Fletcherite Mineral Data

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General Fletcherite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu(Ni,Co)2S4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 309.31 gm

Cobalt 9.53 % Co

Copper 20.54 % Cu

Nickel 28.46 % Ni

Sulfur 41.47 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

CuNi_1.5Co_0.5S₄

Environment:

Found disseminated in copper sulfides, in copper-rich pods replacing dolostone.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1977

Locality:

At the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA.

Name Pronunciation:

Fletcherite + Pronunciation

Fletcherite Image

Images:

Fletcherite

Comments: Small black crystals of fletcherite in halite. Very unusual association, from a hydrothermal vein cutting a halite deposit.
Location: Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm.
© Thomas Witzke

Fletcherite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.52, Z = 8; V = 862.80 Den(Calc)= 4.76

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.68(1), 1.83(0.6), 2.87(0.5),

Physical Properties of Fletcherite

Color:

Steel gray.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Fletcherite

RL Color:

Creamy white.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Fletcherite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
420 nm	36.40
460 nm	40.90
500 nm	42.50
546 nm	43.40
589 nm	45.30
640 nm	43.80

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Fletcherite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	30%	60%	90%	100%	120%	150%	180%	210%	230%
R

Calculated Properties of Fletcherite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.57 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fletcherite =4.76 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0063262273
Boson Index = 0.9936737727

Photoelectric:

PE_Fletcherite= 26.00 barns/electron
U=PE_Fletcherite x rElectron Density= 118.84 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Fletcherite is Not Radioactive

Fletcherite Classification

Dana Class:

02.10.01.03 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4

(02.10.01)Linnaeite Group (Isometric: Fd3m)

02.10.01.01 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.02 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.03 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.04 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.05 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.06 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.07 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.08 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.09 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.10 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.11 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.12 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.13 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.14 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.15 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.16 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.17 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.18 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.10.01.19 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.DA.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3

02.DA -M:S = 3:4

02.DA.05 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Xingzhongite (Pb,Cu,Fe)(Ir,Pt,Rh)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.DA.05 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Fletcherite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fletcherite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Fletcherite

Cu(Ni,Co)2S4
Dana No: 02.10.01.03 Strunz No: 02.DA.05
Locality:

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