Bogdanovite
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About Bogdanovite
Formula:
(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Colour:
Rose brown to bronze
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Name in honor of Aleksei Alekseevich Bogdanov (12 (25) February 1907, Sukhum, Kutaisi Province, Russian Empire - 18 September 1971, Moscow, USSR), Russian geologist at the University of Moscow. He was a specialist in the field of tectonics and chairman of the International Commission on Tectonic Maps.
Type Locality:
Dimorph of:
Classification of Bogdanovite
Approved
Approval year:
1978
First published:
1979
1/A.01-65
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
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
2.2.3.1
2 : SULFIDES
2 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1
2 : SULFIDES
2 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1
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
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 Bogdanovite
Chemical Properties of Bogdanovite
Formula:
(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Common Impurities:
Ag,Se
Crystallography of Bogdanovite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.087 Å
Unit Cell V:
68.27 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Massive
Comment:
pseudocubic, probably orthorhombic.
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0005253 | Bogdanovite | Bayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-755 | ![]() | 1990 | 0 | 293 |
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Type Occurrence of Bogdanovite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Museum
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Secondary zone
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bogdanovite, Au5(Cu,Fe)3(Te,Pb)2, a new mineral of the group of inter-metallic compounds of gold. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 1979(1): 44-52.
Synonyms of Bogdanovite
Other Language Names for Bogdanovite
Common Associates
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
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 | Cu2-xTe | Hex. |
2.BA.35 | Acanthite | Ag2S | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
2.BA.40 | Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+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 | Ag5-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 | (Cu4.7Ag3.3)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 | AuAgS | 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
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 | AuAgS | 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 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 Bogdanovite
Reference List:
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Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bogdanovite, Au5(Cu,Fe)3(Te,Pb)2, a new mineral of the group of inter-metallic compounds of gold. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 1979(1): 44-52.
Fleischer, M., Burns, R.G., Cabri, L.J., Chao, G.Y., Hogarth, D.D., Pabst, A. (1979) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 64: 1329-1334.
Bayliss, P. (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 751-755.
Jambor, J.L., Burke, E.A.J. (1991) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 76: 2020-2026.
Spiridonov, E.M. (1991) Composition and structure of the bilibinskite-bogdanovite mineral group. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh: 37: 138-145.
Jambor, J.L., Pertsev, N.N., Roberts, A.C. (1995) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 80: 845-850.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Belgium | |
| http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm |
Canada | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Greenland | |
| 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 | |
| Handbook of Mineralogy |
| Глоба В.А. Месторождение Манка - новый геолого-промышленный тип месторождений золота. // Изв. НАН РК, Сер. геол. 2006, 5(403), с.20-28. |
Mexico | |
Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold | |
North Macedonia | |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
| Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow |
| 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 | |
| Graeme, R. (1993) Bisbee revisited. The Mineralogical Record: 24: 421-436. |
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 140; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436. |
Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA