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 Å³

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
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

IMA2015-073

Relationship of Heptasartorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Sartorite Group

Other Members of this group:

Argentobaumhauerite	Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Argentodufrénoysite	Ag₃Pb₂₆As₃₅S₈₀	Tric. 1 : P1
Argentoliveingite	Ag_xPb_40-2xAs_48+xS₁₁₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Barikaite	Ag₃Pb₁₀(Sb₈As₁₁)S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Baumhauerite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
Bernarlottiite	Pb₆(As₅Sb₃)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
Boscardinite	TlPb₄(Sb₇As₂)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
Carducciite	(Ag₂Sb₂)Pb₁₂(As,Sb)₁₆S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Dekatriasartorite	TlPb₅₈As₉₇S₂₀₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Écrinsite	AgTl₃Pb₄As₁₁Sb₉S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
Enneasartorite	Tl₆Pb₃₂As₇₀S₁₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Guettardite	PbAsSbS₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Hendekasartorite	Tl₂Pb₄₈As₈₂S₁₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Incomsartorite	Tl₆Pb₁₄₄As₂₄₆S₅₁₆	Mon. 2/m
Liveingite	Pb₉As₁₃S₂₈	Mon.
Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈	Mon. m
Philrothite	TlAs₃S₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Pierrotite	Tl₂(Sb,As)₁₀S₁₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
Polloneite	AgPb₄₆As₂₆Sb₂₃S₁₂₀	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Rathite	Ag₂Pb_12-xTl_x/2As_18+x/2S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Sartorite	PbAs₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄	Mon. 2/m
Veenite	Pb₂(Sb,As)₂S₅	Mon. 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

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

Switzerland (TL)

Wallis (Valais)

Binn Valley

Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld)

ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry (TL)

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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