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Sulvanite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Sulvanite, etc.

Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Sulvanite, etc.

South Thorpe Hills copper prospect, Greeley Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Sulvanite

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Sulvanite, etc.

Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Sulvanite, etc.

South Thorpe Hills copper prospect, Greeley Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Sulvanite

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Sulvanite, etc.

Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Sulvanite, etc.

South Thorpe Hills copper prospect, Greeley Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA

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About SulvaniteHide

Formula:

Cu₃VS₄

Colour:

Grey in visible light, but cream-gold, bronze gold-yellow in polished section

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Hardness:

3½

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

The name reflects its sulfur and vanadium contents.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Edelweiss Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia

Member of Germanite Group?

According to Cressey et al. (1993), four metal valencies characterize sulvanite: Cu⁺, Cu²⁺, V²⁺ (!), and V⁵⁺. This could make sulvanite the first known mineral species with divalent vanadium (compare dellagiustaite).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3827

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3827:6

Similar NamesHide

Sultanite	A synonym of Diaspore
Sylvanite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	AgAuTe₄
Sylvanite (of Kirwan)	A synonym of Native Tellurium
Sylvinite	A rock subtype
Sylvite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	KCl

IMA Classification of SulvaniteHide

IMA status:

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

IMA Formula:

Cu²⁺₃V³⁺S^2-₄

First published:

1900

Type description reference:

Goyder, G.A. (1900) Sulvanite, a new mineral. Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions: 77: 1094-1096.

Classification of SulvaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.CB.70

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.

Dana 8th ed.:

3.2.3.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
2 : ø = 4

Hey's CIM Ref.:

6.4.1

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
4 : Sulphovanadates

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Sul	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of SulvaniteHide

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Grey in visible light, but cream-gold, bronze gold-yellow in polished section

Streak:

Black

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Optical Data of SulvaniteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Anisotropism:

Weak (rarely)

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	28.1%
420nm	26.4%
440nm	24.4%
460nm	24.1%
480nm	27.6%
500nm	31.4%
520nm	30.6%
540nm	28.4%
560nm	27.7%
580nm	29.4%
600nm	30.0%
620nm	30.8%
640nm	29.5%
660nm	27.0%
680nm	26.7%
700nm	25.9%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 31.4%.

Colour in reflected light:

Pale yellow

Chemistry of SulvaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu₃VS₄

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cu	51.546 %
S	34.680 %
V	13.774 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cu, S, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

As,Cu,Zn

Crystallography of SulvaniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

43m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

P43m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.3912(7) Å

Unit Cell V:

156.70 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Temp (K)
0000146	Sulvanite	Trojer F J (1966) Refinement of the structure of sulvanite American Mineralogist 51 890-894	1966	293
0017516	Sulvanite	Lundqvist D, Westgren A (1936) The crystal structure of CuVS4 _cod_database_code 1010634 Svensk Kemisk Tidskrift 48 241-243	1936	293
0018085	Sulvanite	Pauling L, Hultgren R (1932) The crystal structure of sulvanite Cu3 V S4 _cod_database_code 1011219 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 84 204-212	1932	293

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 Refinement of the structure of sulvanite
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Cu 0.01193 0.01796 0.01796 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
V 0.00530 0.00530 0.00530 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
S 0.01296 0.01296 0.01296 0.00265 0.00265 0.00265

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
5.44 Å	(100)
3.12 Å	(50)
2.40 Å	(40)
1.910 Å	(80)
1.804 Å	(30)
1.634 Å	(40)
1.101 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 SulvaniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Edelweiss Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Massive

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Goyder, G.A. (1900) Sulvanite, a new mineral. Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions: 77: 1094-1096.

Other Language Names for SulvaniteHide

Dutch:Sulvaniet

German:Sulvanit

Russian:Сульванит

Simplified Chinese:硫化铜钒矿
硫钒铜矿
等轴硫钒铜矿

Spanish:Sulvanita

Varieties of SulvaniteHide

Ge-Sn-Sulvanite

A variety of sulvanite with significant contents of both germanium (up to 6 wt.-%) and tin (up to 3.6 wt.-%).

