Sulvanite R060853
Name: Sulvanite
RRUFF ID: R060853
Ideal Chemistry: Cu3VS4
Locality: Burra Burra, South Australia, Australia
Source: Michael Scott S100889 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brassy metallic massive with black tarnished surfaces
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060853.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Cu3.00V1.00S4.00
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060853
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060853.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.304(6)Å    b: 5.304(6)Å    c: 5.304(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 149.17(2)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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

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REFERENCES for Sulvanite

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]

Goyder G A (1900) Sulvanite, a new mineral, Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions, 77, 1094-1096   [view file]

Trojer F J (1966) Refinement of the structure of sulvanite, American Mineralogist, 51, 890-894   [view file]

Lévy C (1967) Contribution a la minéralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu3XS4, Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, 54, 1-178   [view file]

Gill S B, Piercey S J, Layton-Matthews D (2016) Mineralogy and metal zoning of the Cambrian Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au Lemarchant volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit, Newfoundland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1307-1344