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Color

bräunlich grau

Streak color

dunkelgrau

Lustre

Metallglanz

Hardness (Mohs)

3.5

Crystal System

kubisch,

Chemism

Chemical formula	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄
Additional chem. information	bildet Mischkristalle mit Morozeviczit
Chemical composition	Blei, Eisen, Germanium, Schwefel
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.10-070
	II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide) C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1
Classification by Hölzel	2.CB.490
	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
Dana 8th edition	02.09.05.02
	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	bräunlich grau
Streak color	dunkelgrau
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	opak
Lustre	Metallglanz
Anisotropism	deutlich

Crystallography

Crystal System	kubisch
Cell parameters a (Å)	10.61
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	32
Volumne (Å³)	1194.39
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	3.08(100), 2.80(60), 2.15(90), 2.047(60), 1.791(50), 1.565(50), 1.467(50), 1.109(50)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	3.5
VHN (Hardness Vickers)	122 (50g)
Density (g/cm³)	6.62

(Co-)Type locality

Polen /Niederschlesien (Dolnoslaskie), Woiwodschaft /Polkwitz (Polkowicki), Powiat /Polkwitz (Polkowice)/Polkowice Mine

Polen /Niederschlesien (Dolnoslaskie), Woiwodschaft /Polkwitz (Polkowicki), Powiat /Polkwitz (Polkowice)/Sieroszowice Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Haranczyk, 1975

References

American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 437-438.

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]

Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	II/C.10-010
Vinciennite	Cu₁₀Fe₄Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆ tetragonal	II/C.10-015
Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	II/C.10-020
Nekrasovite	Cu₁₃V(Sn,As,Sb)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	II/C.10-030
Colusite	Cu₁₂VAs₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	II/C.10-040
Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,As,Sn)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43m	II/C.10-045
Germanocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Ge,As)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43m	II/C.10-047
Maikainite	Cu₁₀Fe₃MoGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	II/C.10-050
Ovamboite	Cu₁₀Fe₃WGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	II/C.10-055
Sulvanite	Cu₃VS₄ kubisch : 43m : P43m	II/C.10-060
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	II/C.10-070
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	II/C.10-080

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

Alternative Name

Polkovicita

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1974-037

CNMNC symbol

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