Rickardite

Rickardite, etc.

Good Hope Mine, Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

Rickardite

Hilltop Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Rickardite

Good Hope Mine, Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

Rickardite, etc.

Good Hope Mine, Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

Rickardite

Hilltop Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Rickardite

Good Hope Mine, Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

Rickardite, etc.

Good Hope Mine, Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

Rickardite

Hilltop Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

About RickarditeHide

Thomas A. Rickard

Formula:

Cu₇Te₅

Colour:

Red-violet (fresh), darkens

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

3½

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named after Thomas Arthur Rickard (1864–1953), mining engineer and Editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal, New York and London.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Good Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000047	Rickardite	Forman S A, Peacock M A (1949) Crystal structure of rickardite, Cu4-xTe2 American Mineralogist 34 441-451		1949		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Rickardite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Forman S A' 'Peacock M A' _journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist' _journal_volume 34 _journal_year 1949 _journal_page_first 441 _journal_page_last 451 _publ_section_title ; Crystal structure of rickardite, Cu4-xTe2 ; _database_code_amcsd 0000047 _chemical_formula_sum 'Cu1.4 Te' _cell_length_a 3.98 _cell_length_b 3.98 _cell_length_c 6.12 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 96.943 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 7.419 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 4/n m m' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2-y,1/2-x,z' 'y,x,-z' 'y,-x,-z' '1/2-y,1/2+x,z' 'x,-y,z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,-z' '-x,-y,z' '1/2+y,1/2+x,z' '-y,-x,-z' '-y,x,-z' '1/2+y,1/2-x,z' '-x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_occupancy Cu1 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 Cu2 0.00000 0.50000 0.27000 0.40000 Te 0.00000 0.50000 0.71500 1.00000

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - 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). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Australia
Western Australia Coolgardie Shire ⓘ Kambalda	Econ.Geol.: 83; 395-404
East Pilbara Shire Nullagine ⓘ Blue Spec Mine (Golden Spec; Gold Spec; Northern Lode; Southern Lode)	Mock, C., Elliott, B.G., Ewers, G.R., Lorenz, R.P. (1987), Gold deposits of Western Australia, BMR Datafile (MINDEP), Resource Deposit 3, Department of Primary Industries and Energy/ Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology Geophysics, Commonwealth Government of Australia, 1987
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire Kalgoorlie-Boulder Golden Mile Mines ⓘ North Kalgurli Gold Mine	Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p488
Bolivia
La Paz Aroma Province Laurani District ⓘ Laurani Mine	USGS Bulletin # 1975, p. 255.
Bulgaria
Pazardzhik Province Panagyurishte Municipality Levski ⓘ Radka Mine	Tsonev, D., Popov, K., Kanazirski, M., Strashimirov, S. 2000. Radka ore field. In: Strashimirov, S., Popov, P. (Eds.), Geology and Metallogeny of the Panagyurishte Ore Region (Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria). ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Guide to excursions (A and C), 32-39.
Canada
British Columbia Omineca Mining Division ⓘ Grotto Group	R. M. Thompson (1954) Mineral occurrences in Western Canada. American Mineralogist 39:525-528; British Columbia Geological Survey, Minfile database.
Northwest Territories North Slave Region Yellowknife ⓘ Con Mine	RIDLAND, G. C (1941): Mineralogy of the Negus and Con Mines, Yellowknife, Northwest
ⓘ Giant Yellowknife Mine (Giant Mine)	COLEMAN, L.C. (1953) Mineralogy of the Yellowknife Bay are, N.W.T. American Mineralogist 38, 506-527.
ⓘ Negus Mine	RIDLAND, G. C (1941): Mineralogy of the Negus and Con Mines, Yellowknife, Northwest
Ontario Timiskaming District Bannockburn Township ⓘ Ashley Mine	Econ.Geol.: 83; 395-404
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda TE ⓘ Horne Mine (Noranda Mine)	Sabina (2003) 66.
ⓘ Robb-Montbray Mine	Econ.Geol.: 83; 395-404
Chile
Coquimbo Elqui Province ⓘ El Indio deposit	Jannas, R.R., Beane, R.E., Ahler, B.A., Brosnahan, D.R. (1990) Gold and copper mineralization at the El Indio deposit, Chile. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 36, 233-266.
China
Henan Sanmenxia Lingbao City ⓘ Tonggou Au deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au deposit)	Shuzhang Tian, Jingyu Chen, and Xiumei Li (1993): Gold Geology 5(4), 54-58; Shuzhang Tian, Jingyu Chen, and Xiumei Li (1994): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 14(3), 241-246
Xinjiang Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture) Yizhou District Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt ⓘ Tuwu Mine	http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/PorCu.txt
Czech Republic
Plzeň Region Tachov District Tachov ⓘ Oldřichov (Ullersreith)	Economic Geology 92 (1997) 468-484.
El Salvador
La Unión Department Santa Rosa de Lima ⓘ San Sebastian mine	American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 272-273
Ghana
Western Region Ashanti gold belt Obuasi ⓘ Ashanti Mine	Mineralogical Magazine 1990 54 : 617-627; Bonev, I. K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2005). Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol.(Bulg. Acad. Sci.), 42, 1-22.
Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Lavrion mining district Plaka Plaka Mines ⓘ Adami Mine No. 2	Kolitsch, U., Rieck, B. and Voudouris, P. (2015): Mineralogy and genesis of the Lavrion ore deposit: new insights from the study of ore and accessory minerals. MinPet 2015, Leoben, Austria, September 10-13; abstract in Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 161, 66.; Rieck, B., Kolitsch, U., Voudouris, P., Giester, G. and Tzeferis, P. (2018): Weitere Neufunde aus Lavrion, Griechenland. Mineralien-Welt 29 (5), 32-77 (in German).
South Aegean Tinos Tinos Island ⓘ Panormos Bay	Economic Geology 102 (2007) 1269-1294.; Bonev, I. K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2005). Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol.(Bulg. Acad. Sci.), 42, 1-22.
Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Ishikari Subprefecture Sapporo City Nishi-ku ⓘ Kobetsuzawa mine (Obetsuzawa mine)	石橋正夫. (1956). Some Tellurium Minerals from the Kobetsuzawa Mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido. 鉱物学雜誌, 2(6), 447-457.; Nakata et al (1989) Mineralogical Magazine, 53, 387-388
ⓘ Teine mine	Watanabe (1934) Ganseki-Koubutsu-Koshogaku Zasshi, 11, 213-220.; 島倉広至, 三浦貴生, 浜根大輔, 松枝大治, & 三浦裕行. (2015). 北海道手稲鉱山産 Te, Bi, As 鉱物. 北海道大学地球物理学研究報告, 78, 19-35.
Shizuoka Prefecture Shimoda City Rendaiji ⓘ Kawazu mine (Rendaiji mine; Rendaizi mine)	Int Geol Congr (2008) Oslo. MRD-09; Okamoto collection (curated at the Geological Survey museum, Japan)
Wakayama Prefecture Iwade city ⓘ Yamasaki-Hyakuzan-Matsumoto mine	Manabe Minerals specimens; Alfredo Petrov collection
Kazakhstan
East Kazakhstan Kurshim ⓘ Manka Au deposit	Глоба В.А. Месторождение Манка - новый геолого-промышленный тип месторождений золота. // Изв. НАН РК, Сер. геол. 2006, 5(403), с.20-28.
Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality ⓘ Moctezuma	Lapis 2001(1), 11-40
ⓘ Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine)	Bonev, I.K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N.J., Ciobanu, C.L. (2005) Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences): 42: 1-22.
Russia
Kabardino-Balkaria Baksan Valley ⓘ Tyrnyauz Mo-W deposit (Tyrny Auz deposit)	Parada, S. G., & Stolyarov, V. V. (2012, August). Relation of gold mineralization on the northern flank of the Tyrnyauz deposit to intrusive complexes, Kabardino-Balkar Republic. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 445, No. 2, pp. 939-942). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
