Sulfhydrylbystrite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Sulfhydrylbystrite
Formula:
Na5K2Ca[Al6Si6O24](S5)2(SH)
Colour:
Yellow to orange
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4½ - 5
Specific Gravity:
2.391
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
For the presence of sulfhydryl (SH) group and relation to bystrite.
Doubly unique in being the first known mineral with sulhydryl (SH) and the only one with pentasulphide anion at once. The second mineral with species-defining sulfhydryl (hydrosulfide) anion is sapozhnikovite.
First member of the cancrinite group with sulfhydryl and second with dominant polysulphide group after bystrite. Also first mineral for which both these unique anions were structurally detected. For another polysulphide-containing mineral see bazhenovite.
The structure is an ABAC stacking of six-membered rings comprising 23 SiO4 and AlO4 tetrahedra; extra-framework ions are located within structural cages. There are two type of cages - the cancrinite one and the losod one - stacked into chains. The cancrinite cage hosts Ca2+ and SH- ions;(S5)2- anion is associated with Na and K ions in the losod cage.
First member of the cancrinite group with sulfhydryl and second with dominant polysulphide group after bystrite. Also first mineral for which both these unique anions were structurally detected. For another polysulphide-containing mineral see bazhenovite.
The structure is an ABAC stacking of six-membered rings comprising 23 SiO4 and AlO4 tetrahedra; extra-framework ions are located within structural cages. There are two type of cages - the cancrinite one and the losod one - stacked into chains. The cancrinite cage hosts Ca2+ and SH- ions;(S5)2- anion is associated with Na and K ions in the losod cage.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46629
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46629:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
436b0ddf-f174-4e33-a2e9-3af53fd133dd
IMA Classification of Sulfhydrylbystrite
Classification of Sulfhydrylbystrite
9.FB.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shbys | 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 Sulfhydrylbystrite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Yellow to orange
Streak:
Yellow
Hardness:
4½ - 5 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=598 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
Good cleavage on {100}
Good cleavage on {100}
Parting:
Poor parting on {001}
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
2.391(1) g/cm3 (Measured) 2.368 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
The density was measured in a thermogradient tube (45 cm long)
Optical Data of Sulfhydrylbystrite
Type:
Uniaxial (+)
RI values:
nω = 1.661(2) nε = 1.584(2)
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.077
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Strong
Comments:
Deep yellow or orange to pale yellow.
Chemistry of Sulfhydrylbystrite
Mindat Formula:
Na5K2Ca[Al6Si6O24](S5)2(SH)
Crystallography of Sulfhydrylbystrite
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Space Group:
P3 1c
Setting:
P3 1c
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.9567(6) Å, c = 10.7711(5) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.831
Unit Cell V:
1,565.96 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 4.857 Å | (48) |
| 3.948 Å | (38) |
| 3.739 Å | (94) |
| 3.331 Å | (100) |
| 2.715 Å | (32) |
| 2.692 Å | (56) |
| 2.487 Å | (28) |
| 2.156 Å | (27) |
Comments:
From Type Description.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere | >4.45 |
| 12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33) |
Type Occurrence of Sulfhydrylbystrite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Found at margins of lazurite masses and replacing it
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Mineralogical Museum of St.-Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., Saint-Petersburg, 199034, Russia, catalogue number 1/19636
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Nonequilibrium lazurite-diopside-sulfhydrylbystrite
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Sulfhydrylbystrite
Relationship of Sulfhydrylbystrite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Afghanite | (Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6 | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Alloriite | (Na,Ca,K)26Ca4(Al6Si6O24)4(SO4)6Cl6 | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Balliranoite | (Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3) | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Betzite | Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4 | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Biachellaite | (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2(OH)0.5 · H2O | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Bystrite | (Na,K)7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(S5)Cl | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Cancrisilite | Na7(Al5Si7O24)(CO3) · 3H2O | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
| Carbobystrite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3) · 3.5H2O | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Davyne | (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(Cl2,SO4)2 | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Depmeierite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(PO4,CO3)1-x · 3H2O (x | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Fantappièite | [Na82.5Ca33K16.5](Si99Al99O396)(SO4)33 · 4H2O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
| Farneseite | (Na,Ca,K)56(Al6Si6O24)7(SO4)12 · 6H2O | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Franzinite | (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O | Hex. |
| Giuseppettite | (Na,K,Ca)7-8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,Cl)1-2 | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Hydroxycancrinite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(OH)2 · 2H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Kircherite | Na5Ca2K(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.33H2O | Trig. 3 2 : R3 2 |
| Kyanoxalite | Na7(Al6-xSi6+xO24)(C2O4)0.5+x · 5H2O (0 < x < 0.5) | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Liottite | (Na,K)16Ca8(Al6Si6O24)3(SO4)5Cl4 | Hex. 6 : P6 |
| Marinellite | (Na,K)42Ca6(Al6Si6O24)6(SO4)8Cl2 · 3H2O | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Microsommite | Na4K2Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)Cl2 | Hex. 6 2 2 : P63 2 2 |
| Pitiglianoite | Na6K2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · 2H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Quadridavyne | (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4 | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Sacrofanite | (Na61K19Ca32)(Si84Al84O336)(SO4)26Cl2F6 · 2H2O | Hex. |
| Slyudyankaite | Na28Ca4(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6(S6)1/3(CO2) · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Steudelite | Na3(K17Ca7)Ca4(Al24Si24O96)(SO3)6F6 · 4H2O | Hex. 6 m2 : P62c |
| Tounkite | (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2Cl · H2O | Hex. 6 2 2 : P62 2 2 |
| UM2004-48-SiO:AlClCaNaS | (Na,Ca)8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)1.7Cl1.3 | |
| UM2009-23-SiO:AlCCaClHKNaS | (Na,Ca)24K10[(Si,Al)60O120](SO4)5.6Cl1.5(CO3)0.4 · 11H2O | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| Vishnevite | (Na,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,CO3) · 2H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 2 photos of Sulfhydrylbystrite associated with Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| 1 photo of Sulfhydrylbystrite associated with Bystrite | (Na,K)7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(S5)Cl |
| 1 photo of Sulfhydrylbystrite associated with Afghanite | (Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6 |
| 1 photo of Sulfhydrylbystrite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 1 photo of Sulfhydrylbystrite associated with Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| 1 photo of Sulfhydrylbystrite associated with Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 9.FB. | Steudelite | Na3(K17Ca7)Ca4(Al24Si24O96)(SO3)6F6 · 4H2O |
| 9.FB. | Sapozhnikovite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(HS)2 |
| 9.FB. | Betzite | Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4 |
| 9.FB. | Slyudyankaite | Na28Ca4(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6(S6)1/3(CO2) · 2H2O |
| 9.FB. | Bolotinaite | (Na7◻)(Al6Si6O24)F · 4H2O |
| 9.FB. | Wenlanzhangite-(Y) | Y2V3+2V4+2(SiO4)2O4(OH)4 |
| 9.FB.05 | Afghanite | (Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6 |
| 9.FB.05 | Bystrite | (Na,K)7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(S5)Cl |
| 9.FB.05 | Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Cancrisilite | Na7(Al5Si7O24)(CO3) · 3H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Davyne | (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(Cl2,SO4)2 |
| 9.FB.05 | Franzinite | (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Giuseppettite | (Na,K,Ca)7-8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,Cl)1-2 |
| 9.FB.05 | Hydroxycancrinite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Liottite | (Na,K)16Ca8(Al6Si6O24)3(SO4)5Cl4 |
| 9.FB.05 | Microsommite | Na4K2Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)Cl2 |
| 9.FB.05 | Pitiglianoite | Na6K2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · 2H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Quadridavyne | (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4 |
| 9.FB.05 | Sacrofanite | (Na61K19Ca32)(Si84Al84O336)(SO4)26Cl2F6 · 2H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Tounkite | (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2Cl · H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Vishnevite | (Na,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,CO3) · 2H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Marinellite | (Na,K)42Ca6(Al6Si6O24)6(SO4)8Cl2 · 3H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Farneseite | (Na,Ca,K)56(Al6Si6O24)7(SO4)12 · 6H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Alloriite | (Na,Ca,K)26Ca4(Al6Si6O24)4(SO4)6Cl6 |
| 9.FB.05 | Biachellaite | (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2(OH)0.5 · H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Fantappièite | [Na82.5Ca33K16.5](Si99Al99O396)(SO4)33 · 4H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Kyanoxalite | Na7(Al6-xSi6+xO24)(C2O4)0.5+x · 5H2O (0 < x < 0.5) |
| 9.FB.05 | Balliranoite | (Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3) |
| 9.FB.05 | Carbobystrite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3) · 3.5H2O |
| 9.FB.05 | Depmeierite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(PO4,CO3)1-x · 3H2O (x |
| 9.FB.05 | Kircherite | Na5Ca2K(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.33H2O |
| 9.FB.10 | Bicchulite | Ca2(Al2SiO6)(OH)2 |
| 9.FB.10 | Danalite | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
| 9.FB.10 | Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| 9.FB.10 va | Hackmanite | Na8Al6Si6O24(Cl2,S) |
| 9.FB.10 | Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| 9.FB.10 | Helvine | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S |
| 9.FB.10 | Kamaishilite | Ca2(Al2SiO6)(OH)2 |
| 9.FB.10 | Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| 9.FB.10 | Nosean | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O |
| 9.FB.10 | Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
| 9.FB.10 | Tsaregorodtsevite | (N(CH3)4)(AlSi5O12) |
| 9.FB.10 | Tugtupite | Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl |
| 9.FB.10 | Vladimirivanovite | Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S3,S2,Cl)2 · H2O |
| 9.FB.15 | Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| 9.FB.15 | Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| 9.FB.15 | Silvialite | (Ca,Na)4(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,CO3) |
Other Information
Notes:
The minerals are unstable even in dilute acids, where it quickly discolours and decomposes under H2S evolution.
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 Sulfhydrylbystrite
Reference List:
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, CNMNC Newsletter No 25. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (3) 529-535 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.3.02
Sapozhnikov, A. N., Kaneva, E. V., Suvorova, L. F., Levitsky, V. I., Ivanova, L. A. (2017) Sulfhydrylbystrite, Na5K2Ca(Al6Si6O24)(S5)(SH), a new mineral with the LOS framework, and re-interpretation of bystrite: cancrinite-group minerals with novel extra-framework anions. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 383-402 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.106
Localities for Sulfhydrylbystrite
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Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia