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Benjaminite R070399

Name: Benjaminite
RRUFF ID: R070399
Ideal Chemistry: Ag₃Bi₇S₁₂
Locality: Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Source: Michael Scott S101746 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black polished crystals embedded in epoxy, co-type specimen
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Pavonite (2) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070399.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070399

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Benjaminite
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]
Foshag W F (1925) New minerals: new species, American Mineralogist, 10, 333-334 [view file]
Shannon E V (1925) Benjaminite, a new sulphosalt mineral of the klaprotholite group, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 65, issue 24 1-9 [view file]
Nuffield E W (1953) Benjaminite, American Mineralogist, 38, 550-552 [view file]
Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 348-351 [view file]
Borodaev Y S, Mozgowa N N (1971) New group of the sulfbismuthides of Ag, Pb, and Cu, Society of Mining and Geology Japan, 2, 35-41
Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 1311-1317 [view file]
Harris D C, Chen T T (1975) Benjaminite, reinstated as a valid species, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 402-407 [view file]
Nuffield E W (1975) Benjaminite - a re-examination of the type mineral, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 394-407 [view file]
Karup-Møller S, Makovicky E (1979) On pavonite, cupropavonite, benjaminite, and « oversubstituted » gustavite, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 102, 351-367
Makovicky E, Mumme W G (1979) The crystal structure of benjaminite Cu_0.50Pb_0.40Ag_2.30Bi_6.80S₁₂, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 607-618 [view file]

REFERENCES for Benjaminite

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]

Foshag W F (1925) New minerals: new species, American Mineralogist, 10, 333-334 [view file]

Shannon E V (1925) Benjaminite, a new sulphosalt mineral of the klaprotholite group, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 65, issue 24 1-9 [view file]

Nuffield E W (1953) Benjaminite, American Mineralogist, 38, 550-552 [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 348-351 [view file]

Borodaev Y S, Mozgowa N N (1971) New group of the sulfbismuthides of Ag, Pb, and Cu, Society of Mining and Geology Japan, 2, 35-41

Fleischer M (1972) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 57, 1311-1317 [view file]

Harris D C, Chen T T (1975) Benjaminite, reinstated as a valid species, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 402-407 [view file]

Nuffield E W (1975) Benjaminite - a re-examination of the type mineral, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 394-407 [view file]

Karup-Møller S, Makovicky E (1979) On pavonite, cupropavonite, benjaminite, and « oversubstituted » gustavite, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 102, 351-367

Makovicky E, Mumme W G (1979) The crystal structure of benjaminite Cu_0.50Pb_0.40Ag_2.30Bi_6.80S₁₂, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 607-618 [view file]