Ourayite
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About Ourayite
Formula:
Ag3Pb4Bi5S13
Hardness:
2
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
Named by Emil Makovicky and Sven Karup-Møller in 1977 for the community of Ouray, Colorado, USA, near where the mineral was first discovered.
This page provides mineralogical data about Ourayite.
Classification of Ourayite
Approved
First Published:
1977
2/E.31-40
2.JB.40c
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
3.5.6.1
3 : SULFOSALTS
5 : 2.5 < ø < 3
3 : SULFOSALTS
5 : 2.5 < ø < 3
5.7.25
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 Ourayite
Transparency:
Opaque
Hardness:
2 on Mohs scale
Optical Data of Ourayite
Type:
Anisotropic
Anisotropism:
Distinct to strong, pale gray to bluish black
Colour in reflected light:
galena-white
Chemical Properties of Ourayite
Formula:
Ag3Pb4Bi5S13
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Cu,Sb
Crystallography of Ourayite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 13.45 Å, b = 44.04 Å, c = 4.1 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.305 : 1 : 0.093
Unit Cell V:
2,428.59 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
3.43 | (100) |
2.96 | (90) |
2.09 | (90) |
2.04 | (70) |
1.79 | (70) |
3.33 | (60) |
2.85 | (60) |
Type Occurrence of Ourayite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M4100.
Synonyms of Ourayite
Other Language Names for Ourayite
Relationship of Ourayite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Andorite IV | Pb18Ag15Sb47S96 | Mon. 2 : P2 |
Andorite VI | AgPbSb3S6 | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
Andreadiniite | CuHgAg7Pb7Sb24S48 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Arsenquatrandorite | Ag17.6Pb12.8Sb38.1As11.5S96 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Aschamalmite | Pb6Bi2S9 | Mon. 2/m |
Clino-oscarkempffite | Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Erzwiesite | Ag8Pb12Bi16S40 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 | Mon. |
Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 | Mon. 2/m |
Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Heyrovskýite | Pb6Bi2S9 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm |
Jasrouxite | Ag16Pb4(Sb24As16)S72 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Oscarkempffite | Ag10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48 | Orth. mm2 |
Oyonite | Ag3Mn2Pb4Sb7As4S24 | Mon. 2/m |
Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | Mon. 2/m |
Roshchinite | Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 | Orth. |
Schirmerite | PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9 | Orth. |
Staročeskéite | Ag0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
Terrywallaceite | AgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Treasurite | Ag7Pb6Bi15S32 | Mon. |
Uchucchacuaite | AgMnPb3Sb5S12 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm |
Ustarasite | Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?) | |
Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Xilingolite | Pb3Bi2S6 | Mon. |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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.15 | Marrite | AgPbAsS3 | 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.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 - 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 |
5.7.20 | Marrite | AgPbAsS3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
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. |
5.7.26 | 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 Ourayite
Reference List:
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Makovicky, E., Karup-Møller, S. (1977) Chemistry and crystallography of the lillianite homologous series. II. Definition of new minerals eskimoite, vikingite, ourayite and treasurite. Redefinition of schirmerite and new data on the lillianite-gustavite solid-solution series. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen: 131: 56-82.
Karup-Møller, S. (1977) Mineralogy of some Ag-(Cu)-Pb-Bi sulphide associations. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark: 26: 41-68.
Fleischer, M., Chao, G.Y., Pabst, A. (1979) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 64: 241-245.
Makovicky, E., Karup-Møller, S. (1984) Ourayite from Ivigtut, Greenland. The Canadian Mineralogist: 22: 565-575.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Jovic, S.M., Guido, D.M., Schalamuk, I.B., Ríos, F.J., Tassinari, C.C.G., Recio. C. (2011): Pingüino In-bearing polymetallic vein deposit, Deseado Massif, Patagonia, Argentina: characteristics of mineralization and ore-forming fluids. Mineralium Deposita, 46, 257-271. |
Austria | |
| Makovicky, E., Paar, W.H., Putz, H., Zagler, G. (2010): Dantopaite, Ag5Bi13S22, the 6P natural member of the pavonite homologous series, from Erzwies, Austria. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 467-481. |
Bolivia | |
| Jiménez-Franco, A., Alfonso Abella, M. P., Canet Miquel, C., & Trujillo, J. E. (2018). Mineral chemistry of In-bearing minerals in the Santa Fe mining district, Bolivia. Andean Geology, 45(3), 410-432. |
Jiménez-Franco, A., Alfonso Abella, M. P., Canet Miquel, C., & Trujillo, J. E. (2018). Mineral chemistry of In-bearing minerals in the Santa Fe mining district, Bolivia. Andean Geology, 45(3), 410-432. | |
Bulgaria | |
| Страшимиров, С., Добрев, С., Приставова, С., & Василева, М. (2009). Рудна минерализация и петрографски особености на златосъдържащо рудопроявление Доброселец (участък Могилите), Сакарски руден район. Год. МГУ “Св. Иван Рилски, 52, 103-110. |
China | |
| Xuehui Xia, Fei Yan, Changtao Liu, and Furong Huang (1996): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 15(4); Yingchen Ren (1999): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 14(1), 1-12, 38 |
| Canhui Huang (1991): Guangdong Non-Ferrous Metal Geology 1991(1), 13-30 |
| Weining Zhou (1994): Mineral Resources and Geology 8(4), 233-244 |
| Weining Zhou (1994): Mineral Resources and Geology 8(4), 233-244 |
| Enkui Cao (1991): Geology Laboratory 7(5), 300-307 |
Denmark | |
| Petersen, O.V. and Secher, K. (1993): The minerals of Greenland. Mineralogical Record 24 (2): 1-65 (p.36) |
Greece | |
| No reference listed |
Mexico | |
| Panczner (1987): 136, 269, 292. |
| Sid Williams |
Slovakia | |
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UK | |
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Ukraine | |
| Biruk, S., & Skakun, L. (2012). Bismuth minerals of the Beregovo ore field: mineral assemblages and spatial zonation (Transcarpathian, Ukraine). Geological Quarterly, 44(1), 39-46. |
USA | |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel | |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel; Foord, E. E., & Shawe, D. R. (1989). The Pb-Bi-Ag-Cu-(Hg) Chemistry Of Galena And Some Associated Sulfosalts: A Review and Some New Data From Colorado, California And Pennsylvania. Canadian Mineralogist, 27, 363-382. |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 26, pp. 355-376(1988) |
Uzbekistan | |
| Gromova, E. I.; Glotov, A. M.; Khrenov, V. A.; Lipskaya, V. I. (1980): Gold-silver-antimony mineralization in Charmitan deposits. Uzbekiston Geologiya Zhurnali 1980 (5), 8-11 (in Russian). |
Deo Gratias Mine, La Cienega, Mun. de Pitiquito, Sonora, Mexico