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Sartorite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Sartorite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

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About SartoriteHide

Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen

Formula:

PbAs₂S₄

Simplified formula. May be Tl-bearing.

Colour:

Grey, grayish black

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

5.08 - 5.12

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Sartorite Group

Name:

Named after Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen (17 December 1809, Göttingen, Germany - 16 March 1876, Göttingen, Germany), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Göttingen, Germany. He was the first to describe the mineral.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Note: the "sartorite" structurally characterised by Berlepsch et al. (2003) corresponds to enneasartorite. All "sartorite" occurrences published in the literature and based on (often) insufficient evidence should probably be reinvestigated to find out to which member of the Sartorite Group they confirm.

The structure (Berlepsch et al., 2003) contains isolated and interconnected AsS₃ pyramids, as, e.g., in the case of baumhauerite, dufrénoysite, gratonite, and seligmannite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3537

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3537:4

IMA Classification of SartoriteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

Pb²⁺As³⁺₂S^2-₄

Classification of SartoriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.HC.05a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
C : With only Pb

Dana 8th ed.:

3.7.8.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
7 : ø = 2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.6.1

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
6 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb alone

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
Sat	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Sat	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 SartoriteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Grey, grayish black

Streak:

Chocolate-brown

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Very brittle

Cleavage:

Imperfect/Fair
Fair on {100}.

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

5.08 - 5.12 g/cm³ (Measured) 5.13 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of SartoriteHide

Anisotropism:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
400nm	37.5%	40.4%
420nm	37.1%	40.0%
440nm	36.7%	39.6%
460nm	36.1%	39.2%
480nm	35.7%	38.8%
500nm	35.1%	38.3%
520nm	34.5%	37.8%
540nm	33.9%	37.2%
560nm	33.3%	36.6%
580nm	32.6%	35.9%
600nm	31.9%	35.2%
620nm	31.1%	34.4%
640nm	30.4%	33.4%
660nm	29.8%	32.6%
680nm	29.1%	32.0%
700nm	28.6%	31.5%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 40.4%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

White

Internal Reflections:

Deep red

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

Rarely visible, and only in oil

Chemistry of SartoriteHide

Mindat Formula:

PbAs₂S₄

Simplified formula. May be Tl-bearing.

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pb	42.695 %
As	30.876 %
S	26.429 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Pb, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of SartoriteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

P2₁/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 19.62 Å, b = 7.89 Å, c = 4.19 Å
β = 90°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 2.487 : 1 : 0.531

Unit Cell V:

648.62 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Prismatic and deeply striated [010] to 10cm. Terminal forms often rounded and interrupted, cavernous at times. Parallel and subparallel groupings common.

Twinning:

On {100}, often repeated. Exhibits twin lamellae in polished sections; bent at times.

Comment:

