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Fischesserite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Fischesserite, etc.

Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Fischesserite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA

Fischesserite, etc.

Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

Fischesserite, etc.

Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Fischesserite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA

Fischesserite, etc.

Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

Fischesserite, etc.

Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Fischesserite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA

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About FischesseriteHide

Formula:

Ag₃AuSe₂

Colour:

Black

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

9.05 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

Named by Zdenek Johan, Paul Picot, Roland Pierrot, and Milan Kvacek in 1971 in honor of Raymond Fischesser (1911-1991), French mineralogist and crystallographer, Director of the National School of Mines, Paris, France.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Black equant crystals and grains, frequently as microscopic intergrowths.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1552

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1552:9

IMA Classification of FischesseriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1971

First published:

1971

Type description reference:

Johan, Zdenek, Picot, Paul, Pierrot, Roland, Kvacek, Milan (1971) La fischesserite, Ag₈AuSe₂, premier séléniure d'or, isotype de la petzite. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 94 (4) 381-384 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1971.6592

Classification of FischesseriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.BA.75

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Dana 8th ed.:

2.4.3.2

2 : SULFIDES
4 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 2:1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.3.5

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
3 : Sulphides etc. of Au

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Fis	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Fis	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of FischesseriteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=32.7 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Density:

9.05 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of FischesseriteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
420nm	33.4%
440nm	33.6%
460nm	33.1%
480nm	32.3%
500nm	31.3%
520nm	30.1%
540nm	29.7%
560nm	29.9%
580nm	31.0%
600nm	32.0%
620nm	32.9%
640nm	33.8%
660nm	34.7%
680nm	35.4%
700nm	36.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 36.0%.

Colour in reflected light:

Light pink, close to the color of enargite

Chemistry of FischesseriteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₃AuSe₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ag	47.695 %
Se	23.275 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ag, Au, Se - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of FischesseriteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

432 - Gyroidal

Space Group:

I4₁32

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.967 Å

Unit Cell V:

990.13 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive, xenomorphic grains

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005994	Fischesserite	Bindi L, Cipriani C (2004) Structural and physical properties of fischesserite, a rare gold-silver selenide from the De Lamar mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA The Canadian Mineralogist 42 1733-1737		2004	De Lamar mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA	0	293

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 Structural and physical properties of fischesserite,
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Au   0.12500   0.12500   0.12500   0.02420
Se   0.27560   0.27560   0.27560   0.02550
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_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Ag 0.02320 0.02320 0.02330 0.00000 0.00000 0.00030
Au 0.02420 0.02420 0.02420 0.00030 0.00030 0.00030
Se 0.02550 0.02550 0.02550 -0.00010 -0.00010 -0.00010

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
7.08 Å	(60)
3.50 Å	(10)
3.15 Å	(30)
2.877 Å	(40)
2.662 Å	(100)
2.349 Å	(50)
2.29 Å	(80)
2.035 Å	(80)
1.954 Å	(60)
1.820 Å	(80)
1.763 Å	(20)
1.708 Å	(10)
1.501 Å	(40)
1.469 Å	(50)
1.439 Å	(40)
1.410 Å	(30)
1.382 Å	(30)
1.332 Å	(60)
1.266 Å	(70)
1.246 Å	(30)
1.227 Å	(20)
1.159 Å	(20)
1.130 Å	(30)

Comments:

ICDD 25-367

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of FischesseriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

General Appearance of Type Material:

Xenomorphic grains

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National School of Mines, Paris, France

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Carbonate vein in epithermal precious metal hydrothermal deposit.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Calcite	Clausthalite	Native Gold	Naumannite	Permingeatite
Quartz

Reference:

