Zlatogorite Mineral Data

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General Zlatogorite Information

Chemical Formula:

CuNiSb2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 365.74 gm

Copper 17.37 % Cu

Nickel 16.05 % Ni

Antimony 66.58 % Sb

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

CuNiSb₂

Environment:

In altered schistose rock (listwenite).

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1994 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Zlatoya Gora deposit, near Karabasch, Middle Urals, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Zlatogorite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1994-014

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Zlatogorite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.26844

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.0489, c = 5.1358, Z = 1; V = 72.91 Den(Calc)= 8.33

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.901(1), 2.074(0.65), 2.026(0.51),

Physical Properties of Zlatogorite

Cleavage:

{001} Imperfect

Color:

Silver white.

Density:

8.21

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Unknown - Minerals too small to observe fractures.

Habit:

Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite).

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

light silver gray

Optical Properties of Zlatogorite

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct.

RL Bireflectance:

Weak.

RL Color:

Light yellow to pinkish yellow.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Zlatogorite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	59.30	52.40
546 nm	63.00	56.80
589 nm	65.50	60.90
650 nm	68.60	64.90

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Zlatogorite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%	160%	170%
R₁
R₂

Calculated Properties of Zlatogorite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.24 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zlatogorite =8.33 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0018133216
Boson Index = 0.9981866784

Photoelectric:

PE_Zlatogorite= 240.63 barns/electron
U=PE_Zlatogorite x rElectron Density=1,742.85 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Zlatogorite Classification

Dana Class:

03.07.01.04 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

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

(03.07.01)Matildite Group

03.07.01.01 Matildite AgBiS2 P 3m1 3 2/m

03.07.01.02 Bohdanowiczite AgBiSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

03.07.01.03 Volynskite AgBiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

03.07.01.04 Zlatogorite! CuNiSb2 P 3m1 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

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

02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)

02.CC -With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.

02.CC.05 Achavalite FeSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Breithauptite NiSb P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Freboldite CoSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Jaipurite* CoS P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Nickeline NiAs P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Zlatogorite! CuNiSb2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.CC.05 Sederholmite NiSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.05 Sobolevskite PdBi P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Zlatogorite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,p1015,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 27, p 395)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Zlatogorite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
7 - MinDAT
8 - MinMax(Deutsch)
9 - MinMax(English)
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Zlatogorite

CuNiSb2
Dana No: 03.07.01.04 Strunz No: 02.CC.05
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