Argyrodite Group
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Argyrodite Group
Formula:
Am+(12-n-y)/mDn+X2-6-yZ-y
A = Ag+, Cu+, Cd2+, etc ·
D = Ga3+, Si4+, Ge4+, Sn4+, P5+, etc ·
X = S, Se, Te
Z = Cl, Br, I
D = Ga3+, Si4+, Ge4+, Sn4+, P5+, etc ·
X = S, Se, Te
Z = Cl, Br, I
Many synthetic members are known and have been studied due to their interesting thermoelectric properties.
Compare also spryite, which has both As3+ and As5+ structurally essential.
Compare also spryite, which has both As3+ and As5+ structurally essential.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
32575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:32575:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
f98e19a5-a718-453b-bd74-f33c1f0bd346
Chemistry of Argyrodite Group
Mindat Formula:
Am+(12-n-y)/mDn+X2-6-yZ-y
A = Ag+, Cu+, Cd2+, etc ·
D = Ga3+, Si4+, Ge4+, Sn4+, P5+, etc ·
X = S, Se, Te
Z = Cl, Br, I
A = Ag+, Cu+, Cd2+, etc ·
D = Ga3+, Si4+, Ge4+, Sn4+, P5+, etc ·
X = S, Se, Te
Z = Cl, Br, I
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0014663 | Argyrodite | Eulenberger G (1977) Die kristallstrukture der tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6 Monatshefte fur Chemie 108 901-913 | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019044 | Canfieldite | Bindi L, Nestola F, Guastoni A, Zorzi F, Peruzzo L, Raber T (2012) Te-rich canfieldite, Ag8Sn(S,Te)6, from Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland: Occurrence, description and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 50 111-118 | 2012 | Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005995 | Putzite | Paar W H, Roberts A C, Berlepsch P, Armbruster T, Topa D, Zagler G (2004) Putzite, (Cu4.7Ag3.3)8GeS6, a new mineral species, from Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina: Description and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 42 1757-1769 |  | 2004 | Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Argyrodite Group to other Species
Group Members:
| Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 | Iso. |
| Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 | Orth. mm2 : Pna21 |
| Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 | Orth. mm2 |
| Putzite | (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6 | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
| Spryite | Ag8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6 | Orth. mm2 : Pna21 |
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.
Internet Links for Argyrodite Group
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References for Argyrodite Group
Reference List:
Paar, Werner H., Roberts, Andrew C., Berlepsch, Peter, Armbruster, Thomas, Topa, Dan, Zagler, Georg (2004) Putzite, (Cu4.7Ag3.3) ∑8GeS6, a new mineral species from Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1757-1769 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1757
Localities for Argyrodite Group
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Arctic Ocean | |
| [Argyrodite] Marques et al. (2020) |
Argentina | |
| [Putzite] DE BRODTKORB +2 other references |
| [Argyrodite] PUTZ +1 other reference | |
| [Putzite] PUTZ +2 other references | |
| [Argyrodite] PUTZ +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] Coira et al. (1995) +2 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Slater (2016) | |
| [Argyrodite] Strübel |
| [Argyrodite] Coira et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] DE BRODTKORB +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Brodtkorb (2002) | |
| [Canfieldite] Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) |
| [Argyrodite] Gallard-Esquivel et al. (2018) |
| [Argyrodite] Mugas Lobos et al. (2020) |
Australia | |
| [Argyrodite] Pringle and Elliot 1998 |
| [Argyrodite] Sahlström et al. (2017) |
| [Canfieldite] Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| [Canfieldite] STILLWELL +1 other reference |
Austria | |
| [Canfieldite] Horner et al. (1997) |
| [Canfieldite] Horninger (1936) +1 other reference |
Bolivia | |
| [Canfieldite] Torres et al. (2019) |
