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Heptasartorite

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Heptasartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
Heptasartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
Heptasartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
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About HeptasartoriteHide

Formula:
Tl7Pb22As55S108
Colour:
Grey
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Sartorite Group
Sartorite homologous series.
Physical and optical properties similar to enneasartorite and hendekasartorite. Careful quantitative chhemical analysis and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction is needed to distinguish them.


Classification of HeptasartoriteHide

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
2015
First Published:
2017

Physical Properties of HeptasartoriteHide

Lustre:
Metallic
Colour:
Grey
Hardness:
3 - 3½ on Mohs scale

Chemical Properties of HeptasartoriteHide

Formula:
Tl7Pb22As55S108
IMA Formula:
Tl7Pb22As55S108
Elements listed:
As, Pb, S, Tl - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HeptasartoriteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 29.269(2) Å, b = 7.8768(5) Å, c = 20.128(2) Å
β = 102.065(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 3.716 : 1 : 2.555
Unit Cell V:
4537.8 ų

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
9.84(72)
3.86(59)
3.52(100)
3.46(51)
2.955 (75)
2.952(58)
2.753(73)
2.752(73)

Type Occurrence of HeptasartoriteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria, catalogue number N 9859
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Found in the late sulfide phases in the Pb–Tl–Ag–As deposit of Lengenbach, Wallis, Switzerland.

Synonyms of HeptasartoriteHide

Relationship of Heptasartorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Sartorite Group
Other Members of this group:
ArgentobaumhaueriteAg1.5Pb22As33.5S72Tric. 1 : P1
ArgentodufrénoysiteAg3Pb26As35S80Tric. 1 : P1
ArgentoliveingiteAgxPb40-2xAs48+xS112Tric. 1 : P1
BarikaiteAg3Pb10(Sb8As11)S40Mon. 2/m : P21/b
BaumhaueritePb12As16S36Tric. 1 : P1
BernarlottiitePb6(As5Sb3)S18Tric. 1 : P1
BoscardiniteTlPb4(Sb7As2)S18Tric. 1 : P1
Carducciite(Ag2Sb2)Pb12(As,Sb)16S40Mon. 2/m : P21/b
DufrénoysitePb2As2S5Mon. 2 : P21
ÉcrinsiteAgTl3Pb4As11Sb9S36Tric. 1 : P1
EnneasartoriteTl6Pb32As70S140Mon. 2/m : P21/b
GuettarditePbAsSbS4Mon. 2/m : P21/b
HendekasartoriteTl2Pb48As82S172Mon. 2/m : P21/b
HyršlitePb8As10Sb6S32Mon. 2 : P21
IncomsartoriteTl6Pb144As246S516Mon. 2/m
LiveingitePb9As13S28Mon.
ParapierrotiteTlSb5S8Mon. m
PhilrothiteTlAs3S5Mon. 2/m : P21/b
PierrotiteTl2(Sb,As)10S16Orth. mm2 : Pna21
PolloneiteAgPb46As26Sb23S120Mon. 2 : P21
RathiteAg2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40Mon. 2/m : P21/b
SartoritePbAs2S4Mon. 2/m : P21/m
Twinnite Pb0.8Tl0.1Sb1.3As0.8S4Mon. 2/m
VeenitePb2(Sb,As)2S5Mon. 2 : P21

Other InformationHide

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 HeptasartoriteHide

Reference List:
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Topa, D., Stroeger, B., Makovicky, E., Berlepsch, P.and Stanley, C. (2015) Heptasartorite, IMA 2015-073. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, page 1861; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 1859–1864.
Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Stöger, B., Stanley, C. (2017): Heptasartorite, Tl7Pb22As55S108, enneasartorite, Tl6Pb32As70S140 and hendekasartorite, Tl2Pb48As82S172, three members of the anion-omission series of ‘sartorites’ from the Lengenbach quarry at Binntal, Wallis, Switzerland. European Journal of Mineralogy 29, 701-712.
Makovicky, E., Topa, D., Stoeger, B. (2018): The crystal structures of heptasartorite, Tl7Pb22As55S108, and enneasartorite, Tl6Pb32As70S140, two members of an anion-omission series of complex sulfosalts from Lengenbach, the Swiss Alps, and comparison with the structures of As–Sb sartorite homologues. Eur. J. Mineral. 30, 149-164.

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Localities for HeptasartoriteHide

ⓘ - 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.
Switzerland (TL)
 
  • Wallis (Valais)
    • Binn Valley
      • Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld)
Topa, D., Stroeger, B., Makovicky, E., Berlepsch, P.and Stanley, C. (2015) Heptasartorite, IMA 2015-073. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, page 1861; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 1859–1864.
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