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

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

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070010

Wavelength:

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

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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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(Pb_0.86Bi_0.08(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]

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(Pb_0.86Bi_0.08(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]