Vasilite
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About Vasilite
Formula:
(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Colour:
Steel-gray
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
5 - 5½
Specific Gravity:
8.796 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named by Atanas Y. Atanasov in 1990 in honor of his father, Vasil Atanasov (8 April 1933, Lisets, Lovech, Bulgaria - 27 February 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria), Associate Professor of Mineralogy, Higher Institute of Mining and Geology, Sofia, Bulgaria.
This page provides mineralogical data about Vasilite.
Classification of Vasilite
Approved
Approval year:
1989
First published:
1990
2/A.06-05
2.BC.25
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
C : With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
C : With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc.
2.16.22.1
2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
3.12.14
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals
Physical Properties of Vasilite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Steel-gray
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
5 - 5½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN10=467.2 - 505.9 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
8.796(2) g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Vasilite
Bireflectance:
None
Reflectivity:
| 470nm | R=41.2% |
| 546nm | R=37.7% |
| 589nm | R=38.6% |
| 650nm | R=43.1% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 43.1%.
Colour in reflected light:
Creamy with a yellowish tint
Internal Reflections:
None
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Chemical Properties of Vasilite
Formula:
(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Vasilite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.922(1) Å
Unit Cell V:
710.21 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Crystal Structure
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0014138 | Vasilite | Matkovic P, El Boragy M, Schubert K (1976) Kristallstruktur von Pd16S7 Journal of the Less-Common Metals 50 165-176 | 1976 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.64 Å | (80) |
| 2.389 Å | (100) |
| 2.100 Å | (80) |
| 1.446 Å | (80) |
| 1.214 Å | (70) |
| 1.010 Å | (70) |
Type Occurrence of Vasilite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Irregular or platy grains to 100 microns
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Heavy mineral concentrates from clastic sediments
Reference:
Atanasov, A.V. (1990) Vasilite, (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7, a new mineral species from Novoseltsi, Bulgaria. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 687-689.
Synonyms of Vasilite
Other Language Names for Vasilite
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 2.BC. | UM2004-45-Se:AgHgPd | (Ag,Cu)6Hg2Pd2Se3 | |
| 2.BC. | Coldwellite | Pd3Ag2S | Iso. 4 3 2 : P43 3 2 |
| 2.BC.05 | Palladseite | Pd17Se15 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
| 2.BC.05 | Miassite | Rh17S15 | Iso. |
| 2.BC.05 | UM2000-47-S:CuFePdPt | PtPd(Fe,Cu)S | |
| 2.BC.10 | Oosterboschite | (Pd,Cu)7Se5 | Orth. |
| 2.BC.15 | Chrisstanleyite | Ag2Pd3Se4 | Mon. |
| 2.BC.15 | Jagüéite | Cu2Pd3Se4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 2.BC.20 | Keithconnite | Pd20Te7 | Trig. |
| 2.BC.30 | Telluropalladinite | Pd9Te4 | Mon. |
| 2.BC.35 | Luberoite | Pt5Se4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 2.BC.40 | Oulankaite | (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 | Tet. |
| 2.BC.45 | Telargpalite | (Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi) | Iso. |
| 2.BC.50 | Temagamite | Pd3HgTe3 | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
| 2.BC.55 | Sopcheite | Ag4Pd3Te4 | Orth. |
| 2.BC.60 | Laflammeite | Pd3Pb2S2 | Mon. |
| 2.BC.65 | Tischendorfite | Pd8Hg3Se9 | Orth. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 3.12.1 | Seinäjokite | (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 | Orth. |
| 3.12.2 | Laurite | RuS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
| 3.12.3 | Ruthenarsenite | (Ru,Ni)As | Orth. |
| 3.12.4 | Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 | Orth. |
| 3.12.5 | Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS | Mon. |
| 3.12.6 | Xingzhongite | Pb2+Ir3+2S4 | Iso. |
| 3.12.7 | Rhodplumsite | Rh3Pb2S2 | Trig. |
| 3.12.8 | Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 3.12.9 | Konderite | Cu3Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
| 3.12.10 | Bowieite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| 3.12.11 | Cherepanovite | RhAs | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
| 3.12.12 | Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) |
| 3.12.13 | Vysotskite | (Pd,Ni)S | Tet. |
| 3.12.15 | Palladseite | Pd17Se15 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
| 3.12.16 | Oosterboschite | (Pd,Cu)7Se5 | Orth. |
| 3.12.17 | Telluropalladinite | Pd9Te4 | Mon. |
| 3.12.18 | Temagamite | Pd3HgTe3 | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
| 3.12.19 | Sopcheite | Ag4Pd3Te4 | Orth. |
| 3.12.20 | Michenerite | PdBiTe | Iso. 2 3 : P21 3 |
| 3.12.21 | Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) | Hex. |
| 3.12.22 | Telargpalite | (Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi) | Iso. |
| 3.12.23 | Merenskyite | PdTe2 | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
| 3.12.24 | Palladoarsenide | Pd2As | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
| 3.12.25 | Stillwaterite | Pd8As3 | Trig. |
