Argyrodite
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About Argyrodite
Formula:
Ag8GeS6
Up to about 40 mol-% of the sulfur may be replaced by selenium (Wang et al., 1984)
Colour:
grey, black
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
2½ - 3
Specific Gravity:
6.29
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
From the Greek αργυρώδης ("argyrodes"), "silver-bearing", in allusion to its silver content
Classification of Argyrodite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
2/B.08-10
2.BA.70
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
2.5.6.1
2 : SULFIDES
5 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
2 : SULFIDES
5 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
6.2.4
6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
2 : Sulphogermanates
6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
2 : Sulphogermanates
Physical Properties of Argyrodite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
grey, black
Comment:
Tarnishes black
Streak:
grey-black
Hardness:
2½ - 3 on Mohs scale
Hardness Data:
Measured
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
6.29 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.32 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Argyrodite
Anisotropism:
weak
Reflectivity:
400nm | R1=28.9% | R2= 29.5% |
420nm | R1=27.9% | R2= 28.5% |
440nm | R1=27.1% | R2= 27.7% |
460nm | R1=26.3% | R2= 26.9% |
480nm | R1=25.8% | R2= 26.3% |
500nm | R1=25.3% | R2= 25.8% |
520nm | R1=25.0% | R2= 25.4% |
540nm | R1=24.7% | R2= 25.2% |
560nm | R1=24.6% | R2= 25.0% |
580nm | R1=24.5% | R2= 24.9% |
600nm | R1=24.4% | R2= 24.9% |
620nm | R1=24.5% | R2= 24.8% |
640nm | R1=24.6% | R2= 24.9% |
660nm | R1=24.5% | R2= 24.9% |
680nm | R1=24.6% | R2= 25.0% |
700nm | R1=24.7% | R2= 25.0% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 29.5%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
Grey-white with violet tint
Pleochroism:
Weak
Chemical Properties of Argyrodite
Formula:
Ag8GeS6
Up to about 40 mol-% of the sulfur may be replaced by selenium (Wang et al., 1984)
Up to about 40 mol-% of the sulfur may be replaced by selenium (Wang et al., 1984)
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Fe,Sb,Sn
Crystallography of Argyrodite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mm2 - Pyramidal
Space Group:
Pna21
Setting:
Pna21
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.149(1) Å, b = 7.476(2) Å, c = 10.589(1) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 2.026 : 1 : 1.416
Unit Cell V:
1,199.25 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Pseudo-octahedral, dodecahedral, cubes to 18cm
Twinning:
Pseudospinel {111}
Crystallographic forms of Argyrodite
Crystal Atlas:
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0014663 | Argyrodite | Eulenberger G (1977) Die kristallstrukture der tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6 Monatshefte fur Chemie 108 901-913 | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
3.14 Å | (30) |
3.02 Å | (100) |
2.66 Å | (40) |
2.44 Å | (30) |
2.03 Å | (30) |
1.863 Å | (50) |
1.784 Å | (20) |
Comments:
Machacamarca, Bolivia.
Geological Environment
Geological Setting:
Low temperature polymetallic deposits, high temperature Ag-Sn deposits.
