Quiroguite
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About Quiroguite
Formula:
Pb23Sb6S32
Doubtful mineral, probably only an impure (Sb-bearing) galena.
Originally reported from San Andrés Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Originally reported from San Andrés Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3345
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3345:5
Classification of Quiroguite
2.CD.10 va
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
Chemistry of Quiroguite
Mindat Formula:
Pb23Sb6S32
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Quiroguite
Other Language Names for Quiroguite
Spanish:Quirogita
Quiroguita
Quiroguita
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 2.CD. | Svetlanaite | SnSe |
| 2.CD.05 | Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| 2.CD.05 | Herzenbergite | SnS |
| 2.CD.10 | Clausthalite | PbSe |
| 2.CD.10 | Keilite | (Fe2+,Mg)S |
| 2.CD.10 | Alabandite | MnS |
| 2.CD.10 | Niningerite | MgS |
| 2.CD.10 | Galena | PbS |
| 2.CD.10 | Altaite | PbTe |
| 2.CD.10 | Oldhamite | CaS |
| 2.CD.15a | Cinnabar | HgS |
| 2.CD.15b | Hypercinnabar | HgS |
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.
Internet Links for Quiroguite
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Localities for Quiroguite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Spain | |
| Mineralogical Magazine 11:241 (abstract) |


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San Andrés Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain