Tsugaruite Mineral Data + 
|
[Mineral Specimens] [Mineral Locations] [About Us] [Search] [Register]
Greenside Minerals
Newest website on the Internet for top quality, affordable minerals from around the World
We specialize in minerals from the UK and Ireland
- 3.3.4.1 Nuffieldite Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 3.3.4.2 Tsugaruite ! Pb4As2S7 Pba2 or Pbam Ortho
- II/E.15-10 Jordanite Pb14(As,Sb)6S23 P 21/m 2/m
- II/E.15-20 Geocronite Pb14(Sb,As)6S23 P 21/m 2/m
- II/E.15-30 Gratonite Pb9As4S15 R 3m 3m
- II/E.15-40 Meneghinite Pb13CuSb7S24 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.15-45 Tsugaruite Pb4As2S7 Pba2 or Pbam Ortho
- II/E.15-50 Lengenbachite Pb6(Ag,Cu)2As4S13 P1 or P1 Tri
General Tsugaruite Information |
|||
 Chemical Formula: |
Pb4As2S7 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,203.11 gm | ||
| Arsenic 12.45 % As | |||
| Lead 68.89 % Pb | |||
| Sulfur 18.66 % S | |||
| ______ | |||
| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb4As2S7 | ||
| Environment: |
Found in a veinlet of barite at the Yunosawa mine. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) | ||
| Locality: |
Minami-Tsugara-gun provincial unit of the Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after the discovery locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1997-010 | ||
Tsugaruite Image | |||
|
Images:
|
|
||
|
Images:
|
|
||
Tsugaruite Crystallography |
|||
| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.3982:1:0.2118 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 15.179, b = 38.117, c = 8.0745, Z = 16; V = 4,671.73 Den(Calc)= 6.84 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Pba2 or Pbam | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.395(1)(450), 2.819(0.53)(550), 2.739(0.48)(560,2.13.0),2.87(0.34)(192), 3.705(0.34)(1.10.0), 4.47(0.3)(340), | ||
Physical Properties of Tsugaruite |
|||
| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Silvery lead gray. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | ||
| Habit: |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | ||
| Hardness: |
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
lead gray | ||
Calculated Properties of Tsugaruite |
|||
| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.75 gm/cc |
||
| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.15364 Boson Index = 0.84636 |
||
| Photoelectric: |
PETsugaruite =1,267.91 barns/electron |
||
| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Tsugaruite is Not Radioactive |
||
Tsugaruite Classification |
|||
| Dana Class: |
3.3.4.2 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts | ||
| (3.3)where 3 < z/y < 4 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals | |||
| (3.3.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/E.15-45 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Lead-Sulfosalts with Arsen and Antimon x = 3.8 - 3.1 | |||
| II/E.15 - Jordanite - Lengenbachite series | |||
Other Tsugaruite Information |
|||
| References: |
NAME( CanMin, 8/99) PHYS. PROP.(Eur. J. Min.,Vol.10,p793-799,1998) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Tsugaruite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Tsugaruite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tsugaruite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Tsugaruite Mineral Data : Ask about Tsugaruite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tsugaruite Specimen Label here :
|
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |