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Raguinite

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Raguinite, etc.

Crven Dol mine, Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Crven Dol mine, Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Crven Dol mine, Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Raguinite, etc.

Allchar, Rožden, Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
Formula:
TlFeS2
System:
Orthorhombic
Colour:
Bright bronze
Lustre:
Metallic
Name:
Named after Eugene Raguin (13 june 1900 - 10 november 2001), Professor of Mining Geology.
This page provides mineralogical data about Raguinite.


Classification of Raguinite

IMA status:
Approved
Strunz 8th ed.:
2/C.05-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
2.CB.60

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
Dana 8th ed.:
2.9.9.1

2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:
3.5.15

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl

Physical Properties of Raguinite

Lustre:
Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):
Opaque
Colour:
Bright bronze
Density:
6.4(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    6.29 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemical Properties of Raguinite

Formula:
TlFeS2
Elements listed in formula:
Fe, S, Tl - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Raguinite

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.40(5) Å, b = 10.44(5) Å, c = 5.26(5) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.188 : 1 : 0.504
Unit Cell Volume:
V 680.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
8
X-Ray Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
4.17 (s)
3.35 (s)
3.26 (ms)
2.89 (vvs)
2.64 (ms)

Type Occurrence of Raguinite

Type Locality:
Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
General Appearance of Type Material:
pseudomorphs of unknown mineral
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
VrbaiteRealgarOrpimentLorándite

Relationship of Raguinite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.CB.AgmantiniteAg2MnSnS4
2.CB.05aColoradoiteHgTe
2.CB.05aHawleyiteCdS
2.CB.05aMetacinnabarHgS
2.CB.05cPolhemusite(Zn,Hg)S
2.CB.05bSakuraiite(Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4
2.CB.05aSphaleriteZnS
2.CB.05aStilleiteZnSe
2.CB.05aTiemanniteHgSe
2.CB.05UM1998-15-S:CuFeZnCu2Fe3Zn5S10
2.CB.05aRudashevskyite(Fe,Zn)S
2.CB.10aChalcopyriteCu1+Fe3+S2
2.CB.10aEskeborniteCuFeSe2
2.CB.10aGalliteCuGaS2
2.CB.10bHaycockiteCu4Fe5S8
2.CB.10aLenaiteAgFeS2
2.CB.10bMooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
2.CB.10bPutoraniteCu1.1Fe1.2S2
2.CB.10aRoquesiteCuInS2
2.CB.10bTalnakhiteCu9Fe8S16
2.CB.10aLaforêtiteAgInS2
2.CB.15aČernýiteCu2CdSnS4
2.CB.15aFerrokësteriteCu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4
2.CB.15aHocartiteAg2FeSnS4
2.CB.15aIdaiteCu3FeS4
2.CB.15aKësteriteCu2ZnSnS4
2.CB.15aKuramiteCu3SnS4
2.CB.15bMohiteCu2SnS3
2.CB.15aPirquitasiteAg2ZnSnS4
2.CB.15aStanniteCu2FeSnS4
2.CB.15cStannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12
2.CB.15aVelikiteCu2HgSnS4
2.CB.15cUM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZnCu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?)
2.CB.20ChatkaliteCu6FeSn2S8
2.CB.20MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
2.CB.30ColusiteCu12VAs3S16
2.CB.30GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
2.CB.30GermanocolusiteCu13VGe3S16
2.CB.30NekrasoviteCu13VSn3S16
2.CB.30StibiocolusiteCu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16
2.CB.30OvamboiteCu10Fe3WGe3S16
2.CB.30MaikainiteCu10Fe3MoGe3S16
2.CB.35aHemusiteCu41+Cu22+SnMoS8
2.CB.35aKiddcreekiteCu6WSnS8
2.CB.35aPolkovicite(Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4
2.CB.35aRenierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
2.CB.35aVincienniteCu10Fe4SnAsS16
2.CB.35aMorozeviczitePb3Ge1-xS4
2.CB.35bCatamarcaiteCu6GeWS8
2.CB.40LautiteCuAsS
2.CB.45CadmoseliteCdSe
2.CB.45GreenockiteCdS
2.CB.45WurtziteZnS
2.CB.45RambergiteMnS
2.CB.45Buseckite(Fe,Zn,Mn)S
2.CB.55aCubaniteCuFe2S3
2.CB.55bIsocubaniteCuFe2S3
2.CB.60PicotpauliteTlFe2S3
2.CB.65ArgentopyriteAgFe2S3
2.CB.65SternbergiteAgFe2S3
2.CB.70SulvaniteCu3VS4
2.CB.75VulcaniteCuTe
2.CB.80EmpressiteAgTe
2.CB.85MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
3.5.1CinnabarHgS
3.5.2HypercinnabarHgS
3.5.3MetacinnabarHgS
3.5.4ImiteriteAg2HgS2
3.5.5TiemanniteHgSe
3.5.6BalkaniteAg5Cu9HgS8
3.5.7Danielsite(Cu,Ag)14HgS8
3.5.8ColoradoiteHgTe
3.5.9GortdrumiteCu18FeHg6S16
3.5.10Polhemusite(Zn,Hg)S
3.5.11CarliniteTl2S
3.5.12CrookesiteCu7TlSe4
3.5.13SabatieriteCu6TlSe4
3.5.14PicotpauliteTlFe2S3
3.5.16Thalcusite(Cu,Fe)4Tl2S4
3.5.17BukoviteCu4Tl2Se4
3.5.18GalliteCuGaS2
3.5.19RoquesiteCuInS2
3.5.20InditeFeIn2S4