Synonyms of FischesseriteHide

IMA1971-010

Other Language Names for FischesseriteHide

Dutch:Fischesseriet

German:Fischesserit

Russian:Фишессерит

Simplified Chinese:硒金银矿

Spanish:Fischesserita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

19 photos of Fischesserite associated with Clausthalite	PbSe
16 photos of Fischesserite associated with Native Gold	Au
11 photos of Fischesserite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
10 photos of Fischesserite associated with Klockmannite	CuSe
8 photos of Fischesserite associated with Naumannite	Ag₂Se
7 photos of Fischesserite associated with Eucairite	AgCuSe
6 photos of Fischesserite associated with Chrisstanleyite	Ag₂Pd₃Se₄
4 photos of Fischesserite associated with Cerussite	PbCO₃
4 photos of Fischesserite associated with Chlorargyrite	AgCl
3 photos of Fischesserite associated with Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.BA.	Makotoite	Ag₁₂(Cu₃Au)S₈	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.	Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
2.BA.	Dzierżanowskite	CaCu₂S₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.BA.	Xuwenyuanite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.	'Orileyite'	(Fe,Cu)₂As
2.BA.	Juxingite	Bi₆Cu⁺₁₃₈Cu²⁺₂Fe³⁺₃₀S₁₂₅	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.05	Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05	Geerite	Cu₈S₅	Trig. 3
2.BA.05	Roxbyite	Cu₅₈S₃₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.05	Chalcocite	Cu₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.10	Digenite	Cu₉S₅	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.BA.10	Anilite	Cu₇S₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.15	Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20	Bellidoite	Cu₂Se	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/n
2.BA.20	Berzelianite	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25	Athabascaite	Cu₅Se₄	Orth.
2.BA.25	Umangite	Cu₃Se₂	Tet. 42m : P42₁m
2.BA.30	Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30	Weissite	Cu_2-xTe	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.35	Spryite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.40d	'UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu'	Ag₆AuCu₂S₅
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40	Stromeyerite	AgCuS	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.BA.42	Honeaite	Au₃TlTe₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Selenojalpaite	Ag₃CuSe₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Kurilite	Ag₈Te₃Se	Trig. 3 : R3
2.BA.47	Spiridonovite	(Cu_1-xAg_x)₂Te	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50	Wuyanzhiite	Cu₂S	Tet. 422 : P4₃2₁2
2.BA.50	Eucairite	AgCuSe	Orth.
2.BA.52	'Argentite'	Ag₂S	Iso.
2.BA.55	Naumannite	Ag₂Se	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
2.BA.55	Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60	Chenguodaite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Orth.
2.BA.60	Hessite	Ag₂Te	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.60	Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.65	Henryite	(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65	Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36	Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.70	Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.70	Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.75	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.75	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
2.BA.75	Petrovskaite	AuAgS	Mon.
2.BA.75	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 432 : I4₁32
2.BA.80	Bezsmertnovite	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	Orth.
2.BA.80	Bilibinskite	PbCu₂Au₃Te₂	Iso.
2.BA.80	Bogdanovite	(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)	Iso.

Fluorescence of FischesseriteHide

In UV light:

Not fluorescent in UV

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for FischesseriteHide

Reference List:

Fleischer, M. (1966) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 51 (9-10) 1546-1554 p.1554

Wagner, F.E., Sawicki, J.A., Friedl, J., Mandarino, J.A., Harris, D.C. (1992) Mössbauer spectroscopy of the Ag-Au chalcogenides petzite, fischesserite and uytenbogaardtite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 30: 327-333.

Bindi, L., Cipriani, C. (2004) Structural and physical properties of fischesserite, a rare gold silver selenide from the De Lamar Mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1733-1737 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1733

(2005) Fischesserite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for FischesseriteHide

Showing 44 localities.

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Argentina
La Rioja Province Chilecito department Sañogasta ⓘ La Piedra Pintada	Brodtkorb (2002)
ⓘ Santa Brígida mine	Zappettini et al. (2014) +1 other reference
General Lamadrid Department ⓘ Rincón Blanco	Márquez-Zavalía et al. (2021)
Villa Castelli Sierra de Cacho ⓘ Las Asperezas mine	De Brodtkorb (2009) +1 other reference
ⓘ Los Llantenes mining district	Zappettini (1999)

Austria
Vorarlberg Bludenz District Lorüns ⓘ Limestone quarry	Kolitsch et al. (2020)

Bolivia
Potosí Chayanta Province Colquechaca Municipality Pakajake Canyon ⓘ Virgen de Surumi mine	Dr. Günter Grundmann collection

