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Pavonite Homologous Series

A group of related mineral species

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Cupropavonite, etc.

Missouri Mine, Hall Valley, Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA

Benjaminite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Benjaminite

Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Cupropavonite, etc.

Missouri Mine, Hall Valley, Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA

Benjaminite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Benjaminite

Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Cupropavonite, etc.

Missouri Mine, Hall Valley, Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA

Benjaminite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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About Pavonite Homologous SeriesHide

A group of complex sulfosalts.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

39446

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:39446:4

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7918a46d-f6c7-4428-a359-a409f52c676b

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0005170	Benjaminite	Makovicky E, Mumme W G (1979) The crystal structure of benjaminite Cu.5Pb.4Ag2.3Bi6.8S12 The Canadian Mineralogist 17 607-618	1979		293
0006188	Makovickyite	Topa D, Makovicky E, Balic-Zunic T (2008) What is the reason for the doubled unit-cell volumes of copper-lead-rich pavonite homologues? The crystal structures of cupromakovickyite and makovickyite The Canadian Mineralogist 46 515-523	2008	Felbertal, Austria	293
0005141	Pavonite	Makovicky E, Mumme W G, Watts J A (1977) The crystal structure of synthetic pavonite, AgBi3S5, and the definition of the pavonite homologous series The Canadian Mineralogist 15 339-348	1977		293
0006187	Cupromakovickyite	Topa D, Makovicky E, Balic-Zunic T (2008) What is the reason for the doubled unit-cell volumes of copper-lead-rich pavonite homologues? The crystal structures of cupromakovickyite and makovickyite The Canadian Mineralogist 46 515-523	2008	Baita Bihor, Romania	293
0019215	Cupromakopavonite	Topa D, Makovicky E, Ilinca G, Dittrich H (2012) Cupromakopavonite, Cu8Ag3Pb4Bi19S38, a new mineral species, its crystal structure and the cupropavonite homologous series The Canadian Mineralogist 50 295-312	2012	the scheelite deposit Felbertal, Salzburg Province, Austria	293
0006280	Dantopaite	Makovicky E, Paar W H, Putz H, Zagler G (2010) Dantopaite, Ag5Bi13S22, the 6P natural member of the pavonite homologous series, from Erzwies, Austria The Canadian Mineralogist 48 467-481	2010	Erzwies, Austria	293

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 The crystal structure of benjaminite Cu.5Pb.4Ag2.3Bi6.8S12
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Ag2.3 Cu.5 Bi6.7 Pb.4 S12'
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_cell_length_c 20.209
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 103.32
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1064.425
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.701
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 1 2/m 1'
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AgMe1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000
CuMe1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000
BiMe2   0.75990   0.00000   0.09130   1.00000
BiMe3   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000
AgMe4   0.69580   0.00000   0.40920   0.70000
BiMe4   0.69580   0.00000   0.40920   0.30000
PbMe4   0.69580   0.00000   0.40920   0.20000
BiMe5   0.38560   0.00000   0.31930   1.00000
BiMe6   0.07810   0.00000   0.22830   0.80000
AgMe6   0.07810   0.00000   0.22830   0.20000
S1   0.85940   0.50000   0.02790   1.00000
S2   0.61700   0.50000   0.10800   1.00000
S3   0.84610   0.50000   0.46330   1.00000
S4   0.53960   0.50000   0.36980   1.00000
S5   0.24070   0.50000   0.28320   1.00000
S6   0.93020   0.50000   0.19850   1.00000
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AgMe1 0.00848 0.14300 0.04114 0.00000 -0.00129 0.00000
CuMe1 0.00848 0.14300 0.04114 0.00000 -0.00129 0.00000
BiMe2 0.01951 0.05824 0.01959 0.00000 -0.00387 0.00000
BiMe3 0.02121 0.05446 0.01959 0.00000 -0.00387 0.00000
AgMe4 0.02630 0.06344 0.02939 0.00000 0.00387 0.00000
BiMe4 0.02630 0.06344 0.02939 0.00000 0.00387 0.00000
PbMe4 0.02630 0.06344 0.02939 0.00000 0.00387 0.00000
BiMe5 0.01612 0.06621 0.02547 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
BiMe6 0.02885 0.07544 0.02939 0.00000 0.00516 0.00000
AgMe6 0.02885 0.07544 0.02939 0.00000 0.00516 0.00000
S1 0.00255 0.01947 0.03722 0.00000 0.00645 0.00000
S2 0.03733 0.05362 0.00588 0.00000 0.01031 0.00000
S3 0.03818 0.03189 0.01763 0.00000 0.00129 0.00000
S4 0.01867 0.02719 0.02351 0.00000 -0.00645 0.00000
S5 0.03903 0.10255 0.02939 0.00000 -0.00902 0.00000
S6 0.00339 0.08300 0.02351 0.00000 -0.00774 0.00000

Synonyms of Pavonite Homologous SeriesHide

Pavonite Group

Relationship of Pavonite Homologous Series to other SpeciesHide

Group Members:

Benjaminite	Ag₃Bi₇S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Cupromakopavonite	Ag₃Cu₈Pb₄Bi₁₉S₃₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Cupromakovickyite	Cu₄AgPb₂Bi₉S₁₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Cupropavonite	Cu_0.9Ag_0.5Pb_0.6Bi_2.5S₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Dantopaite	Ag₅Bi₁₃S₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Luboržákite	Mn₂AsSbS₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Makovickyite	Cu_1.12Ag_0.81Pb_0.27Bi_5.35S₉	Mon. 2/m
Mummeite	Cu_0.58Ag_3.11Pb_1.10Bi_6.65S₁₃	Mon.
Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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References for Pavonite Homologous SeriesHide

Reference List:

Harris, D. C. & Chen, T. T. (1975): The crystal structure of synthetic pavonite, AgBi3S5, and the definition of the pavonite homologous series. Canadian Mineralogist 15, 339-348.

Chang, Luke L. Y., Daqing Wu, , Knowles, Charles R. (1988) Phase relations in the system Ag2S-Cu2S-PbS-Bi2S3. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 405-418 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.405

Mumme, W. G. (1990): A note on the occurrence, composition, and crystal structures of pavonite homologous series members 4P, 6P, and 8P. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1990, 193-204.

Ilinca, G. & Makovicky, E. (1999): X-ray powder diffraction properties of pavonite homologues. European Journal of Mineralogy 11, 691-708.

Makovicky, E. (2006): Crystal structures of sulfides and other chalcogenides. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry 61, 7-125.

Perez-Mato, J.M., Elcoro, Luis, Makovicky, Emil, Topa, Dan, Petříček, Václav, Madariaga, Gotzon (2013) Conspicuous variation of the lattice unit cell in the pavonite homologous series and its relation with cation/anion occupational modulations. Materials Research Bulletin, 48 (6) 2166-2174 doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2013.02.008

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