Tintinaite Mineral Data

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General Tintinaite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 5,345.18 gm

Copper 2.20 % Cu

Silver 0.12 % Ag

Bismuth 1.56 % Bi

Antimony 34.42 % Sb

Lead 40.70 % Pb

Sulfur 21.00 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Cu_1.85Ag_0.06Pb_10.5Sb_15.11Bi_0.4S₃₅

Environment:

Small masses and veinlets in malachite-stained quartz.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1968

Locality:

Tintina silver mines, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Tintinaite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1967-010

Tintinaite Image

Images:

Tintinaite

Comments: Massive silvery metallic tintinaite in matrix.
Location: Roznava, Slovak Republic. Scale: Specimen Size 2 x 4 cm.
© Diederik Visser

Tintinaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6558:1:0.1188

Cell Dimensions:

a = 22.3, b = 34, c = 4.04, Z = 2; V = 3,063.13 Den(Calc)= 5.79

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.4(1), 3.52(0.8), 2.71(0.7),

Physical Properties of Tintinaite

Cleavage:

{010} Distinct

Color:

Lead gray.

Density:

5.48

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Calculated Properties of Tintinaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.94 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tintinaite =5.79 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Photoelectric:

PE_Tintinaite= 882.72 barns/electron
U=PE_Tintinaite x rElectron Density=4,362.64 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Tintinaite Classification

Dana Class:

03.06.19.02 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

(03.06)where 2 < z/y < 2.49 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals

(03.06.19)Dana Group

03.06.19.01 Kobellite Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.06.19.02 Tintinaite Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.HB.10a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype

02.HB -With Cu, Ag, Hg, Fe, Sn and Pb

02.HB.10a Kobellite Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.HB.10a Tintinaite Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Tintinaite Information

References:

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

See Also:

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

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Tintinaite

Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Dana No: 03.06.19.02 Strunz No: 02.HB.10a
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