Kamchatka Krai Central Kamchatka mining district ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit)	Andreeva, E. D., Matsueda, H., Okrugin, V. M., Takahashi, R., & Ono, S. (2013). Au–Ag–Te Mineralization of the Low‐Sulfidation Epithermal Aginskoe Deposit, Central Kamchatka, Russia. Resource Geology, 63(4), 337-349.
ⓘ Ozernovskoe deposit	V.A. Kovalenker, O.Yu. Plotinskaya (2005): Te and Se mineralogy of Ozernovskoe and Prasolovskoe epithermal gold deposits, Kuril – Kamchatka volcanic belt. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology 43, 118-123. [http://www.geology.bas.bg/mineralogy/gmp_files/gmp43/Kovalenker.pdf]; Spiridonov, E. M., Filimonov, S. V., & Bryzgalov, I. A. (2009, April). Solid solution fisnhesserite-naumannite (Ag, Au) 2 Se in ores of the volcanogenic gold deposit Ozernovskoye, Kamchatka. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 425, No. 2, pp. 415-418). SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
Saudi Arabia
Tabuk Region Wejh ⓘ Mahd Adh Dhahab Mine (Mahad Dahahab Mine; Cradle of Gold Mine)	Econ.Geol.: 83; 395-404
Slovakia
Prešov Region Prešov District Zlatá Baňa ⓘ Zlatá Baňa deposit	Duda et. all.,1981:Minerály severnej časti Slanských vrchov. Min.Slovca,Monografia 2,Bratislava, 98 p
ⓘ Base metal deposit	Ďuďa R., Baláž B. (2001): Minerály na ložiskách zlatobanského stratovulkánu. Minerál, 9, 4, 248-269 (in Slovak).
South Africa
Northern Cape Namakwa ⓘ Okiep Copper District	Cairncross, B. (2004): History of The Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Mineralogical Record 35(4) 289-317.
USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.:65
Calumet and Arizona group of claims (Calumet and Arizona Mining Company group of claims) ⓘ Briggs Mine (Calumet and Arizona Mine)	American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 272-273
ⓘ Calumet and Arizona Mine (Junction Mine; Junction shaft)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 355; Crawford, W.P. (1930), Notes on Rickardite, a new occurrence, Am.Min.: 15: 272-273; Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153: 17; Moore, R.T. (1953), Minerals and Metals of Increasing Interest, Rare and Radioactive Minerals, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 163: 19.
ⓘ Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 248, 355; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436; Criddle, A.J., et al (1983), Henryite, a new copper-silver telluride from Bisbee, AZ, Bull. Min.: 106: 511-517.; Bonev, I. K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2005). Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol.(Bulg. Acad. Sci.), 42, 1-22.
ⓘ Joe Mine (Joe shaft)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 212-213.
ⓘ Little Joe Mine (Little Joe shaft)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 355.
California Inyo Co. Darwin Hills Darwin Mining District Darwin ⓘ Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine)	Econ.Geol.: 83; 395-404
Colorado Boulder Co. Gold Hill Mining District ⓘ Cold Springs Group (Times Tunnel; Hoodoo; Horsefal; Haddock; Crown; King; Wolf Tongue; Red Cloud)	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel
Jamestown Mining District ⓘ Buena Mine	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel
ⓘ Last Chance Occurrence (Pine Shade)	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel
Magnolia Mining District ⓘ Poorman Mine (1)	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel
Sugarloaf Mining District ⓘ Potato Patch Mine	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel; William Crowley Kelly, Edwin Newell Goddard (1969) Telluride Ores of Boulder County, Colorado. GSA Memoir 109.
Custer Co. Rosita Mining District ⓘ Lucille Mine	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel
Gunnison Co. Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District) Vulcan ⓘ Good Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine) (TL)	Ford, W.E. (1903) Rickardite, a new mineral. American Journal of Science: 165: 69-70.
ⓘ Vulcan Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Lake Co. Alicante Buckeye Gulch ⓘ Unnamed drill core	Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
Saguache Co. Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District) Bonanza ⓘ Empress Josephine Mine (Empress Josephine claim; Boss Mammoth claim)	Dana 7:I:199.; American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 272-273
New Mexico Doña Ana Co. Organ Mountains ⓘ Organ Mining District	Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. rev. ed. (1996)
ⓘ Hilltop Mine	Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
ⓘ Rickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine)	Northrop, S.A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico. 3rd ed., University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 346 pages. ; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Utah Juab Co. Mammoth North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine) ⓘ Upper dumps	Collected and analyzed by Joy Desor.
Utah Co. ⓘ Trixie Mine (Trixie shaft; Old Trump prospect)	Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne. SEM-EDS confirmed by Rob Bowell.
Uzbekistan
Tashkent Okhangaron District ⓘ Kockbulak mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te deposit)	Plotinskaya, O. Y., Kovalenker, V. A., Seltmann, R., & Stanley, C. J. (2006). Te and Se mineralogy of the high-sulfidation Kochbulak and Kairagach epithermal gold telluride deposits (Kurama Ridge, Middle Tien Shan, Uzbekistan). Mineralogy and Petrology, 87(3-4), 187-207.; Kovalenker, V. A., Safonov, Y. G., Naumov, V. B., & Rusinov, V. L. (1997). The Epithermal Gold-Telluride Kochbulak Deposit. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 39, 107-128.
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Kadoma District ⓘ Commoner Mine	Econ.Geol.: 83; 395-404; Bonev, I. K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2005). Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol.(Bulg. Acad. Sci.), 42, 1-22.