Cuprokalininite
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
CuCr2S4
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Hardness:
4½ - 5
Specific Gravity:
4.16 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Copper analog of kalininite
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40142:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
1e51d90c-2dd0-4cbf-95f0-f26ed2acbe81
IMA Classification of Cuprokalininite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Cu(Cr3+Cr4+)S4
Approval year:
2010
First published:
2010
Type description reference:
Reznitsky, L.Z., Sklyarov, E.V., Ushchapovskaya, Z.F., Suvorova, L.F., Polekhovsky, Yu.S., Dzerzanovsky, P., Barash, I.G. (2010) Cuprokalininite CuCr2S4 - the new sulfospinel from metamorphic rocks of Sludyanka Complex (South Baikal Region). [Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva], 139 (6) 39-49
Classification of Cuprokalininite
2.DA.05
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4
2.10.1.20
2 : SULFIDES
10 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
2 : SULFIDES
10 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
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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Ckal | 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 Cuprokalininite
Sub-Metallic
Comment:
Close to metallic
Colour:
Black
Comment:
with a weak dark bronze tint
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
4½ - 5 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN20=356 - 458 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Comment:
Mohs hardness was estimated from VHN.
Tenacity:
Very brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
4.16 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Cuprokalininite
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R |
---|---|
400nm | 34.30% |
420nm | 34.10% |
440nm | 33.90% |
460nm | 33.70% |
480nm | 33.50% |
500nm | 33.20% |
520nm | 33.00% |
540nm | 32.80% |
560nm | 32.50% |
580nm | 32.20% |
600nm | 31.90% |
620nm | 31.60% |
640nm | 31.20% |
660nm | 30.90% |
680nm | 30.60% |
700nm | 30.40% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 34.30%.
Colour in reflected light:
Pale cream
Internal Reflections:
None observed
Chemistry of Cuprokalininite
Mindat Formula:
CuCr2S4
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
V,Fe,Zn
Crystallography of Cuprokalininite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fd3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.814(2) Å
Unit Cell V:
945.2 ų
Z:
8
Morphology:
Dominant forms are {111} and {100} with distinct growth steps.
Twinning:
Polysynthetic twins on {111} are typical. Occasionally, simple twinning by the spinel law is identified.
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0012907 | Cuprokalininite | Raccah P M, Bouchard R J, Wold A (1966) Crystallographic study of chromium spinels Journal of Applied Physics 37 1436-1437 | 1966 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013422 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013423 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013424 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013425 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013444 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013445 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013446 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013447 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013448 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013449 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013450 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Karl R, Rackwitz R (1981) Mossbauer studies of thiospinels. V. The systems Cu1-xFexMe2S4 (Me=Cr,Rh) and Cu1-xFexCr2(S.7Se.3)4 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 40 255-265 | 1981 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0018335 | Cuprokalininite | Riedel E, Horvath E (1973) Spinelle mit substituierten Nichtmetallteilgittern. IV. Roentgenographische Untersuchung der Systeme CuCr2(S11-xSex)4 und CuCr3(Se1-xTex)4 Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 399 219-224 | 1973 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.44 Å | (6) |
2.94 Å | (10) |
2.44 Å | (6) |
1.884 Å | (9) |
1.731 Å | (10) |
1.133 Å | (6) |
1.098 Å | (6) |
1.030 Å | (6) |
1.002 Å | (10) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics | <3.5-2.5 |
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies) |
Type Occurrence of Cuprokalininite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Euhedral octahedral or cubo-octahedral microcrystals up to 0.2 mm in size.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, catalog no. 3886/1-3
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In a Cr-V-bearing quartz-diopside metamorphic rock.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Reznitsky, L.Z., Sklyarov, E.V., Ushchapovskaya, Z.F., Suvorova, L.F., Polekhovsky, Yu.S., Dzerzanovsky, P., Barash, I.G. (2010) Cuprokalininite CuCr2S4 - the new sulfospinel from metamorphic rocks of Sludyanka Complex (South Baikal Region). Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 139(6): 39-49
Synonyms of Cuprokalininite
Relationship of Cuprokalininite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Carrollite | CuCo2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Ezochiite | Cu+(Rh3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Fletcherite | CuNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
Unnamed (Fe3+-analogue of Fletcherite) | Cu(Fe3+,Ni,Co)2S4 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.DA. | Zaykovite | Rh3Se4 |
2.DA. | Grimmite | NiCo2S4 |
2.DA. | Zolenskyite | FeCr2S4 |
2.DA. | Ezochiite | Cu+(Rh3+Pt4+)S4 |
2.DA. | Ferrodimolybdenite | FeMo2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Bornhardtite | Co2+Co3+2Se4 |
2.DA.05 | Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Fletcherite | CuNi2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 |
2.DA.05 | Greigite | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Indite | FeIn2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Kalininite | ZnCr2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Linnaeite | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
2.DA.05 | Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Trüstedtite | Ni3Se4 |
2.DA.05 | Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 |
2.DA.05 | Violarite | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Xingzhongite | Pb2+Ir3+2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Cadmoindite | CdIn2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Joegoldsteinite | MnCr2S4 |
2.DA.05 | Nickeltyrrellite | CuNi2Se4 |
2.DA.10 | Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
2.DA.10 | Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
2.DA.15 | Brezinaite | Cr3S4 |
2.DA.15 | Heideite | (Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4 |
2.DA.20 | Inaglyite | Cu3Pb(Ir,Pt)8S16 |
2.DA.20 | Konderite | Cu3Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 |
2.DA.25 | Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
Other Information
Notes:
Insoluble in HCl.
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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References for Cuprokalininite
Reference List:
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2010) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010. CNMNC Newsletter No 3. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (3) 577-579 doi:10.1180/s0026461x00054979
Reznitsky, L.Z., Sklyarov, E.V., Ushchapovskaya, Z.F., Suvorova, L.F., Polekhovsky, Yu.S., Dzerzanovsky, P., Barash, I.G. (2010) Cuprokalininite CuCr2S4 - the new sulfospinel from metamorphic rocks of Sludyanka Complex (South Baikal Region). [Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva], 139 (6) 39-49
Reznitsky, L. Z., Sklyarov, E. V., Ushchapovskaya, Z. F., Suvorova, L. F., Polekhovsky, Yu. S., Dzerzanovsky, P., Barash, I. G. (2011) Cuprokalininite, CuCr2S4, a new sulfospinel from metamorphic rocks of the Sludyanka Complex, South Baikal region. Geology of Ore Deposits, 53 (8) 758-766 doi:10.1134/s1075701511080137
Localities for Cuprokalininite
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Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
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Russia (TL) | |
| Williams et al. (2010) +1 other reference |
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