Pseudocell

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0002988	Sartorite	Berlepsch P, Armbruster T, Makovicky E, Topa D (2003) Another step toward understanding the true nature of sartorite: Determination and refinement of a ninefold superstructure American Mineralogist 88 450-461		2003		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Another step toward understanding the true nature of sartorite:
 Determination and refinement of a ninefold superstructure
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Pb2   0.23129   0.08379   0.31078   1.00000   0.05990
Pb3   0.34273  -0.59717  -0.18503   1.00000   0.05140
Pb4   0.45338   0.09418   0.31461   1.00000   0.05680
Pb5   0.43835   0.64077   0.18296   1.00000   0.05330
Pb6   0.33030  -0.40497   0.20582   1.00000   0.04880
Pb7   0.21828  -0.41642   0.20383   1.00000   0.06130
Pb8  -0.10761   0.07053   0.29305   1.00000   0.05530
Pb9   0.00536   0.07666   0.29546   1.00000   0.05330
As1   0.14473  -0.16120   0.50326   1.00000   0.04090
As2  -0.14122   0.49700   0.37925   1.00000   0.03830
As3   0.23534  -0.17930   0.48906   1.00000   0.04390
As4   0.26684  -0.00590   0.13459   1.00000   0.04150
Pb5a   0.36331  -0.27580  -0.01780   0.31800   0.04070
As5b   0.36549  -0.30880  -0.00440   0.68200   0.04860
As6   0.36103   0.02210   0.11955   1.00000   0.04540
As7   0.46747   0.70810   0.01033   1.00000   0.04810
As8   0.49761   0.03540   0.13258   1.00000   0.04210
As9a   0.40850  -0.70930   0.01030   0.67000   0.05700
As9b   0.42240  -0.66190   0.01970   0.33000   0.02200
As10   0.40337   0.50950   0.36345   1.00000   0.04210
As11   0.30861   0.18500   0.49187   1.00000   0.03780
As12   0.28781   0.52180   0.38204   1.00000   0.06780
Pb13a   0.19864   0.25240   0.52610   0.21800   0.03760
As13b   0.20500   0.19350   0.54170   0.78200   0.05150
As14   0.18075   0.48190   0.36831   1.00000   0.03910
As15   0.07986   0.16970   0.49597   1.00000   0.04400
As16   0.07553   0.49600   0.38595   1.00000   0.04850
As17   0.01729  -0.18300   0.47361   1.00000   0.05420
As18   0.04364  -0.02600   0.13245   1.00000   0.03670
S1   0.05914   0.35480   0.28600   1.00000   0.03690
S2   0.06506  -0.04690   0.41880   1.00000   0.05130
S3  -0.10464   0.29960   0.44320   1.00000   0.04130
S4   0.09407   0.14770   0.15330   1.00000   0.03640
S5   0.17148   0.33630   0.26980   1.00000   0.04460
S6   0.19372   0.00680   0.42870   1.00000   0.04150
S7   0.19347  -0.33250   0.53840   1.00000   0.04950
S8   0.22449   0.16910   0.16050   1.00000   0.04400
S9   0.28301   0.37470   0.28530   1.00000   0.03780
S10   0.30124  -0.03840   0.42080   1.00000   0.04830
S11   0.32402  -0.18020   0.06480   1.00000   0.06400
S12   0.31640   0.17240   0.15810   1.00000   0.04040
S13   0.39195   0.35400   0.26860   1.00000   0.04620
S14   0.40903  -0.51480  -0.07410   1.00000   0.04310
S15   0.42766   0.85920   0.05980   1.00000   0.05190
S16   0.49967   0.87880   0.22700   1.00000   0.05040
S17   0.47646   0.47240   0.07820   1.00000   0.04770
S18   0.52090   0.84880   0.06610   1.00000   0.04440
S19   0.55163   0.18550   0.16250   1.00000   0.04090
S20   0.38472  -0.11840   0.21560   1.00000   0.04440
S21   0.37864  -0.53560   0.07410   1.00000   0.04130
S22   0.34784   0.34240   0.44250   1.00000   0.04360
S23   0.35571   0.68510   0.34070   1.00000   0.04260
S24   0.27767  -0.15220   0.23260   1.00000   0.04020
S25   0.25394   0.01330   0.57630   1.00000   0.03780
S26   0.25844   0.34090   0.44150   1.00000   0.04270
S27   0.22385   0.66860   0.34480   1.00000   0.03880
S28  -0.16240   0.35200   0.28270   1.00000   0.03970
S29   0.15915   0.05100   0.58420   1.00000   0.04400
S30   0.11955   0.31540   0.44320   1.00000   0.04390
