Goldfieldite R070729
Name: Goldfieldite
RRUFF ID: R070729
Ideal Chemistry: Cu10Te4S13
Locality: Mohawk Mine, Goldfield District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Source: Michael Scott S104419 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black metallic massive blebs associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070729
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Goldfieldite

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]

Ransome F L (1909) Geology and ore deposits of Goldfield, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 66, 165-167

Fleischer M (1947) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 32, 254-255   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 2103-2106   [view file]

Levy C (1968) Contribution a la mineralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu3XS4, Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 54, 1-178

Kalbskopf R (1974) Synthese und kristallstruktur von Cu12-xTe4S13, dem tellur-endglied der fahlerze, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 21, 1-10

Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1996, 1-8

Trudu A G, Knittel U (1998) Crystallography, mineral chemistry and chemical nomenclature of goldfieldite, the tellurian member of the tetrahedrite solid-solution series, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 1115-1137   [view file]

King R J (2001) Minerals explained 32: The tetrahedrite group, Geology Today, 17, 77-80