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

Chalcostibite R060262

Name: Chalcostibite
RRUFF ID: R060262
Ideal Chemistry: CuSbS₂
Locality: Rar el Anz, Wadi of Cherrat, east of Casablanca, Morocco
Source: Michael Scott S100331 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Lead gray metallic bleb associated with azurite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060262.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Cu_1.00Sb_1.00S_2.00
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150 mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File
	Raman Data (RAW)
	RRUFF File

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060262.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.022(1)Å b: 3.797(1)Å c: 14.500(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 331.62(9) Crystal System: orthorhombic

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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	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Chalcostibite
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]
Glocker E F (1847) VII. Lampritae Chalcostibitoidei. 35. Chalcostibites (kupferantimonglanz), in Generum et Specierum Mineralium Secundum Ordines Naturales Digestorum Synopsis Eduardum Anton Halae Saxonum 32-33 [view file]
Razmara M F, Henderson C M B, Pattrick R A D, Bell A M T, Charnock J M (1997) The crystal chemistry of the solid solution series between chalcostibite (CuSbS₂) and emplectite (CuBiS₂), Mineralogical Magazine, 61, 79-88 [view file]
Kyono A, Kimata M (2005) Crystal structures of chalcostibite (CuSbS₂) and emplectite (CuBiS₂): structural relationship of stereochemical activity between chalcostibite and emplectite, American Mineralogist, 90, 162-165 [view file]

REFERENCES for Chalcostibite

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]

Glocker E F (1847) VII. Lampritae Chalcostibitoidei. 35. Chalcostibites (kupferantimonglanz), in Generum et Specierum Mineralium Secundum Ordines Naturales Digestorum Synopsis Eduardum Anton Halae Saxonum 32-33 [view file]

Razmara M F, Henderson C M B, Pattrick R A D, Bell A M T, Charnock J M (1997) The crystal chemistry of the solid solution series between chalcostibite (CuSbS₂) and emplectite (CuBiS₂), Mineralogical Magazine, 61, 79-88 [view file]

Kyono A, Kimata M (2005) Crystal structures of chalcostibite (CuSbS₂) and emplectite (CuBiS₂): structural relationship of stereochemical activity between chalcostibite and emplectite, American Mineralogist, 90, 162-165 [view file]