Roquesite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Roquesite
Formula:
CuInS2
Colour:
Grey
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3½ - 4
Specific Gravity:
4.78 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Member of:
Name:
Named after Maurice Roques, (1911-1997), French geologist, University of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3445:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
1a4d6591-8d20-4a98-9fb7-518fcdee2300
IMA Classification of Roquesite
Approved
First published:
1963
Classification of Roquesite
2.CB.10a
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2.9.1.4
2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
3.5.19
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Ro | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Ro | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Physical Properties of Roquesite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Grey
Hardness:
3½ - 4 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN25=259 - 274 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Density:
4.78 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Roquesite
Type:
Uniaxial (+)
Anisotropism:
Very weak
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 | R2 |
---|---|---|
400nm | 25.8% | 25.0% |
420nm | 25.3% | 24.8% |
440nm | 24.5% | 24.5% |
460nm | 23.8% | 23.9% |
480nm | 23.2% | 23.4% |
500nm | 22.7% | 22.9% |
520nm | 22.3% | 22.6% |
540nm | 22.1% | 22.4% |
560nm | 21.9% | 22.3% |
580nm | 21.8% | 22.2% |
600nm | 21.8% | 22.2% |
620nm | 21.8% | 22.2% |
640nm | 21.7% | 22.2% |
660nm | 21.8% | 22.2% |
680nm | 21.9% | 22.3% |
700nm | 22.1% | 22.5% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 25.8%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
Gray with a slight bluish tint
Chemistry of Roquesite
Mindat Formula:
CuInS2
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Fe
Crystallography of Roquesite
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Class (H-M):
4 2m - Scalenohedral
Space Group:
I4 2d
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.51 Å, c = 11.05 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 2.005
Unit Cell V:
335.48 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Inclusions in sulfides.
Twinning:
Polysynthetic
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0013005 | Roquesite | Abrahams S C, Bernstein J L (1973) Piezoelectric nonlinear optic CuGaS2 and CuInS2 crystal structure: Sublattice distortion in AIBIIIC2VI and AIIBIVC2V type chalcopyrites Journal of Chemical Physics 59 5415-5420 | 1973 | 0 | 293 | ||
0015450 | Roquesite | Brandt G, Rauber A, Schneider J (1973) ESR and X-ray analysis of the ternary semiconductors CuAlS2, CuInS2, and AgGaS2 Solid State Communications 12 481-483 | 1973 | Synthetic sample | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.19 Å | (vvs) |
1.95 Å | (vs) |
1.66 Å | (s) |
2.76 Å | (mw) |
1.268 Å | (vw) |
1.127 Å | (vvw) |
3.08 Å | (f) |
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]) |
Type Occurrence of Roquesite
General Appearance of Type Material:
As inclusions to 0.2 x 0.3 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National School of Mines, Paris, France.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1965,302.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1965,302.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Inclusions in bornite from a hydrothermal deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Roquesite
Other Language Names for Roquesite
Relationship of Roquesite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c |
Gallite | CuGaS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
Laforêtite | AgInS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
Lenaite | AgFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
Shenzhuangite | NiFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulpide) | Cu2MnSnS4 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
33 photos of Roquesite associated with Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
31 photos of Roquesite associated with Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
16 photos of Roquesite associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
5 photos of Roquesite associated with Digenite | Cu9S5 |
5 photos of Roquesite associated with Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
4 photos of Roquesite associated with Chalcocite | Cu2S |
4 photos of Roquesite associated with Cassiterite | SnO2 |
4 photos of Roquesite associated with Covellite | CuS |
3 photos of Roquesite associated with Stannoidite | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
2 photos of Roquesite associated with Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.CB. | Agmantinite | Ag2MnSnS4 |
2.CB. | Richardsite | Zn2CuGaS4 |
2.CB. | Gachingite | Au(Te1-xSex) |
2.CB. | Tolstykhite | Au3S4Te6 |
2.CB. | Hanswilkeite | KFeS2 |
2.CB. | Auroselenide | AuSe |
2.CB. | Ruizhongite | (Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8 |
2.CB. | Okruginite | Cu2SnSe3 |
2.CB.05a | Coloradoite | HgTe |
2.CB.05a | Hawleyite | CdS |
2.CB.05a | Metacinnabar | HgS |
2.CB.05c | Polhemusite | (Zn,Hg)S |
2.CB.05b | Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
2.CB.05a | Sphalerite | ZnS |
2.CB.05a | Stilleite | ZnSe |
2.CB.05a | Tiemannite | HgSe |
2.CB.05 | UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn | Cu2Fe3Zn5S10 |
2.CB.05a | Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
2.CB.05a | Ishiharaite | (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S |
2.CB.07a | Shenzhuangite | NiFeS2 |
2.CB.07a | Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulpide) | Cu2MnSnS4 |
2.CB.10a | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
2.CB.10a | Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 |
2.CB.10a | Gallite | CuGaS2 |
2.CB.10b | Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 |
2.CB.10a | Lenaite | AgFeS2 |
2.CB.10b | Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 |
2.CB.10b | Putoranite | Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 |
2.CB.10b | Talnakhite | Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 |
2.CB.10a | Laforêtite | AgInS2 |
2.CB.10a | Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
2.CB.10a | UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn | Cu2Fe2Sn3S7 |
2.CB.10c | Omariniite | Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 |
2.CB.15a | Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
2.CB.15a | Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 |
2.CB.15b | Mohite | Cu2SnS3 |
2.CB.15a | Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
2.CB.15c | Stannoidite | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
2.CB.15a | Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 |
2.CB.15c | UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?) |
2.CB.17a v | Arsenic-bearing Renierite | Cu11GeAsFe4S16 |
2.CB.20 | Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 |
2.CB.20 | Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
2.CB.30 | Argyropyrite | near Ag2Fe7S11 |
2.CB.30 | Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
2.CB.30 | Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
2.CB.30 | Germanocolusite | Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Nekrasovite | Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Stibiocolusite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 |
2.CB.30 | Ovamboite | Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Maikainite | Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Frieseite | Ag2Fe5S8 (?) |
2.CB.35a | Hemusite | Cu6SnMoS8 |
2.CB.35a | Kiddcreekite | Cu6SnWS8 |
2.CB.35a | Polkovicite | (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 |
2.CB.35a | Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
2.CB.35a | Vinciennite | Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
2.CB.35a | Morozeviczite | (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 |
2.CB.35b | Catamarcaite | Cu6GeWS8 |
2.CB.40 | Lautite | CuAsS |
2.CB.42 | Lingbaoite | AgTe3 |
2.CB.45 | Cadmoselite | CdSe |
2.CB.45 | Greenockite | CdS |
2.CB.45 | Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
2.CB.45 | Rambergite | MnS |
2.CB.45 | Buseckite | (Fe,Zn,Mn)S |
2.CB.45 | Maletoyvayamite | Au3Se4Te6 |
2.CB.47 | Murchisite | Cr5S6 |
2.CB.50 | Zincselenide | ZnSe |
2.CB.50 | Wassonite | TiS |
2.CB.52 | Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
2.CB.55a | Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
2.CB.55b | Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
2.CB.60 | Picotpaulite | TlFe2S3 |
2.CB.60 | Raguinite | TlFeS2 |
2.CB.65 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 |
2.CB.65 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 |
2.CB.70 | Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 |
2.CB.75 | Vulcanite | CuTe |
2.CB.80 | Empressite | AgTe |
2.CB.85 | Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 |
Other Information
Notes:
Readily etched by concentrated HNO3.
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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Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
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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 (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.
Argentina | |
| Hubert et al. (2009) |
Yaciuk et al. (2021) +1 other reference | |
Yaciuk et al. (2021) +1 other reference | |
| Dill et al. (2013) |
Bolivia | |
| Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) |
Brazil | |
| www.sbgeo.org.br (2004) +2 other references |
Bulgaria | |
| Cook et al. (2002) +2 other references |
| Cook et al. (2002) |
Canada | |
| Sutherland et al. (1969) +1 other reference |
| Thorpe et al. (1976) +1 other reference |
China | |
| Liu et al. (2017) |
Czech Republic | |
| Litochleb J. |
| Ondruš et al. (2003) |
Europe | |
| Jansa et al. (Č) +3 other references |
Finland | |
| Hietanen (2015) |
| Sundblad K.L. et al. (2014) +1 other reference |
Cook et al. (2011) | |
Cook et al. (2011) | |
Finland/Russia | |
| Al-Ani et al. (2018) |
France (TL) | |
| Picot et al. (1963) +2 other references |
| Cantinolle et al. (1985) +1 other reference |
| Cantinolle et al. (1985) +2 other references |
| R. Pierrot |
Greece | |
| Skarpelis (2007) |
Skarpelis (2007) | |
| P. Voudouris et al. (2022) |
India | |
| Murao et al. (2008) |
| Tripathi et al. (2022) |
Japan | |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25 et al. (1987) |
| Yajima et al. (1991) |
田中崇裕・濱根大輔: ... | |
| mineralogy +1 other reference |
| Mining Annual Review:1985:407. +5 other references |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2012) |
| Kato et al. (1986) +2 other references |
| Matsubara and Miyawaki (2006) +1 other reference |
Kazakhstan | |
| Baibatsha et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
Norway | |
| Neumann (1985) |
Portugal | |
| Gaspar (2002) +1 other reference |
Romania | |
| Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference |
| Cook et al. (2003) |
Russia | |
| Tony Nikischer |
| Ayupova et al. (2015) +2 other references |
| Alekseev et al. (2015) |
Semenyak BI et al. (1994) | |
| Ivashchenko et al. (2011, September) +1 other reference |
Ivashchenko et al. (2011, September) | |
Valkama et al. (2013) | |
| maurice.strahlen.org (2004) |
| V.A. Kovalenker (2005) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra (1986) |
South Korea | |
| IMAI et al. (1984) +1 other reference |
Sweden | |
| Damman et al. (1990) |
Kieft et al. (1990) +1 other reference | |
| Burke et al. (1980) +1 other reference |
Lindeberg (2013) +1 other reference | |
UK | |
| Andersen et al. (2016) |
| Golley et al. (1995) +2 other references |
| Andersen et al. (2016) |
USA | |
| Schumer (2017) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Brodbeck et al. (2022) |
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