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Daliranite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Daliranite

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

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About DaliraniteHide

Formula:

PbHgAs₂S₅

Originally assumed to be PbHgAs₂S₆.

Colour:

Bright orange, red

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

0 - 2

Specific Gravity:

5.93 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named in honor of Dr Farahnaz Daliran (b. 1953), research associate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany for her contributions to research on ore deposits, especially Au, Zn and Fe, in Iran.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Originally, and erroneously, reported as ludlockite from Zarehehuran, Takap, Takht-e-Suleiman massif, Azerbaijan.

Daliranite has an incommensurately modulated structure (Lanza et al., 2019).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

39645

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:39645:3

Similar NamesHide

Dalarnite

A synonym of Arsenopyrite

IMA Classification of DaliraniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Pb²⁺Hg²⁺As³⁺₂S^2-₅

Approval year:

2007

First published:

2009

Classification of DaliraniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.JB.70

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb

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

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Bright orange, red

Streak:

Pale orange-red

Hardness:

0 - 2 on Mohs scale

Comment:

Less than 2

Density:

5.93 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of DaliraniteHide

Mindat Formula:

PbHgAs₂S₅

Originally assumed to be PbHgAs₂S₆.

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pb	28.860 %
Hg	27.939 %
S	22.331 %
As	20.871 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

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

Crystallography of DaliraniteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Cell Parameters:

a = 19.113 Å, b = 4.233 Å, c = 22.958 Å
β = 114.78°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 4.515 : 1 : 5.424

Unit Cell V:

1686.4 Å³

Morphology:

Comment:

Reinvestigation by Lanza et al. (2019) demonstrates the mineral is orthorhombic (space group Pnma for average structure) with a = 21, b = 4.3, c = 9.5 Å, and incommensurately modulated.

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
8.672 Å	(80)
5.680 Å	(30)
4.653 Å	(50)
3.867 Å	(40)
3.395 Å	(50)
3.148 Å	(40)
2.722 Å	(100)

Locality:

Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

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 DaliraniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

General Appearance of Type Material:

Matted nests of acicular and flexible fibres up to 200 μm in length and a width less than a few μm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mineralogical Museum of the Department of Materials Engineering and Physics (Mineralogy), University of Salzburg, Austria, numbers 14947 and 14948.

South Australian Museum (G29976).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

A late-stage hydrothermal mineral formed by reaction with orpiment in a Carlin-type, sediment-hosted disseminated Au-As deposit.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of DaliraniteHide

IMA2007-010

Other Language Names for DaliraniteHide

Dutch:Daliraniet

German:Daliranit

Italian:Daliranita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Daliranite associated with Orpiment

As₂S₃

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.JB.	Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Ginelfite	Ag₂(Ag_0.5Fe)TlPb_23.5(Sb,As)_33.5S₇₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Chukotkaite	AgPb₇Sb₅S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Selenojunoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈Se₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.	Lechnerite	Ag₁₀Cu₄HgPb₃₃Sb₅₈S₁₂₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Cuprosenandorite	Ag₁₆Cu₈Pb₂₄Sb₇₂S₁₄₄	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.JB.	Morleyite	Ag₂CuPb₂₅Sb₂₄As₄S_68.5	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
2.JB.	Montpelvouxite	AgPb₁₆Sb₂₇As₁₈S₈₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.JB.	Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
2.JB.05	Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.10	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.15	Marrite	AgPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.15	Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.20	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25j	Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.25i	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25a	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25f	Ángelaite	Cu₂AgPbBiS₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25e	Galenobismutite	PbBi₂S₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.25i	Cuproneyite	Cu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25b	Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Arsenmarcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.30b	Kirkiite	Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl	Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
2.JB.30a	Marcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.35d	Pellouxite	(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35e	Chovanite	Pb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35a	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.JB.35c	Pillaite	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35b	Scainiite	Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35f	Tubulite	Ag₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃	Mon. m : Pb
2.JB.40a	Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40e	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
2.JB.40a	'Bursaite'	Pb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)	Orth.
2.JB.40	'UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb'	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2.JB.40	'UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb'	(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇
2.JB.40a	Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₅As₁₅)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.40a	Tarutinoite	Ag₃Pb₇Bi₇S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40b	Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
2.JB.40a	Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.40b	Baiamareite	Ag₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.40b	Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40b	Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Brusnitsynite	Mn₃CuPbAs₃Sb₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40c	Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm
2.JB.40d	'Schirmerite'	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.55	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.JB.60	Marrucciite	Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.65	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.65	Tazieffite	Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Fluorescence of DaliraniteHide

In UV light:

Not fluorescent

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

Caution, although this mineral is very rare, it does contain lead, arsenic and mercury, all of which are poisonous. Caution should be exercised in handling with gloves. Wash hands after touching it. Don't lick it or inhale any dust from a specimen. Do not cut, grind or polish dry.

Internet Links for DaliraniteHide

mindat.org URL:

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References for DaliraniteHide

Reference List:

National Geoscience Database of Iran (www.ngdir.ir/news/NewsDetail.asp?PId=24427).

Paar, W. H., Pring, A., Moëlo, Y., Stanley, C. J., Putz, H., Topa, D., Roberts, A. C., Braithwaite, R. S. W. (2009) Daliranite, PbHgAs₂S₆, a new sulphosalt from the Zarshouran Au-As deposit, Takab region, Iran. Mineralogical Magazine, 73 (5) 871-881 doi:10.1180/minmag.2009.073.5.871

Piilonen, P. C., Poirier, G. (2010) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 95 (8) 1357-1361 doi:10.2138/am.2010.565

(2011) Daliranite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Lanza, Arianna E., Gemmi, Mauro, Bindi, Luca, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Paar, Werner H. (2019) Daliranite, PbHgAs2S5: determination of the incommensurately modulated structure and revision of the chemical formula. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 75 (4). 711-716 doi:10.1107/s2052520619007340

Localities for DaliraniteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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

Iran (TL)

West Azerbaijan Province

Takab County

ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine (TL)

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Daliranite

About DaliraniteHide

Unique IdentifiersHide

Similar NamesHide

IMA Classification of DaliraniteHide

Classification of DaliraniteHide

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Physical Properties of DaliraniteHide

Chemistry of DaliraniteHide

Crystallography of DaliraniteHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of DaliraniteHide

Synonyms of DaliraniteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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