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Hemusit

schwarzmetallisches Aggregat von Hemusit in Quarzdruse, Kawazu Mine, Rendaiji, Chubu,, Honshu, Japan; BB < 1 mm, analysiert

MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta)

Contribution: openpit 2020-04-28

Locality: Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine) / Shimoda / Shizuoka, Präfektur / Chubu, Region / Honshu / Japan

Collectors Summary

Color

grau

Lustre

Metallglanz

Hardness (Mohs)

Solubility

- verdünnte Säuren

Crystal System

kubisch,

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈

Chemical composition

Kupfer, Molybdän, Zinn, Schwefel

Unit weight: 852.4545 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 16

Info

Empirical formula:

Cu₄Cu₂SnMoS₈

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Sulfur	S	30.09	8	50.00	32.0655000	256.5240000
Copper	Cu	44.73	6	37.50	63.5463000	381.2778000
Molybdenum	Mo	11.25	1	6.25	95.9420000	95.9420000
Tin	Sn	13.93	1	6.25	118.7107000	118.7107000

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Analysis wt%

Ø Cu : 45.50, Sn : 12.80, Fe : 1.90, Mo : 11.10, S : 28.90 (Ref: American Mineralogist 71)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.CB.35

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
C: Metallsulfide, M : S = 1 : 1 (und ähnliche)
B: mit Zink (Zn), Eisen (Fe), Kupfer (Cu), Silber (Ag), usw.
35:Hemusit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/C.09-010

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1

Classification by Hölzel

2.CB.470

2: SULFIDES
C: Sulfides (etc) with Me/S=1/1
B: With Zn,Cu (etc), Coordination Number ~[4] Framework of Cornersharing Tetrahedra: Sphalerite-Germanite-Family
4: Luzonite-Hemusite-Group

Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals

06.01.04

06: Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
01: Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn

Dana 8th edition

02.09.06.01

02: Sulfide Minerals
09: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

IMA status

anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color	grau
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	poliert; violettgrau, aschegrau
Lustre	Metallglanz
Reflectivity: (Lambda nm) ↓, ↑, Ø	(400) 22.90, , 22.90 (420) 23.10, , 23.10 (440) 23.50, , 23.50 (460) 24.30, , 24.30 (500) 25.60, , 25.60 (520) 26.00, , 26.00 (540) 26.20, , 26.20 (560) 26.20, , 26.20 (580) 26.20, , 26.20 (600) 26.30, , 26.30 (620) 26.50, , 26.50 (640) 26.80, , 26.80 (660) 27.00, , 27.00 (680) 27.00, , 27.00 (700) 26.90, , 26.90

Reflectivity Ø	25.63

Crystallography

Crystal System	kubisch
Cell parameters a (Å)	10.82
Cell parameters b (Å)	-
Cell parameters c (Å)	-
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	1
Cell parameters c/b	-
Cell parameters α	90°
Cell parameters β	90°
Cell parameters γ	90°
Z	4
Volumne (Å³)	1266.723
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	3.61(20), 3.11(100), 2.87(20), 2.55(20), 2.09(20), 1.919(50), 1.858(30), 1.632(30)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	4
VHN (Hardness Vickers)	184 (25g)
Density (g/cm³)	4.469 (berechnet)
	4.47 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )
Instability	- verdünnte Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality	Bulgarien /Sofia, Oblast /Chelopech /Chelopech Gold-Kupfer Mine
Type material	Universität von Sofia, Sofia; Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgarien

Preface

Name from	Nach einer alten Namen für das Balkangebirge, am Südhang an der die Chelopech Lagerstätte liegt; wahrscheinlich thrakischen Ursprungs
Author (Name, Year)	Terziev, 1971

References

American Mineralogist: 56: 1847-1854 (1971).

Strunz Mineralogical Tables 9. Edition (2001)

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	2.CB.35
Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	2.CB.35
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	2.CB.35
Vinciennite	Cu₁₀Fe₄Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆ tetragonal	2.CB.35
Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈ hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.35
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	2.CB.35
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	2.CB.35

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	II/C.09-010
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	II/C.09-020
Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈ hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	II/C.09-030

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Luzonite	Cu₃AsS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.400
Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.405
Permingeatite	Cu₃SbSe₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.410
Briartite	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)GeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.420
Barquillite	Cu₂(Cd,Fe)GeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.430
Vinciennite	Cu₁₀Fe₄Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆ tetragonal	2.CB.440
Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S tetragonal	2.CB.450
Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄ kubisch	2.CB.460
Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	2.CB.470
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	2.CB.475
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	2.CB.485
Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈ hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.487
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	2.CB.490

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.01
Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	02.09.01.02
Gallite	CuGaS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.03
Roquesite	CuInS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.04
Lenaite	AgFeS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.05
Laforêtite	AgInS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.06
Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.01
Černýite	Cu₂CdSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.02
Briartite	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)GeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.03
Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.04
Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄ kubisch	02.09.02.05
Hocartite	Ag₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.06
Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m, 4 : I42m, I4	02.09.02.07
Velikite	Cu₂(Hg,Zn)SnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	02.09.02.08
Kësterite	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)SnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	02.09.02.09
Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	02.09.02.10
Barquillite	Cu₂(Cd,Fe)GeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.11
Chatkalite	Cu₆Fe²⁺Sn₂S₈ tetragonal : 42m : P4m2	02.09.03.02
Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂ orthorhombisch : 222 : I222	02.09.03.03
Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	02.09.04.01
Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	02.09.04.02
Maikainite	Cu₁₀Fe₃MoGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	02.09.04.03
Ovamboite	Cu₁₀Fe₃WGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	02.09.04.04
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	02.09.05.01
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	02.09.05.02
Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	02.09.06.01
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	02.09.06.02
Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂ kubisch : m3m	02.09.07.01
Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : I43m	02.09.08.01
Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈ orthorhombisch	02.09.08.02
Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42m	02.09.08.03
Raguinite	TlFeS₂ monoklin : 2/m : C2/m	02.09.09.01

Related minerals "Hey's Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	06.01.04
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	06.01.05

IMA Number

IMA 1968-038

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German pages	DeWikiPedia - search for: Hemusit Google-Bilder-Suche - search for: Hemusit Mineralogisch-Petrographisches-Institut Hamburg - search for: Hemusit
English pages	Mindat - search for: Hemusite Webmineral - search for:Hemusite Handbook-of-Mineralogy - search for: Hemusite RRUFF - Raman, XRD and other mineral data - search for: Hemusite RRUFF - References and PDF downloads - search for: Hemusite American-Mineralogist-Crystal-Structure-Database - search for: Hemusite Athena - search for: Hemusite
Russian pages	Webmineral.ru - search for: Хемусит

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