Relationship of Sulvanite to other SpeciesHide

Forms a series with:

Colusite

Colusite-Sulvanite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

49 photos of Sulvanite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
34 photos of Sulvanite associated with Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
25 photos of Sulvanite associated with Chalcocite	Cu₂S
20 photos of Sulvanite associated with Volborthite	Cu₃(V₂O₇)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O
18 photos of Sulvanite associated with Covellite	CuS
16 photos of Sulvanite associated with Tangeite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)
16 photos of Sulvanite associated with Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
12 photos of Sulvanite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
7 photos of Sulvanite associated with Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
5 photos of Sulvanite associated with Vésigniéite	BaCu₃(VO₄)₂(OH)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CB.	Richardsite	Zn₂CuGaS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.	Okruginite	Cu₂SnSe₃	Mon. m : Bb
2.CB.	Hanswilkeite	KFeS₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.CB.	Auroselenide	AuSe	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.CB.	Ruizhongite	(Ag₂◻)Pb₃Ge₂S₈	Iso. 43m : I43d
2.CB.	Agmantinite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	Orth.
2.CB.	Tolstykhite	Au₃S₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.	Gachingite	Au(Te_1-xSe_x)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.05a	Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05	'UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn'	Cu₂Fe₃Zn₅S₁₀
2.CB.05a	Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05b	Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	Iso.
2.CB.05c	Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S	Tet.
2.CB.05a	Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.07a	'Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulphide)'	Cu₂MnSnS₄
2.CB.07a	Shenzhuangite	NiFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10b	Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.CB.10b	Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 222
2.CB.10a	Lenaite	AgFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Gallite	CuGaS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Roquesite	CuInS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂	Tet. 42m : P42c
2.CB.10a	'UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn'	Cu₂Fe₂Sn₃S₇
2.CB.10c	Omariniite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	Orth. 222 : I222
2.CB.10a	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	'Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide)'	CuZn₂InS₄
2.CB.10b	Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	Tet. 42m : P42m
2.CB.10a	Laforêtite	AgInS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10b	Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pn3m
2.CB.15a	Velikite	Cu₂HgSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15c	'UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn'	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Ge₂S₁₂ (?)
2.CB.15a	Hocartite	Ag₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)SnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15a	Kësterite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15c	Stannoidite	Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	Orth. 222 : I222
2.CB.15b	Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃	Mon.
2.CB.15a	Černýite	Cu₂CdSnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15a	Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆	Hex.
2.CB.15a	Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.17a v	'Arsenic-bearing Renierite'	Cu₁₁GeAsFe₄S₁₆
2.CB.20	Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	Tet. 42m : P4m2
2.CB.20	Chatkalite	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈	Tet. 42m : P4m2
2.CB.30	'Frieseite'	Ag₂Fe₅S₈ (?)
2.CB.30	Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	'Argyropyrite'	near Ag₂Fe₇S₁₁
2.CB.30	Maikainite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu)₆Mo₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
2.CB.30	Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	Germanocolusite	Cu₂₆V₂(Ge,As)₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.30	Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.30	Ovamboite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu,Zn)₆W₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.35a	Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Renierite	(Cu⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	Tet. 42m : P42c
2.CB.35a	Hemusite	Cu₆SnMoS₈	Iso.
2.CB.35b	Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.35a	Vinciennite	Cu⁺₇Cu²⁺₃Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆	Tet.
2.CB.35a	Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.35a	Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.40	Lautite	CuAsS	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CB.42	Lingbaoite	AgTe₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.45	Cadmoselite	CdSe	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Rambergite	MnS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.45	Greenockite	CdS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.47	Murchisite	Cr₅S₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31c
2.CB.50	'Zincselenide'	ZnSe
2.CB.50	Wassonite	TiS	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CB.52	'Dzhezkazganite'	ReMoCu₂PbS₆ ?	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.55b	Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CB.55a	Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.60	Raguinite	TlFeS₂	Orth.
2.CB.60	Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.CB.65	Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃	Mon. 2/m
2.CB.65	Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.75	Vulcanite	CuTe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.80	Empressite	AgTe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.85	Muthmannite	AuAgTe₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m

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References for SulvaniteHide

Reference List:

Goyder, G.A. (1900) Sulvanite, a new mineral. Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions: 77: 1094-1096.

Goyder, G.A. (1900) Sulvanite, a new mineral. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia: 24: 69-70.

Goyder, G.A. (1900) Sulvanite, a new mineral. Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions: 77: 1094-1096.

Jong, W. F. de (1928) Die Enargitgruppe. Struktur des Sulvanit, Cu3VS4. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 68 (1). 522-530 doi:10.1524/zkri.1928.68.1.522

Schempp, Christy A., Schaller, Waldemar T. (1931) Sulvanite from Utah. American Mineralogist, 16 (12) 557-562

Pauling, Linus, Hultgren, Ralph (1933) The Crystal Structure of Sulvanite, Cu₃VS₄. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 84 (1) 204-212 doi:10.1524/zkri.1933.84.1.204

Petrovskaya, N.V. (1941) Sulvanite from the Lebedinoye gold-ore deposit (Aldan). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 32(6): 424-426.

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.384-385

Pauling, Linus (1965) The nature of the chemical bonds in sulvanite, Cu3VS4. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 10 (1). 379-384 doi:10.1007/bf01128641

Trojer, Felix J. (1966) Refinement of the structure of sulvanite. American Mineralogist, 51 (5-6) 890-894

Lévy, C. (1967) Contribution a la minéralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu3XS4. Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières: 54: 1-178.

Dolanski, Joseph (1974) Sulvanite from Thorpe Hills, Utah. American Mineralogist, 59 (3-4) 307-313

Kachalovskaya, V.M., Osipov, B.S., Kukoyev, V.A., Kozlova, Y.A., Basova, G.V. (1975) Colusite, arsenosulvanite and sulvanite from the Bor deposit, Yugoslavia. Minerals and minerai parageneses of hypogene ore deposits: 98-104.

Lévy, Claude, Caye, René, Cervelle, Bernard, Gouet, Geneviève (1981) Détermination par microspectrométrie en réflexion de bandes d'absorption sélective dans la sulvanite Cu3VS4. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 104 (2) 172-176 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1981.7452

Strashimirov, S. (1982) Sulvanite and colusite from the Medet molybdenum–copper deposit. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, Sofia: 15: 57-66.

Cressey, G., Henderson, C. M. B., van der Laan, G. (1993) Use of L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy to characterize multiple valence states of 3d transition metals; a new probe for mineralogical and geochemical research. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 20 (2) 111-119 doi:10.1007/bf00207204

Mujica, C., Carvajal, G., Llanos, J., Wittke, O. (1998) Redetermination of the crystal structure of copper(I) tetrathiovanadate (sulvanite), Cu3VS4. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures, 213 (1-4). 12 doi:10.1524/ncrs.1998.213.14.12

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

Gill, Shannon B., Piercey, Stephen J., Layton-Matthews, Daniel (2016) Mineralogy and Metal Zoning of the Cambrian Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au Lemarchant Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposit, Newfoundland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (5) 1307-1344 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500069

Localities for SulvaniteHide

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Córdoba Province ⓘ Sierra de Córdoba	Gramaccioli

Australia
South Australia Goyder Regional Council Burra ⓘ ~~Burra Burra Copper Mine~~	- (Erroneous attribution) +1 other reference
ⓘ Edelweiss Mine (TL)	Gramaccioli
Tasmania Waratah-Wynyard municipality Corinna-Savage River district ⓘ Savage River Mines	Ralph Bottrill (in prep)
West Coast municipality Rosebery district Rosebery ⓘ Rosebery Mine	Zaw et al. (1997)

Bulgaria
Pazardzhik Province Panagyurishte Municipality Elshitsa ⓘ Elshitsa mine	Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Panagyurishte ⓘ Assarel Mine	Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference
ⓘ Medet Mine	Straschimirov (1982) +3 other references
Sofia Province Chelopech Municipality ⓘ Chelopech Au-Cu Mine	Cook et al. (2002)

Canada
British Columbia Liard Mining Division Sifton Pass Kechika River ⓘ Rough claims	Scott et al. (1986)
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Victoria Lake Supergroup ⓘ Lemarchant deposit	Gill et al. (2016)
Yukon Mayo mining district ⓘ Nick prospect	Deklerk et al. (compilers) +1 other reference

China
Guizhou Zunyi Bozhou District Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au ore field ⓘ Huangjiawan Mine	Coveney et al. (1993)
Hunan Zhangjiajie Cili Co. ⓘ Dahu Ni-Mo-PGE deposit (Zhangjiajie Ni-Mo-PGE deposit)	Wallis (2006)
Shaanxi Ankang Hanbin District ⓘ Shiti Mine	Shenghua Wu et al. (2010)
Sichuan Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture) Baiyü County Maqiong ⓘ Gacun Mine	[var: Ge-Sn-Sulvanite] Shihui Yang and Xiaoling Zhu (1991)
ⓘ Xiacun Ag deposit (Jiacun Ag deposit)	[var: Ge-Sn-Sulvanite] Shihui Yang et al. (1996)
Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture) Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.) ⓘ Jiangzha U deposit	Li Chaoyang (1996)
Yunnan Qujing Zhanyi District ⓘ Deze Ni-Mo deposit	Nansheng Chen (1996)

Czech Republic
Plzeň Region Plzeň-South District Spálené Poříčí ⓘ Kokšín Hill	Scharm et al. (2000)

DR Congo
Haut-Katanga ⓘ Kambove Territory	...
Kipushi Territory Kipushi ⓘ Kipushi Mine	Deliens (1996)

