Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
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Formula:
Pb3Cu2Bi10S19
Analysis of mixture.
Colour:
Light lead-gray
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
2½
Specific Gravity:
6.09 - 6.39
Name:
After the locality at Rezbánya, Romania.
Classification of Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
Discredited
Physical Properties of Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Light lead-gray
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
2½ on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
6.09 - 6.39 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.89 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
Type:
Anisotropic
Anisotropism:
Strong
Colour in reflected light:
White
Chemical Properties of Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
Formula:
Pb3Cu2Bi10S19
Analysis of mixture.
Analysis of mixture.
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
Morphology:
Massive, fine granular to compact.
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 Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
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Frenzel (1883), Min. Mitt.: 5: 175.
Wherry and Foshag (1921), Washington Academy of Science, Journal: 11: 1.
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: 470-471.
Padera, K. (1956): The revision of minerals of the bismuthinite and aikinite group. Chemie der Erde 18, 14-18.
Harris, D.C. and Chen, T.T. (1976) Crystal chemistry and re-examination of nomenclature of sulfosalts in the aikinite-bismuthinite series. Canadian Mineralogist 14, 194-205. ["rezbanyite should be discarded"]
Zak, L., Megarskaya, L., Mumme, W. G. (1992): Rezbanyite from Ocna de fier (Vasko): a mixture of bismuthinite derivatives and cosalite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1992, 69-79.
Zak, L. and Mumme, W. G. (1994): Rezbanyite discredited. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1994, 314-316.
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Localities for Rezbanyite (of Frenzel)
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Bulgaria | |
| Todorov, T. (1990): Copper-lead-bismuth sulfosalts of the aikinite-bismuthinite series in the Rossen ore field deposits. Doklady Bolgarskoi Akademii Nauk 43(1), 87-90. |
Romania | |
| Palache et al (1944), Dana's System of Mineralogy, 7th. ed., vol. 1: 470. D.C Harris and T.T Chen(1976)Crystal Chemistry and Re-Examination of Nomenclature of Sulfosalts in the Aikinite-Bismuthinite Series:Canadian Mineralogist Vol.14,pp.194-205 |
| Palache et al (1944), Dana's System of Min., seventh ed., vol. 1: 470; Zak, L.; Megarskaya, L.; Mumme, W. G. (1992): Rezbanyite from Ocna de fier (Vasko): a mixture of bismuthinite derivatives and cosalite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1992, 69-79. |
Russia | |
| 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 | |
| Halahyjová-Andrusovová G., 1961: Mineralogické a paragenetické štúdium rudných ložísk v okolí Dobšinej. Manuskript, ŠGÚDŠ, Bratislava, 334. (in Slovak) |