associated with Jordanite on mindat.org. |
Quadratite | 1 photo of Marrite associated with Quadratite on mindat.org. |
Dolomite | 1 photo of Marrite associated with Dolomite on mindat.org. |
Smithite | 1 photo of Marrite associated with Smithite on mindat.org. |
Lengenbachite | 1 photo of Marrite associated with Lengenbachite on mindat.org. |
Dufrénoysite | 1 photo of Marrite associated with Dufrénoysite on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
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.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.JB.25c | Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) | Mon. |
2.JB.25g | Nuffieldite | Cu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7 | Orth. |
2.JB.25d | Proudite | CuPb7.5Bi9.33(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 | Cu2HgPb23Sb27S65.5 | 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 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
2.JB.30c | Tsugaruite | Pb4As2S7 | Orth. |
2.JB.35c | Pillaite | Pb9Sb10S23ClO0.5 | 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 | Pb15-2xSb14+2xS36Ox (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 | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.JB.40c | Ourayite | Ag3Pb4Bi5S13 | Orth. |
2.JB.40a | Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | Mon. 2/m |
2.JB.40a | Roshchinite | Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 | Orth. |
2.JB.40d | Schirmerite | PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9 | 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 - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
3.4.6.2 | Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
5.7.1 | Seligmannite | PbCuAsS3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
5.7.2 | Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
5.7.3 | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.4 | Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.5 | Lindströmite | Pb3Cu3Bi7S15 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.6 | Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 | Orth. |
5.7.7 | Hammarite | Pb2Cu2Bi4S9 | Orth. |
5.7.8 | Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 | Orth. mm2 |
5.7.9 | Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
5.7.10 | Nuffieldite | Cu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7 | Orth. |
5.7.11 | Jaskólskiite | CuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ~ 0.15) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.12 | Tintinaite | Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
5.7.13 | Kobellite | Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
5.7.14 | Proudite | CuPb7.5Bi9.33(S,Se)22 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.15 | Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) | Mon. |
5.7.16 | Watkinsonite | Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8 | Mon. |
5.7.17 | Pekoite | PbCuBi11(S,Se)18 | Orth. |
5.7.18 | Petrovicite | Cu3HgPbBiSe5 | Orth. |
5.7.19 | Eclarite | (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
5.7.21 | Argentobaumhauerite | Ag1.5Pb22As33.5S72 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
5.7.22 | Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.23 | Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | Mon. 2/m |
5.7.24 | Roshchinite | Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 | Orth. |
5.7.25 | Ourayite | Ag3Pb4Bi5S13 | Orth. |
5.7.26 | Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 | Mon. |
5.7.27 | Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 | Mon. 2/m |
5.7.28 | Owyheeite | Ag3+xPb10-2xSb11+xS28, -0.13 < x > +0.20 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.29 | Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.30 | Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.31 | Sterryite | Cu(Ag,Cu)3Pb19(Sb,As)22(As-As)S56 | Mon. 2/m |
5.7.32 | Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.33 | Zoubekite | AgPb4Sb4S10 | Orth. |
5.7.34 | Schirmerite | PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9 | Orth. |
5.7.36 | Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.37 | Kitaibelite | Ag10PbBi30S51 | |
5.7.38 | Treasurite | Ag7Pb6Bi15S32 | Mon. |
5.7.39 | Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.40 | Lengenbachite | Ag4Cu2Pb18As12S39 | Tric. |
5.7.41 | Berryite | Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
5.7.42 | Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 | Mon. |
5.7.43 | Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 | Orth. |
5.7.44 | Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.45 | Padĕraite | Cu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22 | Mon. |
5.7.46 | Rayite | Pb8(Ag,Tl)2Sb8S21 | Mon. |
5.7.47 | Rathite | Ag2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.48 | Hatchite | AgTlPbAs2S5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Marrite
Reference List:
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Solly, R.H. (1904) Various minerals from the Lengenbach quarry. Nature: 71: 118.
Solly, R.H. (1905) Some new minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 72-82.
Solly, R.H. (1906) Notes on Some Binnenthal Minerals (Ilmenite, Seligmannite, Marrite, etc.). Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 188.
Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (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: 487-488.
Wuensch, B.J., Nowacki, W. (1963) Zur Kristallchemie des Sulfosalzes Marrite. Chimia (Switzerland): 17: 381–382. (in German)
Graeser, S. (1965) Die Mineralfundstellen im Dolomit des Binnatales. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen: 45: 597-795. (in German)
Fleischer, M. (1965) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 50: 805-813.
Wuensch, B.J., Nowacki, W. (1967) The crystal structure of marrite, PbAgAsS3. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 125: 459-488.
(1967) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 43-48.
Roth, P. (2007) Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals. Kristallografik Verlag (Achberg Germany): 108-109.
Internet Links for Marrite
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Localities for Marrite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Kolitsch, U., Auer, C. & Zeug, M. (2017): 2046) Austinit, Billingsleyit, Konichalcit, Lenait?, Luzonit, Marrit, Trechmannit und Zinkrosasit von Annaberg, Niederösterreich (ein Vorbericht). Pp. 265-268 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284. |
Greece | |
| Rieck, B., Kolitsch, U., Voudouris, P., Giester, G. and Tzeferis, P. (2018): Weitere Neufunde aus Lavrion, Griechenland. Mineralien-Welt 29 (5), 32-77 (in German). |
Peru | |
| Vizquerra Benavides, J.A. (2006): Preliminary geochemical, petrological and mineralogical investigation of the high-grade Ag-Pb-Zn Pozo-Rico, Uchucchacua, Peru. Unpublished masters thesis, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada, 205 pp. |
Switzerland | |
| Dan Topa, NHM Vienna, September 2018 |
| Nature (1904) 71, 118 and Mineralogical Magazine(1905) 14, 72-82 (p. 76) |
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland