Aurostibite

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Aurostibite

Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

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Classification of AurostibiteHide

Physical Properties of AurostibiteHide

Optical Data of AurostibiteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Type:

Isotropic

Reflectivity:

400nm	R=56.4%
420nm	R=57.2%
440nm	R=57.9%
460nm	R=58.6%
480nm	R=59.1%
500nm	R=59.6%
520nm	R=60.0%
540nm	R=60.3%
560nm	R=60.6%
580nm	R=61.0%
600nm	R=61.3%
620nm	R=61.5%
640nm	R=61.6%
660nm	R=61.5%
680nm	R=61.4%
700nm	R=61.2%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 61.6%.

Colour in reflected light:

Galena like with pinkish tinge.

Chemical Properties of AurostibiteHide

Crystallography of AurostibiteHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Type Occurrence of AurostibiteHide

Other Language Names for AurostibiteHide

Relationship of Aurostibite to other SpeciesHide

Common AssociatesHide

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Localities for AurostibiteHide

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.

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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
New South Wales Sandon Co. ⓘ Hillgrove	Ashley, P.M., Cook, N.D.J., Hill, R.L. (1990) Occurrence and significance of aurosibite in the Au-Sb ore from Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia. Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Vol. 12, pp. 539-551.
Victoria City of Greater Bendigo Costerfield ⓘ Alison Reef	Hawkins, I.E. (1980). The stibnite gold association in Victoria.Thesis (M.Sc) - La Trobe University. Submitted to the Dept. of Geology, School of Physical Sciences.
Mount Alexander Shire ⓘ Maldon	Cristiana Ciobanu & Bill Birch 2008, Gold-Bismuth-Tellurium Mineralisation at Maldon, Victoria, Australia: A Classic Locality Revisited, Sixth Iinternational Conference, Mineralogy and Museums; Ciobanu, C. L., Birch, W. D., Cook, N. J., Pring, A., & Grundler, P. V. (2010). Petrogenetic significance of Au–Bi–Te–S associations: the example of Maldon, Central Victorian gold province, Australia. Lithos, 116(1), 1-17.
Strathbogie Shire ⓘ Nagambie	Handbook of Mineralogy
Western Australia 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 ⓘ Kundana Goldfield	Pasi Eilu (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining 2003 Rovaniemi, Finland December 2003
Bolivia
Potosí Department Antonio Quijarro Province ⓘ Carma Mine (Kharma Mine)	Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa (2007) Guia a los Yacimientos Metaliferos de Bolivia. (Minera San Cristobal S.A. & Empresa Minera Unificada S.A., La Paz); Jan Bernard & Jaroslav Hyrsl (2004) Minerals and their Localities.; Econ Geol (1997) 92:623-632; Dill, H.G. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 359-378.; Dill, H. G., Weiser, T., Bernhardt, I. R., & Kilibarda, C. R. (1995). The composite gold-antimony vein deposit at Kharma (Bolivia). Economic Geology, 90(1), 51-66.
Brazil
Minas Gerais Iron Quadrangle Mariana (Marianna de Itacolumy) Passagem de Mariana district ⓘ Passagem mine	Oberthür, T. and Weiser, T. W. (2008): Gold-bismuth-telluride-sulphide assemblages at the Viceroy Mine, Harare-Bindura-Shamva greenstone belt, Zimbabwe. Mineralogical Magazine 72, 953-970. [contains also data on Passagem de Mariana Mine]
Bulgaria
Haskovo Oblast (Khaskovo Oblast) Rhodope Mts ⓘ Madjarovo deposit (Madyarovo deposit; Madzharovo deposit)	Tarkian, M., & Breskovska, V. (1989). Greenockite from the Madjarovo Pb-Zn ore district, Eastern Rhodope, Bulgaria. Mineralogy and Petrology, 40(2), 137-144.