Finland
North Ostrobothnia Raahe ⓘ Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit)	Sergeeva et al. (2011, February)

France
Corsica Haute-Corse Corte ⓘ Castirla	Anthony et al. (1990)

Germany
Bavaria Lower Franconia Aschaffenburg District Haibach Dörrmorsbach ⓘ Stahl quarry ?	Lorenz (1998) +1 other reference

Greece
South Aegean Tinos Tinos Island ⓘ Panormos Bay	Tombros et al. (2007)

Italy
Tuscany Lucca Province Seravezza ⓘ Seravezza quarrying basin	Orlandi et al. (1996) +1 other reference
Massa-Carrara Province ⓘ Carrara	Orlandi (1974) +3 other references
Colonnata quarrying basin ⓘ Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry)	Orlandi et al. (2009)
ⓘ Cardellino quarries (Fosso Cardellino quarries)	Biagioni et al. (2019)
ⓘ Colonnata	Matteo Chinellato collection
ⓘ Gioia quarries	Orlandi et al. (2009) +1 other reference
Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin) ⓘ Carpevola Quarry (Carpevola B Quarry)	Biagioni et al. (2019)
ⓘ Val Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry)	Orlandi et al. (1989) +3 other references
Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin) ⓘ Fantiscritti	Franzini et al. (1982) +1 other reference
ⓘ Torano quarries	- (n.d.)
Torano quarrying basin ⓘ Fossa degli Angeli Quarry	Orlandi et al. (2009)
ⓘ La Facciata Quarry	Guelfi et al. (1987) +1 other reference
ⓘ Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry)	D’Achiardi (1911 a) +5 other references
ⓘ Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry)	Brizzi (1986) +5 other references
ⓘ Massa	Orlandi et al. (2009)
Casette ⓘ Gioia quarries (Gioia-Casette quarries; Gioia-Casette quarrying basin)	Orlandi et al. (2000) +1 other reference
ⓘ Madielle quarrying basin	Orlandi et al. (2009)
ⓘ Madielle quarries	Orlandi et al. (2000)

Japan
Akita Prefecture Kosaka ⓘ Kosaka mine	Matsubara et al. (2006)

Kazakhstan
Kyzylorda Region Shieli District ⓘ Balasauskandyk V Deposit	United States Bureau of Mines (1982)
Turkistan Region Kentau ⓘ Mirgalimsay Mine	- (2005)
Sozak District Aksumbe ⓘ Kurumsak V Deposit	Evseev (1995)
Budenovskoye Uranium ore field ⓘ Karatau Mine	Uranium One

Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul Region ⓘ Kuilyu	Pautov L.A.

Mongolia
Ömnögovi Province Khanbogd District Erdenetsogt Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field) ⓘ Central Oyu deposit	Economic Geology September 2001 v. 96 ...

Namibia
Oshikoto Region Tsumeb ⓘ Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine)	Gramaccioli

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship ⓘ Legnica County	Chmielewski et al. (2016)

Russia
Arkhangelsk Oblast Novaya Zemlya District ⓘ Bitumen localities	Parnell et al. (2001)
Chelyabinsk Oblast Plastovsky District Svetlyi ⓘ Svetlinsky pegmatite quarry	Korinevsky et al. (2022)
Komi Republic Pay Khoy Mountains ⓘ Kara River	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Silova-Yakha River	Am Min 59:307-313
Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yugorskii Peninsula Pai-Khoi Range (Paikhoi; Pay Khoy) ⓘ Kara River	Collection of Geological Museum in ...
Middle Silova-Yakha River ⓘ Yushkinite gorge	Koval’chuk et al. (2008)
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Aldan ⓘ Lebedinoe Au Deposit (Nezametnyi Mine)	Nenasheva et al. (2011)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Ivdelsky Urban Okrug Ivdel ⓘ Saum deposit	Ayupova et al. (2021)
Zabaykalsky Krai Kalarsky District Kodar–Udokan ore district Udokan ⓘ Udokan mine	Gongalsky et al. (2019)

Serbia
Central Serbia Bor District Bor ⓘ Bor Mine	RTB Bor
ⓘ Tilva Mika deposit	Anthony et al. (1990)
ⓘ Čukaru Peki deposit	Bosić et al. (2025)

USA
Utah Tooele County Greeley Mining District ⓘ South Thorpe Hills copper prospect	Bart Cannon microprobe analysis +19 other references
ⓘ Mercur Mining District	Bullock (1981)
Washington Stevens County Northport Mining District Northport Area ⓘ Flagstaff Mountain Mine	Jackson (1986)

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