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Proto-owyheeite

A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication
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Proto-owyheeite

Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Proto-owyheeite

Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Proto-owyheeite

Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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About Proto-owyheeiteHide

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
471421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:471421:3

IMA Classification of Proto-owyheeiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, Pending publication
IMA Formula:
Ag1+9Pb2+40Sb3+45S2-112

Classification of Proto-owyheeiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
2.HC.35

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
C : With only Pb

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
PowyIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of Proto-owyheeiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ag9Pb40Sb45S112
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Pb45.217 %
Sb29.893 %
S19.593 %
Ag5.297 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Pb
Sb
S
Ag
Elements listed:
Ag, Pb, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Proto-owyheeiteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/c
Setting:
P21/n
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.1696(2) Å, b = 27.3377(4) Å, c = 22.8584(4) Å
β = 90.078(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.299 : 1 : 0.836
Unit Cell V:
5,105.15 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Twinning:
twinned by pseudo-merohedry (reflection at [100] or equivalently [001])

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
3.911 Å(42)
3.476 Å(100)
3.242 Å(72)
3224 Å(49)
2.891 Å(46)
2.887 Å(44)
2.823 Å(38)
2.042 Å(48)
Locality:
Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Type Occurrence of Proto-owyheeiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria, catalogue number O 3026

Other Language Names for Proto-owyheeiteHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

2.HC.BernarlottiitePb6(As5Sb3)S18Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.HuntingdonitePb19Sb16As6S51Cl2Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.MoiraitePb12Sb8As8S36Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05fParapierrotiteTlSb5S8Mon. m
2.HC.05gMarumoitePb32As40S92Mon. 2 : P21
2.HC.05bBaumhauerite II
2.HC.05dRathiteAg2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.05eHeptasartoriteTl7Pb22As55S108Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.05dDufrénoysitePb2As2S5Mon. 2 : P21
2.HC.05eHendekasartoriteTl2Pb48As82S172Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.05bArgentobaumhaueriteAg1.5Pb22As33.5S72Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05cArgentoliveingiteAg3+xPb36-2xAs51+xS112Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05bBaumhaueritePb12As16S36Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05dVeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5Mon. 2 : P21
2.HC.05eDekatriasartoriteTlPb58As97S204Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.05aHyršlitePb8As10Sb6S32Mon. 2 : P21
2.HC.05eIncomsartoriteTl6Pb144As246S516Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.05cLiveingitePb20As24S56Mon. 2 : P21
2.HC.05cJohnjamboritePb14Sb8.5As7.5S38Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05fPierrotiteTl2(Sb,As)10S16Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.HC.05dRathite-IVPbAs2S4
2.HC.05dArgentodufrénoysiteAg3Pb26As35S80Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05eÉcrinsiteAgTl3Pb4As11Sb9S36Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05aSartoritePbAs2S4Mon. 2/m : P21/m
2.HC.05aTwinnite Pb0.8Tl0.1Sb1.3As0.8S4Mon. 2/m
2.HC.05fPhilrothiteTlAs3S5Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.05hPolloneiteAgPb46As26Sb23S120Mon. 2 : P21
2.HC.05aGuettarditePb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.10aFülöppitePb3Sb8S15Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10dSemseyitePb9Sb8S21Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10dRayitePb8(Ag,Tl)2Sb8S21Mon.
2.HC.10cHeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10bPlagionitePb5Sb8S17Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.15FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6Mon.
2.HC.15BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.20RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13Mon. 2/m : P21/m
2.HC.25MoëloitePb6Sb6S14(S3)Orth. 222 : P21212
2.HC.30DadsonitePb23Sb25S60ClTric. 1 : P1
2.HC.35ZoubekiteAgPb4Sb4S10Orth.
2.HC.35OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.40ParasterryiteAg4Pb20Sb14As10S58Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.HC.50LopatkaitePb5Sb3AsS11Mon. 2/m : P21/c

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for Proto-owyheeiteHide

References for Proto-owyheeiteHide

Localities for Proto-owyheeiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Italy (TL)
 
  • Tuscany
    • Lucca Province
      • Stazzema
        • Sant'Anna di Stazzema
          • Monte Arsiccio Mine
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