S31  -0.13158   0.15530   0.15220   1.00000   0.04000
S32  -0.05376   0.33210   0.26700   1.00000   0.03980
S33  -0.02922  -0.00200   0.42730   1.00000   0.03630
S34   0.03377   0.34750   0.45580   1.00000   0.06800
S35   0.00347   0.16170   0.15500   1.00000   0.03650
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Pb1 0.04770 0.05680 0.05620 -0.00690 0.00810 -0.00400
Pb2 0.05490 0.05650 0.07310 0.01340 0.02430 0.00470
Pb3 0.04400 0.05790 0.05110 0.00500 0.00680 -0.00090
Pb4 0.04730 0.04610 0.08150 -0.00020 0.02330 0.00130
Pb5 0.03900 0.06410 0.05710 -0.00120 0.01070 -0.00530
Pb6 0.03950 0.04750 0.05870 0.00470 0.00830 -0.00470
Pb7 0.04200 0.06030 0.08300 -0.00810 0.01580 -0.00650
Pb8 0.04460 0.05380 0.06840 -0.00900 0.01390 -0.00780
Pb9 0.05150 0.05260 0.06060 0.01410 0.02240 0.00940
As1 0.03500 0.04370 0.04340 0.00000 0.00640 0.00620
As2 0.03730 0.03840 0.04030 0.00250 0.01010 -0.00360
As3 0.04410 0.04760 0.04030 -0.00980 0.00950 -0.00780
As4 0.03670 0.04230 0.04220 0.00150 0.00090 -0.00370
As6 0.05370 0.04010 0.04480 0.00080 0.01580 0.00170
As7 0.03910 0.06060 0.04480 0.00030 0.00900 0.00080
As8 0.03770 0.03920 0.04870 0.00310 0.00740 -0.00050
As9a 0.07600 0.04500 0.05900 0.00100 0.03200 -0.00200
As9b 0.01100 0.01600 0.03600 -0.01200 -0.00200 -0.00500
As10 0.03810 0.04530 0.04230 0.00120 0.00700 0.00470
As11 0.03740 0.04090 0.03470 0.00550 0.00680 0.00090
As12 0.11800 0.04520 0.04970 -0.03360 0.03920 -0.01380
Pb13a 0.04200 0.02700 0.04500 -0.00700 0.01200 -0.00500
As13b 0.04600 0.03700 0.07800 0.00210 0.02800 0.01500
As14 0.03080 0.04480 0.04040 0.00080 0.00440 0.00320
As15 0.03490 0.04400 0.04880 -0.00010 -0.00080 0.00820
As16 0.06310 0.03600 0.04040 0.00230 -0.00290 -0.00270
As17 0.05590 0.05830 0.04520 0.00820 0.00280 -0.00350
As18 0.03260 0.03740 0.03880 -0.00020 0.00450 -0.00600
S1 0.03500 0.03700 0.03700 -0.00410 0.00200 -0.00400
S2 0.05900 0.03700 0.05500 -0.00500 0.00300 0.00300
S3 0.03400 0.04900 0.04000 0.00000 0.00700 0.00700
S4 0.03500 0.03300 0.04200 -0.00210 0.00900 0.00100
S5 0.03700 0.03800 0.05700 -0.00200 0.00700 -0.01100
S6 0.04800 0.04500 0.03300 -0.00200 0.01200 0.00000
S7 0.03400 0.04400 0.07100 -0.00300 0.01200 0.00600
S8 0.03900 0.04500 0.04700 0.00100 0.00600 -0.00100
S9 0.03800 0.03700 0.03900 0.00220 0.00900 -0.00100
S10 0.05500 0.03600 0.05600 -0.00200 0.01700 0.00100
S11 0.07400 0.04800 0.06300 -0.00600 -0.00400 -0.01100
S12 0.04300 0.02800 0.05000 -0.00300 0.00900 0.00300
S13 0.03700 0.04000 0.05900 0.00400 0.00600 -0.00800
S14 0.04200 0.04800 0.04000 -0.00700 0.00900 -0.00200
S15 0.05500 0.04200 0.06500 0.00900 0.02600 0.00800
S16 0.04900 0.05300 0.05000 -0.01200 0.01300 0.00000
S17 0.04700 0.04200 0.05900 0.00600 0.02200 0.00300
S18 0.04300 0.04800 0.04100 0.00100 0.00600 0.00200
S19 0.03800 0.03900 0.04600 -0.00400 0.00900 -0.00100
S20 0.03900 0.04300 0.05000 0.00400 0.00600 0.00100
S21 0.03700 0.04100 0.04400 -0.00500 0.00400 0.00100
S22 0.04300 0.03700 0.05200 -0.00200 0.01100 0.00300
S23 0.03900 0.04100 0.04800 -0.00100 0.01000 -0.00400
S24 0.03200 0.03800 0.05200 0.00040 0.01100 0.00200
S25 0.03700 0.03900 0.03700 -0.00300 0.00400 -0.00100
S26 0.03000 0.04600 0.05300 0.00500 0.00900 0.01200
S27 0.04000 0.03700 0.03700 0.00200 0.00100 -0.00600
S28 0.03400 0.03900 0.04600 -0.00200 0.00600 -0.00400
S29 0.04400 0.04000 0.04700 0.00700 0.00400 0.00600
S30 0.03500 0.05200 0.04300 0.00200 0.00600 0.00700
S31 0.04200 0.03900 0.03900 0.00000 0.00800 0.00200
S32 0.03500 0.03800 0.04600 0.00200 0.00800 -0.00400
S33 0.03600 0.04200 0.03100 -0.00400 0.00600 0.00100
S34 0.03500 0.04800 0.11600 0.00100 0.00300 0.02200
S35 0.03600 0.03700 0.03600 0.00400 0.00900 0.00200

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.49 Å	(100)
2.76 Å	(90)
2.96 Å	(80)
2.33 Å	(60)
3.87 Å	(50)
2.64 Å	(50)
4.15 Å	(40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of SartoriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

No designated type material.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermal deposit in dolomite

Synonyms of SartoriteHide

Binnite (of Heusser)

Rathite-IV (of Nowacki et al. 1964)

Sartorite-α

Scleroclase (of von Walthershausen)

Skleroklas (of von Walthershausen)

Scleroclase (in part)

Other Language Names for SartoriteHide

Dutch:Sartoriet

German:Sartorit
Skleroklas

Russian:Сарторит

Simplified Chinese:脆硫砷铅矿

Spanish:Sartorita

Relationship of Sartorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Sartorite Group

Other Members of Sartorite Group:

Argentobaumhauerite	Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Argentodufrénoysite	Ag₃Pb₂₆As₃₅S₈₀	Tric. 1 : P1
Argentoliveingite	Ag_3+xPb_36-2xAs_51+xS₁₁₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Barikaite	Ag₃Pb₁₀(Sb₈As₁₁)S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Baumhauerite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
Bernarlottiite	Pb₆(As₅Sb₃)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
Boscardinite	TlPb₄(Sb₇As₂)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
Carducciite	(Ag₂Sb₂)Pb₁₂(As,Sb)₁₆S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Dekatriasartorite	TlPb₅₈As₉₇S₂₀₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Écrinsite	AgTl₃Pb₄As₁₁Sb₉S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
Enneasartorite	Tl₆Pb₃₂As₇₀S₁₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Geuerite	Ag₂Tl₄Pb₄As₂₂S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Giuşcăite	Ag₂Tl₄Pb₄As₂₀Sb₂S₄₀	Mon. m
Guettardite	Pb₈(Sb_0.56As_0.44)₁₆S₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Hendekasartorite	Tl₂Pb₄₈As₈₂S₁₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Heptasartorite	Tl₇Pb₂₂As₅₅S₁₀₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Incomsartorite	Tl₆Pb₁₄₄As₂₄₆S₅₁₆	Mon. 2/m
Interliveingite	AgPb₁₈As₂₅S₅₆	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Liveingite	Pb₂₀As₂₄S₅₆	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈	Mon. m
Philrothite	TlAs₃S₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Pierrotite	Tl₂(Sb,As)₁₀S₁₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
Polloneite	AgPb₄₆As₂₆Sb₂₃S₁₂₀	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Rathite	Ag₂Pb_12-xTl_x/2As_18+x/2S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄	Mon. 2/m
Veenite	Pb₁₆Sb_9-xAs_7+xS₄₀, x ~ 0-0.5	Mon. 2 : P2₁

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

27 photos of Sartorite associated with Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
24 photos of Sartorite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
20 photos of Sartorite associated with Realgar	As₄S₄
5 photos of Sartorite associated with Wallisite	(Cu,Ag)TlPbAs₂S₅
5 photos of Sartorite associated with Pararealgar	As₄S₄
4 photos of Sartorite associated with Seligmannite	PbCuAsS₃
3 photos of Sartorite associated with Edenharterite	PbTlAs₃S₆
3 photos of Sartorite associated with Sphalerite	ZnS
3 photos of Sartorite associated with Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅
2 photos of Sartorite associated with Baryte	BaSO₄

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2.HC.	Bernarlottiite	Pb₆(As₅Sb₃)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.	Huntingdonite	Pb₁₉Sb₁₆As₆S₅₁Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.	Moiraite	Pb₁₂Sb₈As₈S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05f	Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈	Mon. m
2.HC.05g	Marumoite	Pb₃₂As₄₀S₉₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05b	Baumhauerite II
2.HC.05d	Rathite	Ag₂Pb_12-xTl_x/2As_18+x/2S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.05e	Heptasartorite	Tl₇Pb₂₂As₅₅S₁₀₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.05d	Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05e	Hendekasartorite	Tl₂Pb₄₈As₈₂S₁₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.05b	Argentobaumhauerite	Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05c	Argentoliveingite	Ag_3+xPb_36-2xAs_51+xS₁₁₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05b	Baumhauerite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05d	Veenite	Pb₁₆Sb_9-xAs_7+xS₄₀, x ~ 0-0.5	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05e	Dekatriasartorite	TlPb₅₈As₉₇S₂₀₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.05a	Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05e	Incomsartorite	Tl₆Pb₁₄₄As₂₄₆S₅₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.HC.05c	Liveingite	Pb₂₀As₂₄S₅₆	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05c	Johnjamborite	Pb₁₄Sb_8.5As_7.5S₃₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05f	Pierrotite	Tl₂(Sb,As)₁₀S₁₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.HC.05d	Rathite-IV	PbAs₂S₄
2.HC.05d	Argentodufrénoysite	Ag₃Pb₂₆As₃₅S₈₀	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05e	Écrinsite	AgTl₃Pb₄As₁₁Sb₉S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05a	Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄	Mon. 2/m
2.HC.05f	Philrothite	TlAs₃S₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.05h	Polloneite	AgPb₄₆As₂₆Sb₂₃S₁₂₀	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05a	Guettardite	Pb₈(Sb_0.56As_0.44)₁₆S₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.10a	Fülöppite	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10d	Semseyite	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10d	Rayite	Pb₈(Ag,Tl)₂Sb₈S₂₁	Mon.
2.HC.10c	Heteromorphite	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10b	Plagionite	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.15	Falkmanite	Pb₃Sb₂S₆	Mon.
2.HC.15	Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.20	Robinsonite	Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HC.25	Moëloite	Pb₆Sb₆S₁₄(S₃)	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2
2.HC.30	Dadsonite	Pb₂₃Sb₂₅S₆₀Cl	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.35	Zoubekite	AgPb₄Sb₄S₁₀	Orth.
2.HC.35	Proto-owyheeite	Ag₉Pb₄₀Sb₄₅S₁₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.35	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	Mon. 2/m
2.HC.40	Parasterryite	Ag₄Pb₂₀Sb₁₄As₁₀S₅₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HC.50	Lopatkaite	Pb₅Sb₃AsS₁₁	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

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Dana, James D., Brush, George Jarvis (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.). p.882pp.87-88

Groth (1882) 22.

Solly, R. H., Jackson, H. (1900) Sulpharsenites of Lead from the Binnenthal. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 12 (57) 282-297 doi:10.1180/minmag.1900.012.57.08

Trechmann, Charles O. (1907) Crystallography of Sartorite from Binn. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 14 (66) 212-229 doi:10.1180/minmag.1907.014.66.06

Herbert Smith, G. F., Solly, R. H. (1919) On Sartorite and the problem of its crystal-form. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 18 (86) 259-316 doi:10.1180/minmag.1919.018.86.01

Schneiderhöhn, Hans, Ramdohr, Paul (1931) Lehrbuch der Erzmikroskopie Vol. 2. Borntraeger.p.491

Bannister, F. A., Pabst, Adolf, Vaux, George (1939) The crystallography of sartorite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 25 (164) 264-270 doi:10.1180/minmag.1939.025.164.05

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.478-481

Iitaka, Y., Nowacki, W. (1961) A refinement of the pseudo crystal structure of scleroclase PbAs2S4. Acta Crystallographica: 14: 1291-1292. (as scleroclase)

Makovicky, E. (1985) The building principles and classification of sulphosalts based on the SnS archetype. Fortschritte der Mineralogie: 63: 45-89.

