2.LB.45

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
L : Unclassified Sulfosalts
B : With essential Pb

Dana 8th ed.:

2.8.1.8

2 : SULFIDES
8 : A_mX_p, with m:p = 1:1

Physical Properties of CrerariteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

light grey

Hardness:

3 - 3½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Poor/Indistinct

Optical Data of CrerariteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Chemical Properties of CrerariteHide

Formula:

Pt_2-x(Bi,Pb)₁₁(S,Se)₁₁

IMA Formula:

(Pt,Pb)Bi₃(S,Se)_4-x (x= 0.4-0.8)

Elements listed:

Bi, Pb, Pt, S, Se - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Pd,Fe,Cu,Te

Crystallography of CrerariteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.3521(7) Å, b = 9.3898(6) Å, c = 14.517(1) Å
α = 105.647(1)°, β = 96.780(1)°, γ = 108.390(1)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.996 : 1 : 1.546

Unit Cell V:

1,135.72 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Type Occurrence of CrerariteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lac Sheen, Belleterre, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Synonyms of CrerariteHide

IMA1994-003

Other Language Names for CrerariteHide

German:Crerarit

Spanish:Crerarita

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

2.LB.05	Miharaite	Cu₄FePbBiS₆	Orth.
2.LB.30	Ardaite	Pb₁₉Sb₁₃S₃₅Cl₇	Mon.
2.LB.30	Launayite	CuPb₁₀(Sb,As)₁₂S₂₀	Mon.
2.LB.30	Madocite	Pb₁₉(Sb,As)₁₆S₄₃	Orth.
2.LB.30	Playfairite	Pb₁₆(Sb,As)₁₉S₄₄Cl	Mon.
2.LB.30	Sorbyite	CuPb₉(Sb,As)₁₁S₂₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.LB.30	Sterryite	Cu(Ag,Cu)₃Pb₁₉(Sb,As)₂₂(As-As)S₅₆	Mon. 2/m
2.LB.35	Larosite	(Cu,Ag)₂₁(Pb,Bi)₂S₁₃	Orth.
2.LB.40	Petrovicite	Cu₃HgPbBiSe₅	Orth.
2.LB.40	Mazzettiite	Ag₃HgPbSbTe₅	Orth.

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

2.8.1.1	Galena	PbS	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.8.1.2	Clausthalite	PbSe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.8.1.3	Altaite	PbTe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.8.1.4	Alabandite	MnS	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.8.1.7	Borovskite	Pd₃SbTe₄	Iso.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for CrerariteHide

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COOK, N.J., WOOD, S.A., GEBERT, W., BERNHARDT, H.J. & MEDENBACH, O. (1994): Crerarite, a new Pt-Bi-Pb-S mineral from the Cu-Bi-Ni-PGE deposit at Lac Sheen, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 567-575.

33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Crerarite a Pt-Bi-S mineral: A new occurrence and re-investigation of its chemical formula and crystal structure.

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Localities for CrerariteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Canada
Ontario Sudbury District Levack Township ⓘ North Mine	33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Crerarite a Pt-Bi-S mineral: A new occurrence and re-investigation of its chemical formula and crystal structure
Wisner Township ⓘ Broken Hammer Deposit	Economic Geology 103 (2008) 1005-1028.
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue RCM Belleterre ⓘ Lac Sheen (TL)	COOK, N.J., WOOD, S.A., GEBERT, W., BERNHARDT, H.J. & MEDENBACH, O. (1994): Crerarite, a new Pt-Bi-Pb-S mineral from the Cu-Ni-PGE deposit at Lac Sheen, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 567-575.

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