Canada
New Brunswick York Co. Clarence Stream area ⓘ Clarence Stream Gold Deposit	K.G. Thorne, D.R. Lentz, D. Hoy, L.R. Fyffe, and L.J. Cabri (2009): Characteristics of Mineralization at the Main Zone of the Clarence Stream Gold Deposit, Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada: Evidence for an Intrusion-Related Gold System in the Northern Appalachian Orogen. Exploration and Mining Geology 17, 13-49.
Northwest Territories Mackenzie District Yellowknife ⓘ Giant Yellowknife Mine (Giant Mine) (TL)	COLEMAN, L.C. (1953): Mineralogy of the Yellowknife Bay are, N.W.T. American Mineralogist 38, 506-527. GRAHAM, A.R. & KAIMAN, S. (1952): Aurostibite, AuSb2; a new mineral in the pyrite group. American Mineralogist 37, 461-469.
Nova Scotia Hants Co. West Gore ⓘ West Gore mine	Kontak, D.J., Horne, R.J., Smith, P.K. (1996) Hydrothermal Characterization of the West Gore Sb-Au Deposit, Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology: 91: 1239-1262.
Ontario Kenora District Balmer Township ⓘ Dickenson Mine (Red Lake; Goldcorp; Arthur White)	Rocks & Minerals 79:2 pp94-99
Thunder Bay District Bomby Township ⓘ Hemlo gold deposit	Mineralogical Magazine 1988 52 : 691-697; Powell, W. G., & Pattison, D. R. (1997). An exsolution origin for low-temperature sulfides at the Hemlo gold deposit, Ontario, Canada. Economic Geology, 92(5), 569-577.
ⓘ David Bell Mine	Ann P.Sabina (1991), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Sudbury to Winnipeg. GSC Misc. Report 49. p.86
ⓘ Golden Giant Mine	Mineralogical Magazine 1988 52 : 691-697; Econ Geol (1997) 92:569-577; Econ Geol (1994) 89:720-756; Patterson, G.C. (1984) Ontario Geological Survey miscellaneous paper 118.
ⓘ Williams Mine (Page Williams Mine)	Mineralogical Magazine 1988 52 : 691-697
Timiskaming District McGarry Township ⓘ Chesterville Mine (TL)	American Mineralogist: 37: 461-469.
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM Val d'Or ⓘ Lapa Mine (Lapa Cadillac Mine)	Simard, M., Gaboury, D., Daigneault, R., & Mercier-Langevin, P. (2013). Multistage gold mineralization at the Lapa mine, Abitibi Subprovince: insights into auriferous hydrothermal and metasomatic processes in the Cadillac–Larder Lake Fault Zone. Mineralium Deposita, 48(7), 883-905.
ⓘ Sigma mine (Sigma No. 1 mine)
China
Gansu Province Gannan Autonomous Prefecture Luqu Co. ⓘ La'erma Au-Se deposit (Laerma Au-Se deposit)	Minghua Zheng, Jiajun Liu, Jianming Liu, and Wenquan Lu (1993): Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 13(2)
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hechi Prefecture Jinchengjiang District Beixiang - Furongchang ore field ⓘ Beixiang Ag-polymetallic deposit (Hechi Ag-polymetallic deposit)	Zhifen Li (1988): Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 8(2); Changjin Cai (1993): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 13(1), 65-71
Hunan Province Huaihua Prefecture Yuanling Co. ⓘ Woxi Mines (Wuxi Mines; Xiangxi Mines; Xianxi Mines)	Changjin Cai (1993): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 13(1), 65-71; Xuexiang Gu, Schulz, O., Vavtar, Fr., Jianming Liu, and Minghua Zheng (2003): Mineral Deposits 22(1), 107-120; Xuexiang Gu, Schulz, O., Vavtar, F., Jianming Liu, Minghua Zheng, and Shaohong Fu (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 319-336
Yueyang Prefecture Pingjiang Co. ⓘ Yangshanzhuang Mine	Baoqin Yuan, Shuzhang Tian, and Jingyu Chen (1989): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 9(4), 312-314; Changjin Cai (1993): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 13(1), 65-71
Xinjiang Autonomous Region Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture) Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.) Baogutu Kuogeshaye Mine ⓘ Vein no. L7	Bo Zheng, Jinguo Zhang, Gang Chen, and Yongfeng Zhu (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(6), 1117-1138
Czech Republic
Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen) Central Bohemia Region ⓘ Krásná Hora nad Vltavou (Schönberg)	Norman King; Keutsch Photo 45328; Kruszewski Photo 67774; Jiří Zachariáš, Matěj Němec (2017): Gold to aurostibite transformation and formation of Au-Ag-Sb phases: the Krásná Hora deposit, Czech Republic. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 987-999.
ⓘ Nová pit	[AmMin 84:197]
Příbram Dubenec ⓘ Uranium Mine No. 19 (Shaft No. 19)	Litochleb J., Sejkora J., Šrein V. 2006: The Au-Ag-Sb-Bi-Te mineralization from the deposit Bytíz (Mine 19), The Příbram uranium-polymetallic ore district, Czech Republic. Mineralogia Polonica - Special Papers, vol. 28, 133-135
Příbram District Psí hory gold district Mokrsko ⓘ Mokrsko-West gold deposit (Mokrsko Au deposit)	Jiří Zachariáš, Petr Morávek, Petr Gadas, Jaroslava Pertoldová (2014): The Mokrsko-West gold deposit, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic: Mineralogy, deposit setting and classification. Ore Geology Reviews 58, 238-263.
Karlovy Vary Region Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge) ⓘ Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal)	Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society 48, 19-147
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sud-Kivu Mwenga ⓘ Kamituga-Mobale mine	Handbook of Mineralogy
Finland
Eastern Finland Region Ilomantsi ⓘ Pampalo	Geological Survey of Finland 2008. Pampalo(Ward)-Gold Database.
Northern Finland Region Haapavesi ⓘ Kiimala (Ängesneva)	Kojonen, Kari, Johanson, Bo, Sipilä, Esko 1991. The Kiimala gold deposit in Haapavesi, Western Finland. in: Geological Survey of Finland, Current Research 1989-1990. Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 12, 75-79, 1991
ⓘ Vesiperä	http://www.gsf.fi/explor/gold/vesipera.htm; Geological Survey of Finland 2007 Vesiperä - Gold Database
Southwestern Finland Region Huittinen ⓘ Jokisivu (Kujankallio)	http://www.gsf.fi/explor/gold/jokisivu.htm; Eilu, P. (2003). Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining 2003. Rovaniemi, Finland
Somero ⓘ Satulinmäki prospect	Eilu, P. (2003). Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining 2003. Rovaniemi, Finland
Western and Inner Finland Region Himanka ⓘ Hirvikangas	Kontionoemi, Olavi andMursu, Juha (2006). Hirvikangas gold prospect in Himanka, western Finland. Geogical Survey of Finland, M 19/2413/2006/1/10.
Orivesi ⓘ Kutemajärvi mine	Economic Geology (1996) 91:1335-1353
Pihtipudas Kanalanmäki area Säkkärämäki ⓘ Pirunkoukku gold occurrence	Novoselov, K., Belogub, E., Kotlyarov, V., Mikhailov, A. (2015): Ore mineralogy and formation conditions of the Pirunkoukku gold occurrence (Finland). European Journal of Mineralogy: 27(5): 639-649
Seinäjoki Nurmo ⓘ Kalliosalo	Geological Survey of Finland website
ⓘ Routakallio Quarry (Satamo Quarry)	Aho, Lea 1980. Seinäjoki-Nurmo Sb mineralisatiosta. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus, arkistoraportti M19/2222/-80/1/10; Borodaev, Y., Mozgova, N., Ozerova, N., Bortnikov, N. Oivanen, P., Iletuinen, O. (1983): Associations Of Ore Minerals In The Deposits Of The Seinajöki District And The Discussion On The Ore Formation, Bull. Geol. Soc. Finland. 55 (1), 3-23
