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Heyrovskýite R070010
Name: Heyrovskýite
RRUFF ID: R070010
Ideal Chemistry: Pb6Bi2S9
Locality: Hoerky, Rakovnika, Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S100398 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bright silver metallic blebs in quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Lillianite (17) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070010
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070010.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.128(1)Å    b: 13.694(4)Å    c: 31.08(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1757(1)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Heyrovskýite

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]

Klomínský K, Rieder M, Kieft C, Mráz L (1971) Heyrovskýite, 6(Pb0.86Bi0.08(Ag,Cu)0.04)S·Bi2S3, from Hurky, Czechoslovakia, a new mineral of genetic interest, Mineralium Deposita, 6, 133-147

Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 325-329   [view file]

Takéuchi Y, Takagi J (1974) The structure of heyrovskyite (6PbS·Bi2S3), Proceedings of the Japan Academy, 50, 76-79

Karup-Møller S, Makovicky E (1981) Ag- and Bi-rich heyrovskyite from the Bi–W–Mo mineralization at Castlegar, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 349-353   [view file]

Moëlo Y, Marcoux E, Makovicky E, Karup-Møller S, Legendre O (1987) Homologues de la lillianite (gustavite, vikingite, heyrovskyite riche en Ag et Bi...) de l'indice à W-As-(Pb,Bi,Ag) de La Roche-Balue (Loire Atlantique, France), Bulletin de Minéralogie, 110, 43-64   [view file]

Makovicky E, Mumme W G, Hoskins B F (1991) The crystal structure of Ag-Bi-bearing heyrovskyite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 553-559   [view file]

Callegari A M, Boiocchi M (2009) Aschamalmite (Pb6Bi2S9): crystal structure and ordering scheme for Pb and Bi atoms, Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 83-94   [view file]

Mitolo D, Capitani G C, Garavelli A, Pinto D (2011) Transmission electron microscopy investigation of Ag-free lillianite and heyrovskýite from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy, American Mineralogist, 96, 288-300   [view file]

Pinto D, Balić-Žunić T, Garavelli A, Vurro F (2011) Structure refinement of Ag-free heyrovskýite from Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy), American Mineralogist, 96, 1120-1128   [view file]