| [Argyrodite] Canfield (1907) |
| [Argyrodite] Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) | |
| [Argyrodite] Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) | |
| [Argyrodite] Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) |
| [Canfieldite] Ahlfeld et al. (1964) | |
| [Argyrodite] Federico Ahlfeld y Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] James A. Ferraiolo | |
| [Argyrodite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Argyrodite] Wilson (2001) |
| [Argyrodite] Wilson (2001) +1 other reference | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Canfieldite] Wilson (2001) | |
| [Argyrodite] Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| [Argyrodite] Slobodan A. Radosavljević et al. (2016) |
Canada | |
| [Argyrodite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Argyrodite] Traill |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Canfieldite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Argyrodite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Canfieldite] dnre-mrne.gnb.ca (2006) |
| [Argyrodite] Watson et al. (1996) |
China | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Argyrodite] Anthony | |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Canfieldite] Canhui Huang (1991) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Canfieldite] Yunying Shu and Peiling Zhou (1990) |
| [Argyrodite] Chao Chen and Fapeng Xie (1986) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Zhengqin Li (1991) |
| [Canfieldite] Zhengqin Li (1991) |
| [Canfieldite] Zhengqin Li (1991) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Canfieldite] Yi Li and Youbin Liang (1991) +1 other reference | |
| [Canfieldite] Yongsheng Kuang et al. (2014) +3 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Shi et al. (2024) | |
| [Canfieldite] Wang et al. (2022) |
| [Canfieldite] Tianwei Guo and Zhongwen Han (1990) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Zhicheng Lu et al. (2002) |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Argyrodite] Deqing Xu (1993) |
| [Canfieldite] Leiming Xu et al. (1993) |
| [Canfieldite] Ran Lu et al. (2012) |
| [Canfieldite] Xuehui Xia et al. (2003) |
| [Canfieldite] Xuehui Xia et al. (2003) | |
| [Canfieldite] Chen et al. (2022) |
| [Canfieldite] Zhixing Feng et al. (2010) +1 other reference |
Czech Republic | |
| [Canfieldite] |
| [Canfieldite] Anthony et al. (1990) | |
| [Argyrodite] Pažout et al. (2019) | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Canfieldite] Steffen Möckel analysis |
France | |
| [Argyrodite] |
| [Argyrodite] R. Pierrot +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Pélisson (1989) |
| [Argyrodite] Pélisson (1989) |
| [Canfieldite] R.PIERROT et al. (1973) |
| [Argyrodite] P. Picot |
| [Argyrodite] R. Pierrot |
Germany | |
| [Argyrodite] Walenta (1992) |
| [Argyrodite] F. Angel and R. Scharizer in "Grundriss der Mineralparagenese" (Wien) |
| [Argyrodite] A. Frenzel (1900) |
| [Argyrodite] Alice Kraissl |
| [Argyrodite] 90. +2 other references |
Greece | |
| [Canfieldite] Tombros (2008) |
Greenland | |
| [Canfieldite] Petersen et al. (1993) |
India | |
| [Canfieldite] Murao et al. (2008) |
| [Canfieldite] Khan et al. (2021) |
| [Argyrodite] Chauhan (1984) |
Indonesia | |
| [Canfieldite] Marcoux et al. (1993) +2 other references |
| [Argyrodite] Rivai +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Yuningsih et al. (2014) |
Ireland | |
| [Argyrodite] Ryback et al. (1988) |
| [Argyrodite] Economic Geology (1984) +2 other references |
Japan | |
| [Argyrodite] Suji Ohno & Juichi Sato Ganko Vol. 90 (1995) |
| [Canfieldite] Shimizu et al. (1998) |
| [Canfieldite] MARIKO et al. (1996) |
| [Argyrodite] Ishiyama (1982) |
| [Argyrodite] Ishiyama et al. (1989) | |
| [Canfieldite] Min. Jour. (Japan) +2 other references |
| [Argyrodite] - (Geology and Mineral Resources of Japan, p 204 ) |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Nakamura et al. (1973) |
| [Canfieldite] Econ Geol (1989) |
| [Canfieldite] Soeda et al. (1984) |
| [Canfieldite] SOEDA et al. (1982) | |