Ylöjärvi ⓘ Järvenpää	Luukkonen Ari 1994. Main geological features, metallogeny and hydrotermal alteration phenomena of certain gold and gold-tin-tungsten prospects in southern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland Bulletin 377.
France
Brittany Ille-et-Vilaine Martigné-Ferchaud ⓘ Le Semnon	Pillard F., Chauris L., Laforêt C. (1985), Inventaire minéralogique de la France, Ed. BRGM, n°13, pp: 106-111
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Creuse Evaux Budelière ⓘ Le Châtelet mine	Econ Geol (1994) 89:757-777
ⓘ Viges	Y. Moëlo : "Compte-rendu de la réunion "Systématique des Minéraux" du 23 novembre 1989", Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéral.
Germany
Baden-Württemberg Black Forest Elz valley Waldkirch ⓘ Hornbühl	K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
Ghana
Western Region Ashanti gold belt Obuasi ⓘ Ashanti Mine	Oberthür, T., Weiser, T., Amanor, J.A., and Chryssoulis, S.L. (1997): Mineralium Deposita 32, 2-15.
Iran
Kordestan Province (Kurdestan Province; Kordistan Province; Kurdistan Province) Qorveh County Qorveh ⓘ Dashkasan Mine	Rafiei, B., Bakhtiari, N.M, Hashemi, M., and Khodaei, A.S. (2010): International Journal of Environmental Research 4(4), 647-654
Italy
Sardinia Medio Campidano Province Furtei Furtei mine ⓘ SW mineralization	Ruggieri, G., Lattanzi, P., Luxoro, S., Dessi, R., Benvenuti. M, & Tanelli, G., 1997. Geology, Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Data of the Furtei High Sulfidation Gold Deposit, Sardinia, Italy. Economic Geology, 92 (1), 1-19.
Kazakhstan
Akmola Province (Aqmola Oblysy; Akmolinskaya Oblast') ⓘ Bes-Tyube Au deposit	P.M. Kartashov data; Handbook of Mineralogy
Eastern Kazakhstan Province (Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy; Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast') Kalba Range ⓘ Suzdal Mine	Kovalev, K.R., Kalinin, Y.A., Naumov, E.A., Pirajno, F., and Borisenko, A.S. (2009): Ore Geology Reviews 35, 186-205.
Malaysia
Borneo Sarawak Kuching Bau ⓘ Sarabau Mine (Lucky Hill Mine)	Wolfram Dieter Schuh (1993) Geology, Geochemistry, And Ore Deposits Of The Bau Gold Mining District, Sarawak, Malaysia. PhD Thesis University of Arizona.
Mali
Sikasso Region ⓘ Morila Mine	McFarlane, C. R., Mavrogenes, J., Lentz, D., King, K., Allibone, A., & Holcombe, R. (2011). Geology and intrusion-related affinity of the Morila gold mine, southeast Mali. Economic Geology, 106(5), 727-750.
Norway
Nordland Fauske Sulitjelma ⓘ Sulitjelma Cu Mines	Cook, N. J. (1996): Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews 11: 303-308; Cook, N. J., Halls, C., & Kaspersen, P. O. (1990). The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway; some new interpretations. Economic Geology, 85(8), 1720-1737.
ⓘ Giken II Mine	Cook, N. J. (1996): Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews 11: 303-308
Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Indigirka River Basin ⓘ Sarylakh Au-Sb deposit	Pavel M. Kartashov data
ⓘ Sentachan	Seltmann, R., Soloviev, S., Shatov, V., Pirajno, F., Naumov, E., & Cherkasov, S. (2010). Metallogeny of Siberia: tectonic, geologic and metallogenic settings of selected significant deposits*. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(6), 655-706
Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye) Chitinskaya Oblast' Vershino-Darasunskiy ⓘ Darasun Au deposit	Spiridonov, E. M., Krivitskaya, N. N., Bryzgalov, I. A., Kulikova, I. M., & Gorodetskaya, M. D. (2010, December). Bismuth-rich aurostibite: A product of maldonite replacement in a volcanogenic-plutonogenic Darasun deposit (Eastern Transbaikalia). In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 435, No. 2, pp. 1611-1613). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
