Kalgoorlieite
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
As2Te3
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in 2016 by K. Rempel and C.J. Stanley after the city of Kalgoorlie, Australia. Kalgoorlie-Boulder is the mining town immediately adjacent to the Golden Mile Mines / Superpit, the type locality of the mineral.
Known synthetic analogue (which has thermoelectric applications). Compare orpiment and laphamite: although chemical analogues and monoclinic, these are not isostructural with kalgoorlieite.
Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free As-Te mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite.
Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free As-Te mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
47039
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47039:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
9816e39c-5c1f-4a82-9042-983a6c7c165d
IMA Classification of Kalgoorlieite
Classification of Kalgoorlieite
2.FA.40
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
A : With As, (Sb), S
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
A : With As, (Sb), S
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Kgl | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Chemistry of Kalgoorlieite
Mindat Formula:
As2Te3
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Kalgoorlieite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 14.3573(9) Å, b = 4.0199(2) Å, c = 9,8990(7) Å
β = 95.107(5)°
β = 95.107(5)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 3.572 : 1 : 2.239
Unit Cell V:
517.37 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0020521 | Kalgoorlieite | Carron G J (1963) The crystal structure and powder data for arsenic telluride Acta Crystallographica 16 338-343 |  | 1963 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0020523 | Kalgoorlieite | Stergiou A C, Rentzeperis P J (1985) Hydrothermal growth and the crystal structure of arsenic telluride, As2Te3 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 172 139-145 | 1985 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020522 | Kalgoorlieite | Kanischeva A S, Mikhailov Y N, Chernov A P (1982) Crystal structure of arsenic telluride As2Te3 Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR Neorganicheskie Materialy 18 949-952 | 1982 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.025 Å | (100) |
| 3.009 Å | (99) |
| 2.330 Å | (46) |
| 2.269 Å | (40) |
| 2.001 Å | (59) |
| 1.979 Å | (52) |
| 1.674 Å | (35) |
| 1.634 Å | (28) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
| 33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) |
Type Occurrence of Kalgoorlieite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
collections of the Western Australian Museum, Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia (catalogue number WAMM2.2015)
Synonyms of Kalgoorlieite
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 2.FA. | Anorpiment | As2S3 |
| 2.FA. | Bonazziite | As4S4 |
| 2.FA. | Paradimorphite | As4S3 |
| 2.FA.05 | Duranusite | As4S |
| 2.FA.10 | Dimorphite | As4S3 |
| 2.FA.15b | Pararealgar | As4S4 |
| 2.FA.15a | Realgar | As4S4 |
| 2.FA.15d | UM1970-18-S:As | As4S4 |
| 2.FA.20 | Alacránite | As8S9 |
| 2.FA.25 | Uzonite | As4S5 |
| 2.FA.30 | Laphamite | As2Se3 |
| 2.FA.30 | Orpiment | As2S3 |
| 2.FA.35 | Getchellite | AsSbS3 |
| 2.FA.40 | Wakabayashilite | [(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5] |
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.
Internet Links for Kalgoorlieite
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References for Kalgoorlieite
Reference List:
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2016) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, CNMNC Newsletter no 30. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (2) 407-413 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.081
www.watoday.com.au (2016) http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/kalgoorlieite-new-mineral-discovered-in-kalgoorlie-by-curtin-university-academic-20160426-goffo5.html
Localities for Kalgoorlieite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia (TL) | |
| Hålenius et al. (2016) +1 other reference |
Japan | |
| 田中崇裕・濱根大輔: ... |
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia