2.BA.80

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Dana 8th ed.:

2.2.3.1

2 : SULFIDES
2 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 3:1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.3.13

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
3 : Sulphides etc. of Au

Physical Properties of BogdanoviteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Colour:

Rose brown to bronze

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Chemical Properties of BogdanoviteHide

Formula:

(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)

Elements listed:

Au, Cu, Fe, Pb, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ag,Se

Crystallography of BogdanoviteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.087 Å

Unit Cell V:

68.27 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive

Comment:

pseudocubic, probably orthorhombic.

Type Occurrence of BogdanoviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Central Kamchatka mining district, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman Museum

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Secondary zone

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Gold	Bilibinskite

Synonyms of BogdanoviteHide

IMA1978-019

Other Language Names for BogdanoviteHide

German:Bogdanovit

Simplified Chinese:碲铁铜金矿

Spanish:Bogdanovita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Pyrite

1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with Pyrite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

2.BA.	Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
2.BA.	Dzierżanowskite	CaCu₂S₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.BA.05	Chalcocite	Cu₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.05	Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05	Geerite	Cu₈S₅	Trig. 3
2.BA.05	Roxbyite	Cu₉S₅	Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.10	Anilite	Cu₇S₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.10	Digenite	Cu₉S₅	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.BA.15	Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20	Bellidoite	Cu₂Se	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/n
2.BA.20	Berzelianite	Cu₂Se	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25	Athabascaite	Cu₅Se₄	Orth.
2.BA.25	Umangite	Cu₃Se₂	Tet.
2.BA.30	Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅	Orth.
2.BA.30	Weissite	Cu_2-xTe	Hex.
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40	Stromeyerite	AgCuS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.BA.40d	UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu	Ag₆AuCu₂S₅
2.BA.45	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	Tet.
2.BA.45	Selenojalpaite	Ag₃CuSe₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.50	Eucairite	AgCuSe	Orth.
2.BA.55	Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.55	Naumannite	Ag₂Se	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.BA.60	Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60	Hessite	Ag₂Te	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.60	Chenguodaite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Orth.
2.BA.65	Henryite	(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65	Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36	Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.70	Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2
2.BA.70	Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.75	Fischesserite	Ag₃AuSe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex.
2.BA.75	Petrovskaite	AuAg(S,Se)	Mon.
2.BA.75	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.80	Bezsmertnovite	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	Orth.
2.BA.80	Bilibinskite	PbCu₂Au₃Te₂	Iso.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

3.3.1	Calaverite	AuTe₂	Mon.
3.3.2	Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈	Orth. mm2 : Pma2
3.3.3	Kostovite	CuAuTe₄	Orth.
3.3.4	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
3.3.5	Fischesserite	Ag₃AuSe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
3.3.6	Petrovskaite	AuAg(S,Se)	Mon.
3.3.7	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
3.3.8	Muthmannite	AuAgTe₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
3.3.9	Sylvanite	(Au,Ag)₂Te₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
3.3.10	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex.
3.3.11	Bezsmertnovite	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	Orth.
3.3.12	Bilibinskite	PbCu₂Au₃Te₂	Iso.
3.3.14	Montbrayite	(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)₂₃(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)₃₈	Tric.

Other InformationHide

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 BogdanoviteHide

Reference List:

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American Mineralogist: 64: 1329.

American Mineralogist: 76: 2025-2026.

Vestnik Moskovskolo Universiteta, Ser. Geol.: 1: 44-52.

Novye dannye o mineralakh. Nauka, Moskva: 37: 138-145.

Internet Links for BogdanoviteHide

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Localities for BogdanoviteHide

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Belgium
Wallonia Luxembourg Stavelot Massif Vielsalm Salmchâteau ⓘ Copper-tellurium-mineralization ?	http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm

Canada
Ontario Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., McDonald, A.M. & Good, D.J. (2017) Insights into the extreme PGE enrichment of the W Horizon, Marathon Cu-Pd deposit, Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Canada: Platinum-group mineralogy, compositions and genetic implications. Ore Geplogy Reviews 2017, xx-xx.
Seagull Lake Area Seagull Lake complex ⓘ Nipigon Reefs Project	Wilson, G., & Harper, G. (2013). Nipigon Reefs Project: A New Look at the PGE-bearing Seagull Mafic-Ultramafic Complex. Field Guide to the Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Element Deposits of the Lake Superior Region, Precambrian Research Center Guidebook, 13-01.

Denmark
Greenland Sermersooq ⓘ Skaergaard intrusion	Nielsen, T. F., Andersen, J. Ø., Holness, M. B., Keiding, J. K., Rudashevsky, N. S., Rudashevsky, V. N., ... & Veksler, I. V. (2015). The Skaergaard PGE and gold deposit: the result of in situ fractionation, sulphide saturation, and magma chamber-scale precious metal redistribution by immiscible Fe-rich melt. Journal of Petrology, 56(8), 1643-1676.

Kazakhstan
Akmola Shortandy ⓘ Southern Dzhelambet deposit	Handbook of Mineralogy
East Kazakhstan Kurshim ⓘ Manka Au deposit	Глоба В.А. Месторождение Манка - новый геолого-промышленный тип месторождений золота. // Изв. НАН РК, Сер. геол. 2006, 5(403), с.20-28.

Mexico
ⓘ Sonora	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold

Republic of Macedonia
Probistip Kratovo-Zletovo ore District ⓘ Plavica deposit (Plavica-Zlatica deposit; Plavitsa deposit)	Serafimovski, T., Zlatkov, G., & Tasev, G. (2015). Calculation of variation and ore-bearing coefficients in the Plavica epithermal polymetallic deposit, Eastern Macedonia. 15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference SGEM 2015, 3, 119-127.; Serafimovski, T., Volkov, A. V., Serafimovski, D., Tasev, G., Ivanovski, I., & Murashov, K. Y. (2017). Plavica epithermal Au–Ag–Cu deposit in eastern Macedonia: Geology and 3D model of valuable component distribution in ore. Geology of Ore Deposits, 59(4), 296-304.

Russia (TL)
Kamchatka Krai Central Kamchatka mining district ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit) (TL)	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow; Andreeva, E. D., Matsueda, H., Okrugin, V. M., Takahashi, R., & Ono, S. (2013). Au–Ag–Te Mineralization of the Low‐Sulfidation Epithermal Aginskoe Deposit, Central Kamchatka, Russia. Resource Geology, 63(4), 337-349.; Okrugina, V. and Elena Andreeva (2014) Volcanic-related epithermal deposits in Kamchatka volcanic arc (North-East of Pacific region). in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.107–109
Zabaykalsky Krai Buriatia Republic (Buryatia) Okinsky District Muya District ⓘ Pionerskoye gold deposit	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
Chitinskaya Oblast Kodar–Udokan district Udokan ⓘ Pravo-Ingamakitsk Cu deposit	Gongalsky, B. I., Safonov, Y. G., Krivolutskaya, N. A., Prokof’ev, V. Y., & Yushin, A. A. (2007) A new type of gold-platinum-copper mineralization in northern Transbaikalia. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 415, No. 1, pp. 671-674). Nauka/Interperiodica.

USA
Arizona Cochise Co. Mule Mts Warren District ⓘ Bisbee	[MinRec 24:421]
ⓘ Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 140; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.

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