ⓘ Pirrotinovaya vein	Bryzgalov, I. A., Krivitskaya, N. N., & Spiridonov, E. M. (2007, November). First finding of nisbite and aurostibite in the eastern Transbaikal region. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 417, No. 1, pp. 1265-1267). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
ⓘ Darasun mine (Darasun Au deposit)	Bryzgalov, I. A., Krivitskaya, N. N., & Spiridonov, E. M. (2007, November). First finding of nisbite and aurostibite in the eastern Transbaikal region. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 417, No. 1, pp. 1265-1267). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
Far-Eastern Region Magadanskaya Oblast' Kolyma River Basin Ducat District Omsukchan Ducat ore field ⓘ Ducat Mine (Dukat Mine)	Bryzgalov, I. A., Krivitskaya, N. N., & Spiridonov, E. M. (2007, November). First finding of nisbite and aurostibite in the eastern Transbaikal region. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 417, No. 1, pp. 1265-1267). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
Primorskiy Kray ⓘ South Primor'ye deposit	American Mineralogist, Vol. 64, 1979, pp. 432-435
Northern Region Karelia Republic Northern Karelia Kostomuksha Kostomuksha Fe deposit ⓘ Kostomuksha Au prospect	Kuleshevich, L.V., and Gor’kovets, V.Y. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(7), 599-608.
Senegal
Tambacounda Region ⓘ Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect)	The Massawa gold deposit, Eastern Senegal, West Africa: an orogenic gold deposit sourced from magmatically derived fluids? in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 211.
South Africa
Limpopo Province Murchison Range Gravelotte ⓘ Alpha-Gravelotte Mine	Minerals of South Africa
Sweden
Lappland Gällivare Aitik ⓘ Aitik Mine	Monika Kontturi & Olof Martinsson (2000) Gold in the Aitik Cu-Au deposit, Gellivare area, Northern Sweden. In Abstract volume and Field trip Guidebook, 2nd annual GEODE-Fennoscandian shield field workshop on Palaeoproterozoic and Archean greenstone belts and VMS districts in the Fennoscandian Shield (Vol. 28).
Västerbotten Skellefteå Boliden ⓘ Boliden Mine (Skellefteå Mine)	Econ Geol (1996) 91:1073-1087
ⓘ Långsele	Nysten, P. (1986): Gold in the volcanogenic mercury-rich sulfide deposit Långsele, Skellefte ore district, northern Sweden. Mineralium Deposita 21, 116-120.; Shikazono, N., & Shimizu, M. (1988). Mercurian gold from the Tsugu gold-antimony vein deposit in Japan. Canad. Mineral, 26, 423-428.
UK
ⓘ Scotland ?	Tindle, A.G. (2008) Minerals of Britian and Ireland
USA
Washington Chelan Co. Wenatchee District Wenatchee Squillchuck Creek ⓘ Cannon Mine	Lasmanis, R. (1995): Mineral News: A Compendium of Wenatchee District Mineralogy, Chelan County, Washington, p.6-7
Uzbekistan
Samarkand Viloyati (Samarqand) North Nuratau Mts Zarmitan ⓘ Charmitan Mine (Zarmitan Mine)	Torsten Graupner, Samuel Niedermann, Dieter Rhede, Ulf Kempe, Reimar Seltmann, C. Terry Williams and Reiner Klemd (2010): Multiple sources for mineralizing fluids in the Charmitan gold(-tungsten) mineralization (Uzbekistan). Mineralium Deposita 45, 667-682.
Zimbabwe
Matabeleland South Gwanda - Filabusi District ⓘ Jessie Gold Mine	Handbook of Mineralogy
ⓘ Lone Hand	Handbook of Mineralogy
Midlands Kwekwe District (Que Que District) ⓘ Indarama Mine	Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51