UM1995-45-Te:BiSSe
Valid as an unnamed mineral
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Formula:
Bi3Te2(Se,S)2
original author's formula: Bi3(Te,Se,S)4
Chemically very close (or identical?) to UM1988-16-S:BiSeTe; also similar to UM1983-29-Te:BiSSe, Unnamed (Bi Telluride Selenide IV), kawazulite, skippenite, telluronoevskite, and some other (unnamed) species.
Anhedral grains to 100 microns in diameter. Intergrown with kawazulite, cassiterite, and selenian bismuthinite.
Electron microprobe data, wt.: Bi 63.3, 62.7, 62.2; Te 24.3, 21.5, 28.0; Se 10.1, 13.1, 5.2; S 2.7, 2.3, 3.6; total 100.4, 99.6, 99.0; corresponding to Bi2.979 3.002(Te1.670-2.205Se0.667-1.165S0.700-1.138)Σ3.998-4.021.
Anhedral grains to 100 microns in diameter. Intergrown with kawazulite, cassiterite, and selenian bismuthinite.
Electron microprobe data, wt.: Bi 63.3, 62.7, 62.2; Te 24.3, 21.5, 28.0; Se 10.1, 13.1, 5.2; S 2.7, 2.3, 3.6; total 100.4, 99.6, 99.0; corresponding to Bi2.979 3.002(Te1.670-2.205Se0.667-1.165S0.700-1.138)Σ3.998-4.021.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
53640
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:53640:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
5a4f9920-dc54-4d37-a985-910430dea703
Classification of UM1995-45-Te:BiSSe
IMA status notes:
Unnamed (probably valid)
Optical Data of UM1995-45-Te:BiSSe
Anisotropism:
distinct
Bireflectance:
weak to moderate
Comments:
grayish white to creamy white
Comments:
polarization colors: dark gray with possible bluish and brownish tints
Chemical Properties of UM1995-45-Te:BiSSe
Formula:
Bi3Te2(Se,S)2
original author's formula: Bi3(Te,Se,S)4
original author's formula: Bi3(Te,Se,S)4
Elements listed:
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 UM1995-45-Te:BiSSe
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Shimizu, M., Schmidt, S.T., Stanley, C.J., Tsunoda, K. (1995): Kawazulite and unnamed Bi3(Te,Se,S)4 in AgBi-Te-Se-S mineralization from the Suttsu mine, Hokkaido, Japan. Neues Jahrb. Mineral. Abh.: 169: 305-308; in: Jambor, J.L., Pertsev, N.N., Roberts, A.C. (1996): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 81: 519
Smith, D.G.W., Nickel, E.H. (2007): A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the SubCommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. Canadian Mineralogist: 45: 983-1055; http://nrmima.nrm.se (2016)
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| Shimizu, M., Schmidt, S.T., Stanley, C.J., Tsunoda, K. (1995): Kawazulite and unnamed Bi3(Te,Se,S)4 in AgBi-Te-Se-S mineralization from the Suttsu mine, Hokkaido, Japan. Neues Jahrb. Mineral. Abh.: 169: 305-308; in: Jambor, J.L., Pertsev, N.N., Roberts, A.C. (1996): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 81: 519 |
