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- 3.6.19.1 Kobellite Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 3.6.19.2 Tintinaite Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.33-05 Izoklakeite Pb27(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19S57 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.33-10 Giessenite Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28(?) P 21/n 2/m
- II/E.33-15 Tintinaite Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.33-20 Kobellite Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.33-30 Eclarite Pb9(Cu,Fe)Bi12S28 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.33-40 Nuffieldite Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.33-50 Berryite Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16 P 21/m 2/m
General Tintinaite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 4,419.31 gm | ||
| Copper 2.59 % Cu | |||
| Silver 0.49 % Ag | |||
| Bismuth 12.77 % Bi | |||
| Antimony 9.64 % Sb | |||
| Lead 49.70 % Pb | |||
| Sulfur 24.82 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb10.6Cu1.8Ag0.2Sb3.5Bi2.7S34.2 | ||
| 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. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1967-010 | ||
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Tintinaite Crystallography |
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| 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)= 4.79 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.4(1), 3.52(0.8), 2.71(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Tintinaite |
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| Cleavage: |
[010] Distinct | ||
| Color: |
Lead gray. | ||
| Density: |
5.48 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
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 |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.08 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.11169 Boson Index = 0.88831 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PETintinaite =1,175.26 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Tintinaite is Not Radioactive |
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Tintinaite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
3.6.19.2 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts | ||
| (3.6)where 2 < z/y < 2.49 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals | |||
| (3.6.19)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/E.33-15 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Lead-Sulfosalts (Pb-Cu/Ag) with predominant Vismut x = 6.0 - 1.6 | |||
| II/E.33 - Izoklakeite - Berryite series | |||
Other Tintinaite Information |
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| 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 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Tintinaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tintinaite : Translate Tintinaite Mineral Data : Ask about Tintinaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tintinaite Specimen Label here :
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