Type Occurrence of Argyrodite
Synonyms of Argyrodite
Other Language Names for Argyrodite
Relationship of Argyrodite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 | Iso. |
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 |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Acanthite | Ag2S |
Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
Polybasite | [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.BA. | Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 | Iso. |
2.BA. | Dzierżanowskite | CaCu2S2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
2.BA.05 | Chalcocite | Cu2S | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.BA.05 | Djurleite | Cu31S16 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
2.BA.05 | Geerite | Cu8S5 | Trig. 3 |
2.BA.05 | Roxbyite | Cu9S5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
2.BA.10 | Anilite | Cu7S4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.BA.10 | Digenite | Cu9S5 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
2.BA.15 | Bornite | Cu5FeS4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
2.BA.20 | Bellidoite | Cu2Se | Tet. 4/m : P42/n |
2.BA.20 | Berzelianite | Cu2Se | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.BA.25 | Athabascaite | Cu5Se4 | Orth. |
2.BA.25 | Umangite | Cu3Se2 | Tet. |
2.BA.30 | Rickardite | Cu7Te5 | Orth. |
2.BA.30 | Weissite | Cu2-xTe | Hex. |
2.BA.35 | Acanthite | Ag2S | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
2.BA.40 | Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.BA.40 | Stromeyerite | AgCuS | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.BA.40d | UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu | Ag6AuCu2S5 | |
2.BA.45 | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 | Tet. |
2.BA.45 | Selenojalpaite | Ag3CuSe2 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
2.BA.50 | Eucairite | AgCuSe | Orth. |
2.BA.55 | Aguilarite | Ag4SeS | Mon. 2/m |
2.BA.55 | Naumannite | Ag2Se | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
2.BA.60 | Cervelleite | Ag4TeS | Mon. 2/m |
2.BA.60 | Hessite | Ag2Te | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.BA.60 | Chenguodaite | Ag9Fe3+Te2S4 | Orth. |
2.BA.65 | Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c |
2.BA.65 | Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 | Hex. 6 : P6 |
2.BA.70 | Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 | Orth. mm2 |
2.BA.70 | Putzite | (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6 | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.BA.75 | Fischesserite | Ag3AuSe2 | Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2 |
2.BA.75 | Penzhinite | (Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4 | Hex. |
2.BA.75 | Petrovskaite | AuAgS | Mon. |
2.BA.75 | Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 | Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2 |
2.BA.75 | Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c |
2.BA.80 | Bezsmertnovite | (Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb) | Orth. |
2.BA.80 | Bilibinskite | PbCu2Au3Te2 | Iso. |
2.BA.80 | Bogdanovite | (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) | Iso. |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
2.5.6.2 | Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 | Orth. mm2 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
6.2.1 | Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
6.2.2 | Briartite | Cu2(Fe,Zn)GeS4 | Tet. |
6.2.3 | Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c |
6.2.5 | Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 | Orth. mm2 |
6.2.6 | Morozeviczite | (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 | Iso. |
6.2.7 | Polkovicite | (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 | Iso. |
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 Argyrodite
Reference List:
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Weisbach, A. (1886) Mineralogische Mittheilungen - 3. Argyrodit. Jahrbuch für das Berg- und Hüttenwesen im Königreiche Sachsen: 1886: 89-92.
Weisbach, A. (1886) Argyrodit, ein neues Silbererz. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 2: 67-71.
Penfield, S.L. (1894) On argyrodite and a new sulphostannate of silver from Bolivia. American Journal of Science: 147: 451-454.
Ahlfeld, F., Moritz, H. (1933) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Sulfostannate Boliviens. Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Beilage-Band: 66: 179-212..
Ahlfeld, F., Reyes, J.M. (1938) Mineralogie von Bolivien. Borntraeger, Berlin.
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: 356-358.
Ramdohr, Paul (1969) The Ore Minerals and their Intergrowths, Pergamon Press, pp. 1174.
Wang, N., Viaene, W. (1974) The polymorphs of Cu8GeS6 - a preliminary study. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1974: 442-446.
Eulenberger, G. (1977) Die Kristallstruktur der Tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6, synthetischer Argyrodit. Monatshefte für Chemie: 108: 901-913.
Kuhs, W.F., Nitsche, R., Scheunemann, K. (1979) The argyrodites - a new family of tetrahedrally close-packed structures. Materials Research Bulletin: 14: 241-248.
Wang, Y., Zhang, R., Peng, Z. (1984) On the mineralogy of selenium rich argyrodite. Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica: 3(2): 124-133. [in Chinese with English abstract]
Evain, M., Gaudin, E., Boucher, F., Petříček, V., Taulelle, F. (1998) Structures and phase transitions of the A7PSe6(A= Ag, Cu) argyrodite-type ionic conductors. I. Ag7PSe6. Acta Crystallographica: B54: 376-383.
