Enneasartorite
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Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140
System:
Monoclinic
Colour:
Grey
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Member of:
Sartorite homologous series.
Physical and optical properties similar to heptasartorite and hendekasartorite. Chemical analysis and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction is needed to distinguish them.
Enneasartorite corresponds to the "sartorite" described by Berlepsch et al. (2003).
Physical and optical properties similar to heptasartorite and hendekasartorite. Chemical analysis and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction is needed to distinguish them.
Enneasartorite corresponds to the "sartorite" described by Berlepsch et al. (2003).
Classification of Enneasartorite
Approved
Approval Year:
2015
First Published:
2017
Physical Properties of Enneasartorite
Metallic
Colour:
Grey
Hardness (Mohs):
3 - 3½
Chemical Properties of Enneasartorite
Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140
IMA Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140
Elements listed in formula:
Crystallography of Enneasartorite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Space Group Setting:
P21/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 37.612(6) Å, b = 7.8787(1) Å, c = 20.071(3) Å
β = 101.930(2)°
β = 101.930(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 4.774 : 1 : 2.548
Unit Cell Volume:
V 5818.6 ų
X-Ray Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 9.82 | (67) |
| 3.86 | (63) |
| 3.51 | (100) |
| 3.46 | (51) |
| 2.953 | (61) |
| 2.949 | (76) |
| 2.752 | (71) |
| 2.751 | (73) |
Type Occurrence of Enneasartorite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria, catalogue number N 9860
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Found in the late sulfide phases in the Pb–Tl–Ag–As deposit of Lengenbach, Wallis, Switzerland.
Empirical Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140 (based on 248 apfu, 108Me+140S) from Topa et al (2017)
Relationship of Enneasartorite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Group:
| Argentobaumhauerite | Ag1.5Pb22As33.5S72 |
| Argentodufrénoysite | Ag3Pb26As35S80 |
| Argentoliveingite | AgxPb40-2xAs48+xS112 |
| Barikaite | Ag3Pb10(Sb8As11)S40 |
| Baumhauerite | Pb12As16S36 |
| Bernarlottiite | Pb6(As5Sb3)S18 |
| Boscardinite | TlPb4(Sb7As2)S18 |
| Carducciite | (Ag2Sb2)Pb12(As,Sb)16S40 |
| Dufrénoysite | Pb2As2S5 |
| Écrinsite | AgTl3Pb4As11Sb9S36 |
| Guettardite | PbAsSbS4 |
| Hendekasartorite | Tl2Pb48As82S172 |
| Heptasartorite | Tl7Pb22As55S108 |
| Hyršlite | Pb8As10Sb6S32 |
| Incomsartorite | Tl6Pb144As246S516 |
| Liveingite | Pb9As13S28 |
| Parapierrotite | TlSb5S8 |
| Philrothite | TlAs3S5 |
| Pierrotite | Tl2(Sb,As)10S16 |
| Polloneite | AgPb46As26Sb23S120 |
| Rathite | Ag2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40 |
| Sartorite | PbAs2S4 |
| Twinnite | Pb0.8Tl0.1Sb1.3As0.8S4 |
| Veenite | Pb2(Sb,As)2S5 |
Other Names for Enneasartorite
Name in Other Languages:
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 Enneasartorite
Reference List:
Berlepsch, P., Armbruster, T., Makovicky, E., Topa, D. (2003): Another step toward understanding the true nature of sartorite: Determination and refinement of a ninefold superstructure. Am. Mineral. 88, 450-461. [as "sartorite"]
Topa, D., Berlepsch, P., Makovicky, E., Stroeger, B. and Stanley, C. (2015) Enneasartorite, IMA 2015-074. 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, online.
Topa, D., Berlepsch, P., Makovicky, E., Stroeger, B. and Stanley, C. (2015) Enneasartorite, IMA 2015-074. 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, online.
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| Topa,D.,Berlepsch,P.,Makovicky,E., Stroeger, B. and Stanley, C. (2015) Enneasartorite, IMA 2015-074. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, page 1861; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 1859–1864. |
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland