The Fe analogue of torryweiserite.

A late-stage species formed from microvolume amounts of a residual melt. Crystallized from Os- and Ir-dominant alloys.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

55677

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:55677:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

baae6a9b-25d8-4034-8290-b397304b9c69

Classification of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

First published:

2021

Strunz-mindat (2023):

2.CC.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
C : With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Ftyw	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

gray to brownish gray

Density:

5.93 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Anisotropism:

weakly anisotropic

Bireflectance:

weakly bireflectant

Colour in reflected light:

gray to brownish gray

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

not pleochroic to weakly pleochroic: grayish to light brown tints

Chemical Properties of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Formula:

Rh₅Fe₁₀S₁₆

IMA Formula:

Rh₅Fe₁₀S₁₆

Elements listed:

Fe, Rh, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Setting:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.069(2) Å, c = 34.286(11) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 4.85

Unit Cell V:

1484 Å³

Comment:

space group (probable) based on its Ni‐analog, torryweiserite; data by synchrotron micro-Laue diffraction

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.7950 Å	(100)
5.7143 Å	(60)
1.7671 Å	(44.4)
3.0486 Å	(39.4)
5.7650 Å	(38.6)
2.5956 Å	(37.8)
3.0058 Å	(36.5)
1.5029 Å	(35.3)

Comments:

The X‐ray powder‐diffraction pattern derived for ferrotorryweiserite from results of synchrotron micro‐Laue diffraction study.

Type Occurrence of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ River Ko placer deposit, Sisim Placer Zone, Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

small grains (≤20 μm), which are portions of composite, droplet‐like inclusions (up to 50–70 μm in diameter) of PGM

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Central Siberian Geological Museum, Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Akademik Koptyug Avenue, no. 3, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia, catalog number: III‐105/1.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

PGM placer, crystallized from microvolumes of residual melt at late stages of crystallization of grains of Os‐ and Ir‐dominant alloys occurred in lode zones of chromitites.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Vysotskite	Vasilite	Platinum	Pentlandite	Oberthürite
Laurite	Isoferroplatinum	Chalcopyrite	Braggite

Reference:

Barkov, Andrei Y., Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Nobumichi Tamura, Robert F. Martin, Andrew M. McDonald, and Louis J. Cabri (2021) Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series. Minerals: 11(12): 1420.

Download:

https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121420

Synonyms of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

IMA2021-055

Relationship of Ferrotorryweiserite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Kuvaevite Group > Pentlandite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Kuvaevite	Ir₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Tamuraite	Ir₅Fe₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Torryweiserite	Rh₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Ferrotorryweiserite associated with Osmium	(Os,Ir,Ru)
1 photo of Ferrotorryweiserite associated with Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
1 photo of Ferrotorryweiserite associated with Isoferroplatinum	Pt₃Fe

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CC.	Tilkerodeite	Pd₂HgSe₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.CC.	UM2007-26-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh	(Ir,Cu,Ni,Pt,Rh,Fe)₉S₁₁
2.CC.	Crowningshieldite	(Ni_0.9Fe_0.10)S	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.	Eliopoulosite	V₇S₈	Trig. 3 2 : P3₂ 2 1
2.CC.	Kuvaevite	Ir₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Torryweiserite	Rh₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Tamuraite	Ir₅Fe₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.05	Achávalite	FeSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Breithauptite	NiSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Freboldite	CoSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	Hex.
2.CC.05	Langisite	CoAs	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.CC.05	Nickeline	NiAs	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
2.CC.05	Sederholmite	beta-NiSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Sobolevskite	PdBi	Hex.
2.CC.05	Stumpflite	PtSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Sudburyite	PdSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Jaipurite	CoS	Hex.
2.CC.05	Zlatogorite	NiCuSb₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
2.CC.10	Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS	Mon.
2.CC.10	Smythite	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x=0-0.3)	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.10	Troilite	FeS	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.15	Cherepanovite	RhAs	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15	Modderite	(Co,Fe)As	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CC.15	Ruthenarsenite	(Ru,Ni)As	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15	Westerveldite	(Fe,Ni,Co)As	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CC.15	Minakawaite	RhSb	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.20	Millerite	NiS	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CC.20	Mäkinenite	γ-NiSe	Trig. 3m
2.CC.20	UM1990-38-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh	(Ni,Fe,Rh,Cu,Ir,Pt)S
2.CC.25	Mackinawite	FeS	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
2.CC.30	Hexatestibiopanickelite	(Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) ?	Hex.
2.CC.30	Vavřínite	Ni₂SbTe₂	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.35a	Braggite	PdPt₃S₄	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/m
2.CC.35b	Cooperite	PtS	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mmc
2.CC.35a	Vysotskite	PdS	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/m
2.CC.45	Jacutingaite	Pt₂HgSe₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.CC.50	Imgreite	NiTe (?)	Hex.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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Localities for FerrotorryweiseriteHide

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Canada
British Columbia Similkameen Mining Division ⓘ Tulameen River	Barkov, Andrei Y., Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Nobumichi Tamura, Robert F. Martin, Andrew M. McDonald, and Louis J. Cabri (2021) "Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121420
Ontario Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Barkov, Andrei Y., Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Nobumichi Tamura, Robert F. Martin, Andrew M. McDonald, and Louis J. Cabri (2021) "Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121420

Ethiopia
Oromia Region West Welega Zone Gimbi ⓘ Yubdo District (Joubdo District; Youbdo District; Joubda District)	Barkov, Andrei Y., Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Nobumichi Tamura, Robert F. Martin, Andrew M. McDonald, and Louis J. Cabri (2021) "Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121420

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Miass River	Barkov, Andrei Y., Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Nobumichi Tamura, Robert F. Martin, Andrew M. McDonald, and Louis J. Cabri (2021) "Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121420
Krasnoyarsk Krai Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex Sisim Placer Zone ⓘ River Ko placer deposit (TL)	Barkov, Andrei Y., Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Nobumichi Tamura, Robert F. Martin, Andrew M. McDonald, and Louis J. Cabri (2021) Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series. Minerals: 11(12): 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121420

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