Enneasartorite
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About Enneasartorite
Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140
Colour:
Grey
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Sartorite homologous series.
Physical and optical properties similar to heptasartorite and hendekasartorite. Careful quantitative chemical analysis and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction is needed to distinguish them.
NOTE: Enneasartorite corresponds to the "sartorite" described by Berlepsch et al. (2003).
Physical and optical properties similar to heptasartorite and hendekasartorite. Careful quantitative chemical analysis and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction is needed to distinguish them.
NOTE: Enneasartorite corresponds to the "sartorite" described by Berlepsch et al. (2003).
Classification of Enneasartorite
Physical Properties of Enneasartorite
Chemical Properties of Enneasartorite
Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140
IMA Formula:
Tl6Pb32As70S140
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Enneasartorite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
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 V:
5818.6 ų
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 9.82Å | (67) |
| 3.86Å | (63) |
| 3.51Å | (100) |
| 3.46Å | (51) |
| 2.953Å | (61) |
| 2.949Å | (76) |
| 2.752Å | (71) |
| 2.751Å | (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.
Synonyms of Enneasartorite
Relationship of Enneasartorite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Argentobaumhauerite | Ag1.5Pb22As33.5S72 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Argentodufrénoysite | Ag3Pb26As35S80 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Argentoliveingite | AgxPb40-2xAs48+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 |
| Guettardite | PbAsSbS4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Hendekasartorite | Tl2Pb48As82S172 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Heptasartorite | Tl7Pb22As55S108 | 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 | Ag2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Sartorite | PbAs2S4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Twinnite | Pb0.8Tl0.1Sb1.3As0.8S4 | Mon. 2/m |
| Veenite | Pb2(Sb,As)2S5 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
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:
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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 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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Switzerland (TL) | |
| 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, Valais, Switzerland