Duval, Bruno; Moëlo, Yves; Picot, Paul (1986) Mise en évidence d'un dérivé de la zinkénite, riche en arsenic et bismuth, associé à orpiment, sartorite antimonifère et zinkénite (gisement de Julcani, Pérou). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 109 (6). p.649-655. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1986.7967

Pring, Allan (1990) Disordered intergrowths in lead-arsenic sulfide minerals and the paragenesis of the sartorite-group minerals. American Mineralogist, 75 (3-4) 289-294

Pring, Allan, Williams, Tim, Withers, Ray (1993) Structural modulation in sartorite: An electron microscope study. American Mineralogist, 78 (5-6) 619-626

Pring, A. (2001) The crystal chemistry of the sartorite group minerals from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland - a HRTEM study. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 81. 69-87

Berlepsch, Peter, Armbruster, Thomas, Makovicky, Emil, Topa, Dan (2003) Another step toward understanding the true nature of sartorite: Determination and refinement of a ninefold superstructure. American Mineralogist, 88 (2) 450-461 doi:10.2138/am-2003-2-321 [= enneasartorite]

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

Roth, P. (2007) Sartorite. in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals, Kristallografik Verlag (Achberg Germany): 128-129.

Makovicky, Emil, Topa, Dan (2015) Crystal chemical formula for sartorite homologues. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 25-31 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.03

Kharbish, Sherif (2016) Micro-Raman spectroscopic investigations of extremely scarce Pb-As sulfosalt minerals: baumhauerite, dufrénoysite, gratonite, sartorite, and seligmannite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 47 (11). 1360-1366 doi:10.1002/jrs.4973

Makovicky, Emil, Topa, Dan, Stoeger, Berthold (2018) The crystal structures of heptasartorite, Tl7Pb22As55S108, and enneasartorite, Tl6Pb32As70S140, two members of an anion-omission series of complex sulfosalts from Lengenbach, the Swiss Alps, and comparison with the structures of As-Sb sartorite homologues. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (1) 149-164 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2706

Makovicky, Emil (2019) Algorithms for calculations of homologue order N in the homologous series of sulfosalts. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (1) 83-97 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2791

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Argentina
Jujuy Province Rinconada Department Rinconada ⓘ Cerro Redondo prospect	Sureda et al. (1992) +2 other references

Austria
Tyrol Innsbruck-Land District Absam Hall valley ⓘ Salt mine	Spötl (1989)

Azerbaijan
Balakan District Belokan-Avar ore district ⓘ Filizchai deposit	- (2005)

China
Hunan Huaihua Huitong Co. ⓘ Mobin Au deposit ?	Dezhong Zhou et al. (1989)

Hungary
Pest County Szob District ⓘ Nagybörzsöny	Koch (1985)

Italy
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Iglesias Bindua ⓘ San Giovanni Mine	Fiori (1998)
Tuscany Lucca Province Pietrasanta Valdicastello Carducci ⓘ Pollone Mine	Biagioni et al. (2026)
Seravezza ⓘ Seravezza quarrying basin	Bracci et al. (1980) +1 other reference

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Shiribeshi Subprefecture Abuta District Takarada ⓘ Tohya mine ?	Shimizu & Matsuyama (1997)

Russia
Krasnoyarsk Krai Enisei Range (Yenisei Ridge; Enisei Ridge) ⓘ Veduga deposit	Genkin et al. (1998)

Spain
Andalusia Granada Baza Sierra de Baza ⓘ Calar de San José	Torres-Ruis et al. (1985)

Switzerland (TL)
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry (TL)	Acta Crystallographica et al. (1961)
ⓘ Mässerbach	Stalder et al. (1998)
ⓘ Reckibach	50. (in German) +2 other references

USA
Colorado San Juan County Anvil Mountain ⓘ Zuni Mine	Rocks & Minerals 71:2 pp94-101
New York St. Lawrence County Fowler Balmat ⓘ Balmat Mine
ⓘ Empire State No. 4 Mine	Chamberlain et al. (2023)

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