| [Canfieldite] Nakamura et al. (1973) |
| [Argyrodite] Shimizu et al. (2007) |
Kazakhstan | |
| [Argyrodite] Baibatsha et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
Mexico | |
| [Argyrodite] |
Morocco | |
| [Argyrodite] S. Weiß: Lapis 31 (7/8) |
Namibia | |
| [Argyrodite] Bowell +1 other reference |
New Zealand | |
| [Argyrodite] Railton et al. (1990) |
| [Argyrodite] January 2010 An assessment of the value ... | |
| [Argyrodite] Econ Geol (1997) | |
Peru | |
| [Canfieldite] Econ Geol (1985) |
| [Argyrodite] EDS Analysis Frank Keutsch |
Poland | |
| [Argyrodite] Kozłowski et al. (2022) |
| [Argyrodite] Piestrzyński (Main Ed.) | |
| [Argyrodite] Piestrzyński et al. (2012) | |
| [Argyrodite] Lis et al. (1986) |
Portugal | |
| [Canfieldite] D. Wimmers (1985) |
| [Argyrodite] Bowles (1987) |
Romania | |
| [Argyrodite] Cioacă et al. (2014) |
| [Argyrodite] Cioacă et al. (2014) |
| [Argyrodite] Bailly +9 other references |
| [Alburnite] Tămaş et al. (2014) | |
| [Argyrodite] Cook et al. (2003) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Săbău et al. (2016) |
| [Argyrodite] Bailly et al. (1998) |
Russia | |
| [Canfieldite] Chugaev et al. (2017) |
| [Argyrodite] Belogub et al. (2005) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Kolova et al. (2021) |
| [Argyrodite] Pekov (1998) | |
| [Canfieldite] [Der Aufschluss 1995:4 p163-180] +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Tolstykh et al. (2022) | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +2 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Savva et al. (2021) |
| [Canfieldite] Пальянова et al. (2016) |
| [Canfieldite] Palyanova et al. (2016) +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] R.G. Kravtsova et al. (2015) +3 other references | |
| [Argyrodite] Volkov et al. (2021) |
| Priymenko et al. (2022) | |
| [Argyrodite] Goryachev et al. (2014) | |
| [Canfieldite] Simanenko et al. (2015) |
| [Canfieldite] |
| [Argyrodite] Ivin et al. (2021) |
| [Argyrodite] Kazachenko et al. (2008, August) |
| [Canfieldite] |
| [Canfieldite] Dobrovol’skaya et al. (2008) | |
| [Canfieldite] Novoselov et al. (2019) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Kondratieva et al. (2021) |
| [Canfieldite] Gamyanin G.N. et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] L.A. Kondrat’eva +2 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) | |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) | |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) | |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) |
| [Canfieldite] Nekrasov et al. (1988) +1 other reference | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
Slovakia | |
| [Argyrodite] Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999) |
| [Argyrodite] Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999) | |
South Korea | |
| [Argyrodite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference |
Spain | |
| [Canfieldite] Navarro et al. (2009) |
| [Argyrodite] Colectivo Arrayanes et al. (2008) |
| [Argyrodite] Mineralogical Record (3) |
| [Argyrodite] Calvo et al. (1992) | |
Sweden | |
| [Argyrodite] |
Switzerland | |
| [Argyrodite] Huttenlocher (1936) |
| [Canfieldite] Bindi et al. (2012) +1 other reference |
USA | |
| [Argyrodite] USGS OFR 2004-1200 (Hawley,2004) |
| [Argyrodite] Taylor |
| [Canfieldite] Anthony et al. (1995) |
| [Canfieldite] Anthony et al. (1995) | |
| [Argyrodite] Mineralogical Record:16 (3) |
| [Canfieldite] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Canfieldite] Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| [Canfieldite] King (n.d.) |
| [Canfieldite] Min.Rec.:20 (5) |
| [Canfieldite] Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Rocks & Minerals. Nov. 1999 |
| [Canfieldite] In the collection of Brent Thorne. XRD ... | |
| [Argyrodite] NBMG Bull 99B Geology and Mineral ... |
| [Argyrodite] Bullock (1981) |
Uzbekistan | |
| [Canfieldite] Pekov (1998) |
| [Canfieldite] Evseev (1995) |
Vietnam | |
| [Canfieldite] B. Fojt & I. Kusinir (2001) |
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