Onoda,M., Chen, Xue An., Kato,K., Sato, A., Wada, H. (1999) Structure refinement of Cu8GeS6 using X-ray diffraction data from a multiple-twinned crystal. Acta Crystallographica: B55: 721-725.
Tamas, C.G., Bailly, L., Ghergari, L., O'Connor, G., Minut, A. (2006) New occurrences of tellurides and argyrodite in Rosia Montana, Apuseni Mountains, Romania, and their metallogenic significance. The Canadian Mineralogist: 44: 367-383.
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Localities for Argyrodite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Arctic Ocean | |
| Marques, A.F.A., Roerdink, D.L., Baumberger, T., de Ronde, C.E.J., Ditchburn, R.G., Denny, A., Thorseth, I.H., Okland, I., Lilley, M.D., Whitehouse, M.J., Pedersen, R.B. (2020) The Seven Sisters Hydrothermal System: First Record of Shallow Hybrid Mineralization Hosted in Mafic Volcaniclasts on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. Minerals 10, 439. |
Argentina | |
| PUTZ, Hubert; PAAR, Werner H and TOPA, Dan. A contributionto the knowledge of the mineralization at mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 514-524. |
PUTZ, Hubert; PAAR, Werner H and TOPA, Dan. A contributionto the knowledge of the mineralization at mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 514-524. | |
| Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina); Board, W. S., Kennedy, B., & Yeomans, T. (2011). NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pirquitas Mine.; Coira, B. L., & de Brodtkorb, M. K. (1995) Polymetallic mineralization associated with Cenozoic volcanism in Northern Puna, Argentina. In Pacrim (Vol. 95, pp. 135-140). |
Strübel, Zimmer: "Lexikon der Minerale", 2nd Ed., 1991 | |
| Coira, B. L., & de Brodtkorb, M. K. (1995) Polymetallic mineralization associated with Cenozoic volcanism in Northern Puna, Argentina. In Pacrim (Vol. 95, pp. 135-140). |
Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) | |
| DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.; Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. |
Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina | |
| Gallard-Esquivel, M. C., Cepedal, A., Fuertes-Fuente, M., & Martin-Izard, A. (2018) Enrichment in critical metals (In-Ge) and Te-Se in epithermal deposits of the ‘La Carolina’district, San Luis, Argentina. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(S1), S61-S87. |
| Mugas Lobos, A. C., Márquez-Zavalía, M. F., & Hernández, L. B. (2020). The Ag-and Au-bearing phases in the Escondida epithermal vein, Cerro Moro deposit, Santa Cruz, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist, 58(2), 191-201. |
Australia | |
| Pringle and Elliot 1998, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22. |
| Sahlström, F., Arribas, A., Dirks, P., Corral, I., & Chang, Z. (2017). Mineralogical Distribution of Germanium, Gallium and Indium at the Mt Carlton High-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposit, NE Australia, and Comparison with Similar Deposits Worldwide. Minerals, 7(11), 213. |
Bolivia | |
| Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz); Torres, B., Melgarejo, J. C., Torró, L., Camprubí, A., Castillo-Oliver, M., Artiaga, D., ... & Arce-Burgoa, O. R. (2019). The Poopó Polymetallic Epithermal Deposit, Bolivia: Mineralogy, Genetic Constraints, and Distribution of Critical Elements. Minerals, 9(8), 472. |
| Canfield, F. A. (1907). Mineralogical notes. American Journal of Science, (133), 20-22. |
Kempff, O., Paar, W.H., Tawackoli, S.: "Minerales de Bolivia", 115pp (La Paz, 2009) | |
Kempff, O., Paar, W.H., Tawackoli, S.: "Minerales de Bolivia", 115pp (La Paz, 2009) | |
Kempff, O., Paar, W.H., Tawackoli, S.: "Minerales de Bolivia", 115pp (La Paz, 2009); Federico Ahlfeld and Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955) Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia. (Banco Minero de Bolivia, 180 pp) | |
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz) | |
| Harris, DC and DR Owens (1971) A Telurium-bearing Canfieldite from Revelstoke, BC. Canadian Mineralogist 10:895-898 |
| Handbook of Mineralogy |
| Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz) |
| [MinRec 32:461] |
[MinRec 32:461]; Torró, L., Cazorla, M., Melgarejo, J. C., Camprubí, A., Tarrés, M., Gemmrich, L., ... & Mollinedo, D. (2019). Indium Mineralization in the Volcanic Dome-Hosted Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos Polymetallic Deposit, Potosí, Bolivia. Minerals, 9(10), 604. | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Slobodan A. Radosavljević, Jovica N. Stojanović, Ana S. Radosavljević-Mihajlović, Nikola S. Vuković (2016): (Pb–Sb)-bearing sphalerite from the Čumavići polymetallic ore deposit, Podrinje Metallogenic District, East Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ore Geology Reviews 72, 253-268. |
Canada | |
| Traill, R. J., 1970, A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals |
| Watson, K.W., (1996) Table of minerals identified from the Keno-Galena Hill area: unpublished company report, United Keno Hill Mines Ltd. Report No UKH96/01 Technical Report |
China | |
| Anthony, J.W. et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy. |
| Chao Chen and Fapeng Xie (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(1), 53-62; Tianwei Guo and Zhongwen Han (1990): Northeastern Geological Science and Technology Information 11(2), 1-11 |
| Deqing Xu (1993): Jiangxi Nonferrous Metals 7(4), 171-175 |
Czech Republic | |
| Pažout, R., Sejkora, J., & Šrein, V. (2019). Ag-Pb-Sb Sulfosalts and Se-rich Mineralization of Anthony of Padua Mine near Poličany—Model Example of the Mineralization of Silver Lodes in the Historic Kutná Hora Ag-Pb Ore District, Czech Republic. Minerals, 9(7), 430. |
France | |
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| R. Pierrot, P. Picot, J.J. Périchaud : "Inventaire Minéralogique du Cantal", BRGM and Editions G. de Bussac, 1971 Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 |
| P.G. Pélisson : "Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français)", Doctorate Thesis, Orléans, France, 1989 |
| P.G. Pélisson : "Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français)", Doctorate Thesis, Orléans, France, 1989 |
| P. Picot, Z. Johan : "Atlas of Ore Minerals", BRGM, Elsevier, 1982 |
| R. Pierrot, P. Picot, J. Féraud, J. Vernet : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 4 : Alpes-Maritimes", BRGM, 1974 |
Germany | |
| Walenta, K. (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellan. Christian Weise Verlag, München, 336 pages [in German]. |
| F. Angel and R. Scharizer in "Grundriss der Mineralparagenese", Springer (Wien), 1932, pp. 221-222 |
| A. Frenzel (1900): Argyrodit ist Breithaupt's Plusinglanz.- Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 19, 244-245 |
| Baumann, L., Hofmann, F. & Weber, W. (1997): Glückauf Freiberg. Bergbau, Erze, Mineralien. Bode Verlag Haltern, 168 p. |
India | |
| Chauhan, D. S. (1984). Sedimentary pyrite from Pb-Zn deposits of the Zawar and Rajpura-Dariba regions and its bearing on the genesis of base metal sulfides. In Syngenesis and Epigenesis in the Formation of Mineral Deposits (pp. 36-42). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. |
Ireland | |
| Ryback, G., Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh Supplementary List of British Isles Minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 52, n° 365, pp. 267-274. |
| Economic Geology (1984) 79, 529-548.; Ryback, G., Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh Supplementary List of British Isles Minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 52, n° 365, pp. 267-274.; Moreton, S. (1999) Mineralogical Record, 30, 99-106. |
