Arsenpolybasite
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About Arsenpolybasite
Synonym of:
The old mineral "arsenpolybasite" has been reclassified as polytypes of pearceite: Pearceite-T2ac and Pearceite-M2a2b2c (Bindi et al., 2007).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
30965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:30965:1
Similar Names
| Arsenopolybasite (of Frondel) | A synonym of Pearceite-T2ac |
Other Language Names for Arsenpolybasite
Simplified Chinese:砷硫锑铜银矿
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Arsenpolybasite associated with Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
| 4 photos of Arsenpolybasite associated with Native Gold | Au |
| 4 photos of Arsenpolybasite associated with Acanthite | Ag2S |
| 4 photos of Arsenpolybasite associated with Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series | |
| 4 photos of Arsenpolybasite associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Information
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 Arsenpolybasite
Reference List:
Bindi, Luca, Evain, Michel, Menchetti, Silvio (2006) Temperature dependence of the silver distribution in the crystal structure of natural pearceite, (Ag,Cu)16(As,Sb)2S11. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 62 (2) 212-219 doi:10.1107/s010876810600108x
Evain, Michel, Bindi, Luca, Menchetti, Silvio (2006) Structural complexity in minerals: twinning, polytypism and disorder in the crystal structure of polybasite, (Ag,Cu)16(Sb,As)2S11. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 62 (3) 447-456 doi:10.1107/s010876810600975x
Localities for Arsenpolybasite
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Bulgaria | |
| Petrova et al. (2007) |
Canada | |
| Hood et al. (1991) |
China | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Mingjun Yang and Gonghua Tan (1991) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Zeng et al. (2000) |
| Zhicheng Lu et al. (2002) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Liyan Zhang and Jigang Tang (1996) |
Czech Republic | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Jakub Plasil |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] |
Germany | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Walenta (1992) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Walenta (1992) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Frondel (1963) |
Indonesia | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Simon et al. (1997) |
Italy | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Menchetti S. (Alpi Apuane) |
Japan | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] NAKAYAMA (1986) |
| Ishiyama et al. (1989) |
Kazakhstan | |
| Baibatsha et al. (2015) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Pekov et al. (1997) |
Peru | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Hyrsl et al. (2003) |
Russia | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Novoselov et al. (2010) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Nikolaev et al. (2016) |
| Tolstykh et al. (2022) |
South Korea | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Park et al. (1988) |
Switzerland | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Stalder et al. (1998) |
USA | |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Pearceite-T2ac] Lasmanis (1995) |
Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru