Aurostibite - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Aurostibite R060923

Name: Aurostibite
RRUFF ID: R060923
Ideal Chemistry: AuSb₂
Locality: Krásná Hora, Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S100862 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Gray massive crystals tarnished to gold color
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Pyrite (16) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060923.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Au_0.99Sb_2.00
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060923

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 40% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060923.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.6518(8)Å b: 6.6518(8)Å c: 6.6518(8)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 294.3(1)Å³ Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Aurostibite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Oftedal I (1928) Über die Kristallstrukturen der verbindungen RuS₂, OsS₂, MnTe₂ und AuSb₂. Mit einem Anhang über die Gitterkonstant von Pyrit, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 135, 291-299 [view file]
Graham A R, Kaiman S (1952) Aurostibite, AuSb₂; a new mineral in the pyrite group, American Mineralogist, 37, 461-469 [view file]
Pearson W B (1964) Electrical resistivity, Hall coefficient, and thermoelectric power of AuSb₂ AND Cu₂Sb*, Canadian Journal of Physics, 42, 519-525
Furuseth S, Selte K, Kjekshus A (1967) On the solid solubility and structural properties of PdAs_2-xSb_x, PtP_2-xAs_x, PtP_2-xSb_x, PtP_2-xBi_x, PtAs_2-xSb_x, PtAs_2-xBi_x, PtSb_2-xBi_x, Pd_l-mPt_mAs₂, Pd_l-mPt_mSb₂, Pd_l-mAu_mSb₂, and Pt_l-mAu_mSb₂, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 21, 527-536
Freund G A, Kirby R D, Sellmyer D J (1977) Raman scattering from pyrite structure AuSb₂, Solid State Communications, 22, 5-7
Ashley P M, Cook N D J, Hill R L (1990) Occurrence and significance of aurostibite in Sb-Au ore from Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1990, 537-551
Cook N J (1992) Antimony-rich mineral parageneses and their association with Au minerals within massive sulfide deposits at Sulitjelma, Norway, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 97-106
Jedwab J, Chuva J M, Poot E (1992) Reflected-light microscope and SEM/EMP observations on the behaviour of aurostibite (AuSb₂) during amalgamation, Mineralogical Magazine, 56, 561-565 [view file]
Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]
Zachariáš, Němec (2017) Gold to aurostibite transformation and formation of Au-Ag-Sb phases: the Krásná Hora deposit, Czech Republic, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 987-999

REFERENCES for Aurostibite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Oftedal I (1928) Über die Kristallstrukturen der verbindungen RuS₂, OsS₂, MnTe₂ und AuSb₂. Mit einem Anhang über die Gitterkonstant von Pyrit, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 135, 291-299 [view file]

Graham A R, Kaiman S (1952) Aurostibite, AuSb₂; a new mineral in the pyrite group, American Mineralogist, 37, 461-469 [view file]

Pearson W B (1964) Electrical resistivity, Hall coefficient, and thermoelectric power of AuSb₂ AND Cu₂Sb*, Canadian Journal of Physics, 42, 519-525

Furuseth S, Selte K, Kjekshus A (1967) On the solid solubility and structural properties of PdAs_2-xSb_x, PtP_2-xAs_x, PtP_2-xSb_x, PtP_2-xBi_x, PtAs_2-xSb_x, PtAs_2-xBi_x, PtSb_2-xBi_x, Pd_l-mPt_mAs₂, Pd_l-mPt_mSb₂, Pd_l-mAu_mSb₂, and Pt_l-mAu_mSb₂, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 21, 527-536

Freund G A, Kirby R D, Sellmyer D J (1977) Raman scattering from pyrite structure AuSb₂, Solid State Communications, 22, 5-7

Ashley P M, Cook N D J, Hill R L (1990) Occurrence and significance of aurostibite in Sb-Au ore from Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1990, 537-551

Cook N J (1992) Antimony-rich mineral parageneses and their association with Au minerals within massive sulfide deposits at Sulitjelma, Norway, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1992, 97-106

Jedwab J, Chuva J M, Poot E (1992) Reflected-light microscope and SEM/EMP observations on the behaviour of aurostibite (AuSb₂) during amalgamation, Mineralogical Magazine, 56, 561-565 [view file]

Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]

Zachariáš, Němec (2017) Gold to aurostibite transformation and formation of Au-Ag-Sb phases: the Krásná Hora deposit, Czech Republic, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 987-999