Japan | |
| Suji Ohno & Juichi Sato Ganko Vol. 90, 268-279 (1995) . |
| (Geology and Mineral Resources of Japan, p 204 (Geological Survey of Japan, 1960). |
| Ishiyama, D. et al (1982) Journal of the Mining College, Akita University, Ser. A, Mining Geology, 6, #2, 149-171. |
Ishiyama, D., Matsueda, H., & Nakamura, T. (1989) Manganese, lead, zinc and silver mineralization at the Matahachi deposit of Jokoku mine, southwestern Hokkaido, Japan. Mining Geology, 39(218), 403-416. | |
| Shimizu, M., Matsubara, S., Shimizu, M., Kyouno, Y., Harada, A., & Cook, N. J. (2007). High-grade Ag–Cu–Sn–In mineralization in the Nishizawa-Ashio area, Tochigi Prefecture, central Japan. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 71(suppl 1). |
Kazakhstan | |
| Baibatsha, A., Dyussembayeva, K., & Kassenova, A. (2015). Microparagenetic Associations of Gold in Ore-Forming Minerals from Deposits of Different Geological and Industrial Types of Kazakhstan. In Proceedings of the 11th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM) (pp. 1-8). Springer International Publishing.; Baibatsha, A., Dyussembayeva, K., & Kassenova, A. (2015). Microparagenetic Associations of Gold in Ore-Forming Minerals from Deposits of Different Geological and Industrial Types of Kazakhstan. In Proceedings of the 11th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM) (pp. 1-8). Springer, Cham. |
Mexico | |
| No reference listed |
Morocco | |
| S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006) |
Namibia | |
| Bowell, R.J & Mocke, H. 2018. Minerals new to Tsumeb. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia, 19, 20-46 |
New Zealand | |
| Railton, G.T., Watters, W.A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 89 pages. |
January 2010 An assessment of the value of Crown minerals in the Te Ahumata area, Great Barrier Island. Prepared for Ministry of Economic Development By Richard Barker, Consulting Geologist | |
Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484 | |
Peru | |
| EDS analysis Frank Keutsch |
Poland | |
| Piestrzyński, A. (Main Ed.), Zaleska-Kuczmierczyk, M., Jasiński, A.W., Kotarski, J., Maślanka, W., Siewierski, S., Speczik, S., Śmieszek, Z. (1996): Monografia KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Lubin., 1204 pp. |
Piestrzyński, A., & Pieczonka, J. (2012). Low temperature ore minerals associations in the Kupferschiefer type deposit, Lubin–Sieroszowice mining district, SW Poland. Мінералогічний збірник, (2), 59-66. | |
Portugal | |
| Bowles, J. (1987). Silver mineralization at the Vale das Gatas tungsten mine, Portugal. Mineralogical Magazine, 51, 305-10. |
Romania | |
| Cioacă, M. E., Munteanu, M., Qi, L., & Costin, G. (2014). Trace element concentrations in porphyry copper deposits from Metaliferi Mountains, Romania: A reconnaissance study. Ore Geology Reviews, 63, 22-39. |
| Cioacă, M. E., Munteanu, M., Qi, L., & Costin, G. (2014). Trace element concentrations in porphyry copper deposits from Metaliferi Mountains, Romania: A reconnaissance study. Ore Geology Reviews, 63, 22-39. |
| Bailly, Laurent; Tamas, Calin-Gabriel; Minut, Adrian (2005): Te-rich argyrodite occurrence in Rosia Montana ore deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Romania. Comptes Rendus Geoscience 337, 755-762; Tamas, C. G.; Bailly, L.; Ghergari, L.; O'Connor, G.; Minut, A. (2006): New occurrences of tellurides and argyrodite in Rosia Montana, Apuseni mountains, Romania, and their metallogenic significance. Canadian Mineralogist 44, 367-383; Călin G. TĂMAŞ, Béatrice CAUUET, Marguerite MUNOZ (2016): Argyrodite occurrence in Roșia Montană epithermal Au-Ag deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Romania - EPMA data. Rom. J. Mineral Deposits, 89, 7-12. |
| Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2003). Cervelleite, Ag4TeS, from three localities in Romania, substitution of Cu, and the occurrence of the associated phase, Ag2Cu2TeS. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Monatshefte, 2003(7), 321-336.; Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2004). Bismuth tellurides and sulphosalts from the Larga hydrothermal system, Metaliferi Mts, Romania: Paragenesis and genetic significance. Mineralogical Magazine 68:301–321 |
| Bailly, L., Milesi, J. P., Leroy, J., & Marcoux, E. (1998). Les minéralisations épithermales à Au-Cu-Zn-Sb du district de Baia Mare (Nord Roumanie): nouvelles données minéralogiques et microthermométriques. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences-Series IIA-Earth and Planetary Science, 327(6), 385-390. |
Russia | |
| Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow |
| R.G. Kravtsova, A.S. Makshakov, L.A. Pavlova (2015): Mineral and geochemical compositions, regularities of distribution, and specific formation of ore mineralization of the Rogovik gold-silver deposit (northeastern Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics 56, 1367–1383.; T. V. Zhuravkova, G. A. Palyanova , R. G. Kravtsova (2015): Physicochemical formation conditions of silver sulfoselenides at the Rogovik deposit, Northeastern Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits 57, 313-330.; Kravtsova, R. & Tauson, Vladimir & Pal'yanova, Galina & Makshakov, Artem & Pavlova, L. (2017). Specific Composition of Native Silver from the Rogovik Au-Ag Deposit, Northeastern Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits. 59. 10.1134/S1075701517050038. |
Goryachev, N. A., Gamyanin, G. N., Prokof’ev, V. Y., Savva, N. E., Velivetskaya, T. A., & Ignat’ev, A. V. (2014). Silver-cobalt mineralization in the Upper Seymchan ore cluster, Northeastern Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 56(5), 322-345. | |
| Kazachenko, V. T., Miroshnichenko, N. V., Perevoznikova, E. V., & Karabtsov, A. A. (2008, August). Noble metal minerals in metalliferous sediments of the Triassic-Jurassic carbonaceous sequence in Sikhote Alin. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 421, No. 2, pp. 919-922). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica. |
Slovakia | |
| Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999): Argyrodit - prvý výskyt na Slovensku. Bull. Mineral.-petrolog. Odd. NM (Praha), 7, 163-164.(in Slovak) |
Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999): Argyrodit - prvý výskyt na Slovensku. Bull. Mineral.-petrolog. Odd. NM (Praha), 7, 163-164 (in Slovak). | |
South Korea | |
| Handbook of Mineralogy |
Spain | |
| Colectivo Arrayanes, Fernando J. Palero, Gonzalo Garcia, Cesar Menor (2008): El Coto de la Luz. Bocamina, 22: 56-105. |
| Mineralogical Record, 23 (3), 241-249 |
Calvo, M. and Sevillano, E. (1995): Famous mineral localities: Hiendelaencina Guadalajara Prov. Spain. Mineralogical Record 23, 241-249. | |
Sweden | |
| No reference listed |
Switzerland | |
| Huttenlocher (1936): Manganese-zinc-silver deposit in the conduit of the power station at Amsteg. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 16(3), 406-408 (in German). |
USA | |
| USGS OFR 2004-1200(Hawley,2004) |
| Taylor, C.D., and Johnson, C.A., editors, 2010, Geology, geochemistry, and genesis of the Greens Creek massive sulfide deposit, Admiralty Island, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1763, 429 p., 7 plates on CD. |
| Mineralogical Record:16(3):203-216 |
| NBMG Bull 99B Geology and Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, Nevada |
| UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
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