Zlatogorite
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
NiCuSb2
Colour:
Silver-white
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
8.21
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
Named after the type locality, the Zlatoya Gora deposit located on Mount Karabash, near the community of Karabash, Southern Urals, Russia.
This page provides mineralogical data about Zlatogorite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7387
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7387:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
3907ed6c-1b44-438d-b4c5-c57f07951044
IMA Classification of Zlatogorite
Approved
IMA Formula:
CuNiSb2
Approval year:
1994
First published:
1995
Classification of Zlatogorite
2.CC.05
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.
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 Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Zla | 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 Zlatogorite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Silver-white
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN50=195 - 340 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Density:
8.21(6) g/cm3 (Measured) 8.269 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Zlatogorite
Anisotropism:
Distinct
Bireflectance:
Weak
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 | R2 |
---|---|---|
400nm | 53.2% | 56.4% |
420nm | 53.4% | 57.4% |
440nm | 53.0% | 58.2% |
460nm | 52.7% | 58.8% |
470nm | 52.4% | 59.3% |
480nm | 52.5% | 59.6% |
500nm | 53.0% | 60.5% |
520nm | 54.3% | 61.6% |
540nm | 56.0% | 62.5% |
546nm | 56.8% | 63.0% |
560nm | 58.2% | 63.8% |
580nm | 60.1% | 64.9% |
589nm | 60.9% | 65.5% |
600nm | 61.9% | 66.1% |
620nm | 63.3% | 67.0% |
640nm | 64.5% | 68.1% |
650nm | 64.9% | 68.6% |
660nm | 65.4% | 69.1% |
680nm | 66.1% | 70.0% |
700nm | 66.8% | 70.8% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 70.8%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
Light yellow to pinkish yellow
Chemistry of Zlatogorite
Mindat Formula:
NiCuSb2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Zlatogorite
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
P3 1m
Setting:
P3 1m
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.0489(2) Å, c = 5.1358(3) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 1.268
Unit Cell V:
72.91 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0018698 | Zlatogorite | Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Spiridonov E M, Spiridonov F M (1994) Crystal structure of a new mineral CuNiSb2 Doklady Akademii Nauk 335 709-711 | 1994 | Zlatoja Hora (Gold Hill) deposit, Middle Urals, Russia | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
2.901 Å | (100) |
2.572 Å | (10) |
2.074 Å | (65) |
2.026 Å | (51) |
1.660 Å | (11) |
1.284 Å | (10) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) | |
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals | <10 Ka |
56 : Slag and smelter minerals (see also #51 and #55) |
Type Occurrence of Zlatogorite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Round to short prismatic inclusions to 0.3 mm in native antimony, and as monomineralic aggregates to 2 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Spiridonov, F.M., Kabalov, Y.K., Karataeva, N.I., Skokova, E.V. (1995) Zlatogorite CuNiSb2 - A new mineral from the listwanite in rodingite at the Zolotaya Gora deposit (Middle Ural). Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 4: 57-64.
Synonyms of Zlatogorite
Other Language Names for Zlatogorite
Relationship of Zlatogorite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Achávalite | FeSe | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Breithauptite | NiSb | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Freboldite | CoSe | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) | Hex. |
Langisite | CoAs | Hex. 6 : P63 |
Nickeline | NiAs | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm |
Sederholmite | beta-NiSe | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Sobolevskite | PdBi | Hex. |
Stumpflite | PtSb | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Sudburyite | PdSb | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Vavřínite | Ni2SbTe2 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.CC. | Tilkerodeite | Pd2HgSe3 |
2.CC. | UM2007-26-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh | (Ir,Cu,Ni,Pt,Rh,Fe)9S11 |
2.CC. | Crowningshieldite | (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S |
2.CC. | Eliopoulosite | V7S8 |
2.CC. | Kuvaevite | Ir5Ni10S16 |
2.CC. | Torryweiserite | Rh5Ni10S16 |
2.CC. | Tamuraite | Ir5Fe10S16 |
2.CC. | Ferrotorryweiserite | Rh5Fe10S16 |
2.CC.05 | Achávalite | FeSe |
2.CC.05 | Breithauptite | NiSb |
2.CC.05 | Freboldite | CoSe |
2.CC.05 | Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
2.CC.05 | Langisite | CoAs |
2.CC.05 | Nickeline | NiAs |
2.CC.05 | Sederholmite | beta-NiSe |
2.CC.05 | Sobolevskite | PdBi |
2.CC.05 | Stumpflite | PtSb |
2.CC.05 | Sudburyite | PdSb |
2.CC.05 | Jaipurite | CoS |
2.CC.10 | Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
2.CC.10 | Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
2.CC.10 | Troilite | FeS |
2.CC.15 | Cherepanovite | RhAs |
2.CC.15 | Modderite | (Co,Fe)As |
2.CC.15 | Ruthenarsenite | (Ru,Ni)As |
2.CC.15 | Westerveldite | (Fe,Ni,Co)As |
2.CC.15 | Minakawaite | RhSb |
2.CC.20 | Millerite | NiS |
2.CC.20 | Mäkinenite | γ-NiSe |
2.CC.20 | UM1990-38-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh | (Ni,Fe,Rh,Cu,Ir,Pt)S |
2.CC.25 | Mackinawite | FeS |
2.CC.30 | Hexatestibiopanickelite | (Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) ? |
2.CC.30 | Vavřínite | Ni2SbTe2 |
2.CC.35a | Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
2.CC.35b | Cooperite | PtS |
2.CC.35a | Vysotskite | PdS |
2.CC.45 | Jacutingaite | Pt2HgSe3 |
2.CC.50 | Imgreite | NiTe (?) |
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.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Russia (TL) | |
| Pekov (1998) +3 other references |
UK | |
| Norman Wilson collection +1 other reference |
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