Other Names for Raguinite

Synonyms:

IMA1968-022

Name in Other Languages:
German:Raguinit
Simplified Chinese:硫铁铊矿
Spanish:Raguinita

Other Information

Other Information:
Very slowly attacked by dilute HNO3
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 Raguinite

Reference List:
Laurent Y, Picot P, Pierrot R, Permingeat F, Ivanov T (1969) La raguinite, TlFeS2, une nouvelle espèce minérale et le problème de l'allcharite. Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 92, 38-48

Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names. American Mineralogist (1969): 54: 1495.

Monatshefte für Chemie: 110: 1045-1055.

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    Localities for Raguinite

    This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) indicates first recorded locality for everything else. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    China
     
    • Guizhou Province
      • Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Xingren Co.
    		Zhang Zhong, Zhang Baogui, Hu Jing, Yao Linbo, and Tian Yifu (2007): Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 50(3), 359-370.
    Republic of Macedonia (TL)
     
    • Kavadarci
      • Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan)
    		Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1969) 92, 38-48 and 237; MinRec 8:390, 9:113, 24:443; Percival, T.J. & Radtke, A.S. (1994): Sedimentary-rock-hosted disseminated gold mineralization in the Alšar district, Macedonia. Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 649-655.; Boevl, B., Bermanec, V., Serafimovski, T., Lepitkoval, S., & Mikulcic, S. (2001). Allchar Mineral Assemblage. Geologica Macedonica, Vol. 15-16, p. 1-23 (2001-2002) Suppl
    Lechner Alois; Pavićević, M. K. (1988). Lorandite from Allchar—A low energy solar neutrino dosimeter. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 271(2), 287-296.
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Binn Valley
        • Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld)
    		N. Meisser EDXS and XRD, March 2017; Ph. Roth EDXS, Aug. 2016 (s. http://fglb.clubdesk.ch/www)
    USA
     
    • Utah
      • Tooele Co.
        • Oquirrh Mts
          • Mercur District (Camp Floyd District)
            • South Mercur Pit
    		Utah Geo Assoc. Pub 18:78; American Mineralogist, Volume 76, pages 653-656, 1991
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