Brazil
Pará Curionópolis ⓘ Serra Pelada claims	Berni et al. (2014) +1 other reference

Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Burin Peninsula ⓘ Hickeys Pond	Sparkes et al. (2016)
Wilding Lake ⓘ Elm Zone prospect	Conliffe et al. (2025)
Ontario Cochrane District Timmins Kidd Township ⓘ Kidd Mine	Kidd Operations

Chile
Antofagasta Antofagasta Province Antofagasta Escondida La Escondida Mine ⓘ Pampa Escondida deposit (Carmen propect)	Gibbons (2018)
Atacama Chañaral Province Salitrosa-Porvenir mining district ⓘ Flamenco mine	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold

China
Yunnan Pu'er Mojiang County ⓘ Jinchang Mine (Mojiang Mine; Yuanjiang gold mine)	Yuan Li (1998)

Czech Republic (TL)
South Bohemian Region Písek District Kovářov Předbořice ⓘ Předbořice deposit (TL)	Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist. (1971) +1 other reference
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Rožná Rožná deposit ⓘ Bukov Mine	Strübel

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Ishikari Subprefecture Sapporo City ⓘ Teine Mine	田中崇裕・濱根大輔: ...
Ishikawa Prefecture Hakui District Shika-machi ⓘ Togi Mine	Hamada et al. (2022)

Mexico
Guanajuato Guanajuato Municipality Guanajuato ⓘ El Cubo Mine	Solana Espinosa +2 other references

New Zealand
Waikato Region Thames-Coromandel District Hikuai Broken Hills ⓘ Broken Hills Mine	Cocker et al. (2013)

Nicaragua
León Department ⓘ La India district	English et al. (2024)

Peru
Arequipa Condesuyos Province Rio Grande district ⓘ San Luis Alta deposit	Alfonso et al. (2023)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast Kartalinsky District ⓘ Mikheevskoe Cu deposit	Azovskova et al. (2019)
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyrsky District ⓘ Kupol deposit	Savva et al. (2012) +1 other reference
Okhotsk-Chukotka belt ⓘ Corrida deposit	Kolova et al. (2021)
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Karaginsky District Maletoyvayam ore field ⓘ Gaching occurrence	Kasatkin et al. (2023) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ozernovskoe deposit	Spiridonov et al. (2009, April) +1 other reference
ⓘ Orebody No. 5	Pekov et al. (2026)
Yelizovsky District ⓘ Rodnikovoe	Seryotkin et al. (2013)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Western Sayan range ⓘ Dunzhugur Ophiolite Massif	Kiseleva et al. (2024)
Republic of Karelia Segezhsky District ⓘ Voitsky mine	Kuleshevich et al. (2012)
Tuva Sut-Kholsky District Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster ⓘ Khaak-Sair occurrence	Kuzhuget et al. (2015) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence	Kuzhuget et al. (2022)
Todzhinsky District ⓘ Kyzyk-Chadr Cu deposit	Kuzhuget et al. (2025)

Sweden
Östergötland County Valdemarsvik ⓘ Skrikerum Mine	Sandström (2007)

UK
England Devon Torbay Torquay ⓘ Hope's Nose	Stanley et al. (1990) +1 other reference

USA
Idaho Owyhee County De Lamar Mining District ⓘ De Lamar Mine	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold
Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District) ⓘ War Eagle Mine (South Chariot; Orofino; Golden Chariot; Mahogany; Sinker; Ida Elmore)	Collins (2012)
Nevada Elko County Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District) ⓘ Eastern Star Mine (ASARCO Star claims)	Castor et al. (2004)
ⓘ Gold Circle Mine (Bamberger group; Bonberger mine)	Castor et al. (2004)
ⓘ Ken Snyder Mine (Midas Mine)	Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference
ⓘ Midas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim)	Tharalson +5 other references
Lander County Buffalo Valley Mining District Buffalo Valley mine ⓘ Buffalo Valley Gold Mine	Reid et al. (2010)
Washington Chelan County Wenatchee Mining District ⓘ Cannon Mine	Lasmanis (1995)

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