| 3.12.26 | Atheneite | Pd2As0.75Hg0.25 | Hex. 6 m2 : P62m |
| 3.12.27 | Majakite | PdNiAs | Hex. |
| 3.12.28 | Palarstanide | Pd5(Sn,As)2 | Hex. |
| 3.12.29 | Arsenopalladinite | Pd8(As,Sb)3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 3.12.30 | Vincentite | Pd3As | Tet. |
| 3.12.31 | Palladobismutharsenide | Pd2(As,Bi) | Orth. |
| 3.12.32 | Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 | Hex. |
| 3.12.33 | Hexatestibiopanickelite | (Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) | Hex. |
| 3.12.34 | Sudburyite | PdSb | Hex. |
| 3.12.35 | Testibiopalladite | PdTe(Sb,Te) | Iso. |
| 3.12.36 | Borovskite | Pd3SbTe4 | Iso. |
| 3.12.37 | Isomertieite | Pd11Sb2As2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 3.12.38 | Mertieite-I | Pd11(Sb,As)4 | Hex. |
| 3.12.39 | Mertieite-II | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c |
| 3.12.40 | Sobolevskite | PdBi | Hex. |
| 3.12.41 | Froodite | α-PdBi2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 3.12.42 | Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) | Orth. mm2 : Cmc21 |
| 3.12.43 | Urvantsevite | Pd(Bi,Pb)2 | Tet. |
| 3.12.44 | Cooperite | PtS | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mmc |
| 3.12.45 | Braggite | (Pt,Pd,Ni)S | Tet. |
| 3.12.46 | Kharaelakhite | (Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm |
| 3.12.47 | Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. |
| 3.12.48 | Moncheite | (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 | Trig. |
| 3.12.49 | Maslovite | PtBiTe | Iso. 2 3 : P21 3 |
| 3.12.50 | Sperrylite | PtAs2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
| 3.12.51 | Platarsite | PtAsS | Iso. |
| 3.12.52 | Geversite | PtSb2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
| 3.12.53 | Daomanite | CuPtAsS2 | Orth. |
| 3.12.54 | Genkinite | (Pt,Pd,Rh)4Sb3 | Tet. 4 2 2 |
| 3.12.55 | Stumpflite | PtSb | Hex. |
| 3.12.56 | Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
| 3.12.57 | Erlichmanite | OsS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
| 3.12.58 | Omeiite | (Os,Ru)As2 | Orth. |
| 3.12.59 | Osarsite | (Os,Ru)AsS | Mon. |
| 3.12.60 | Kashinite | (Ir,Rh)2S3 | Orth. |
| 3.12.61 | Inaglyite | Cu3Pb(Ir,Pt)8S16 | Hex. |
| 3.12.62 | Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 3.12.63 | Iridarsenite | (Ir,Ru)As2 | Mon. |
| 3.12.64 | Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS | Iso. |
| 3.12.65 | Tolovkite | IrSbS | 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 Vasilite
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Matković, P., El-Boragy, M., Schubert, K. (1976) Kristallstruktur von Pd16S7. Journal of the Less-Common Metals: 50: 165-176.
Atanasov, A.V. (1990) Vasilite, (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7, a new mineral species from Novoseltsi, Bulgaria. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 687-689.
Jambor, J.L., Vanko, D.A. (1991) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 76: 1434-1440.
Internet Links for Vasilite
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Localities for Vasilite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Bulgaria (TL) | |
| Atanasov, A.V. (1990). "Vasilite (PdCu)16(STe)17 a new mineral species from Novoseltsi Bulgaria." Canadian Mineralogist, 28(3),pp:687-690. |
Canada | |
| Mcdonald, A.M., Cabri, L.J., Stanley, C.J., Good, D.J., Redpath, J., Lane, G., Spratt, J. & Ames, D.E. (2015) Coldwellite, Pd3Ag2S, a new mineral species from the Marathon deposit, Coldwell complex, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 53, 1-13. |
| Yana Fedortchouk, William LeBarge, Andrei Y. Barkov, Luca Fedele, Robert J. Bodnar, and Robert F. Martin (2010) Platinum-group minerals from a placer deposit in Burwash Creek, Kluane area, Yukon Territory, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist (June 2010), 48(3):583-596 |
Greece | |
| Tsoupas, G., & Economou-Eliopoulos, M. (2008). High PGE contents and extremely abundant PGE-minerals hosted in chromitites from the Veria ophiolite complex, northern Greece. Ore Geology Reviews, 33(1), 3-19. |
| Kapsiotis, A. N. (2013). Genesis of chromitites from Korydallos, Pindos Ophiolite Complex, Greece, based on spinel chemistry and PGE-mineralogy. Journal of Geosciences, 58(1), 49-69. |
Greenland | |
| Mineralogical Magazine, August 2004, Vol. 68(4), pp. 615–632; Nielsen, T. F., Andersen, J. Ø., Holness, M. B., Keiding, J. K., Rudashevsky, N. S., Rudashevsky, V. N., ... & Veksler, I. V. (2015). The Skaergaard PGE and gold deposit: the result of in situ fractionation, sulphide saturation, and magma chamber-scale precious metal redistribution by immiscible Fe-rich melt. Journal of Petrology, 56(8), 1643-1676. |
Russia | |
| S.N. Britvin, N.S. Rudashevsky, A.N. Bogdanova, D.K. Shcherbachev (2001) Miassite Rh17S15, a new mineral from a placer of the Miass River, Urals. Zap. Vseross. Mineral. Obshch., 130(2), 41–45 (in Russian, English abs.). |
| Tolstykh, N.D., Sidorov, E., Laajoki, K., Krivenko, A., Podlipskiy, M. (2000) The association of platinum-group minerals in placers of the Pustaya River, Kamchatka, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist: 38: 1251-1264. |
| 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Platinum-group minerals in the PGE deposit of the Fedorovo-Pansky layered intrusion, Kola Peninsula |
Slovakia | |
| Radvanec, M., & Uher, P. (2016). Platinum-group minerals in metapyroxenite from Jasov, Meliatic Unit, Slovakia. Acta Geol. Slov., 8, 2, 195, 201. |
South Africa | |
| The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 1711-1734 (2005) |
Konstantinovo, Kameno, Burgas Province, Bulgaria