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Tripuhyite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Tripuhyite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Tripuhyite, etc.

Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Tripuhyite, etc.

Alto do Sobrido Mine, Melres, Gondomar, Porto, Portugal

Tripuhyite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Tripuhyite, etc.

Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Tripuhyite, etc.

Alto do Sobrido Mine, Melres, Gondomar, Porto, Portugal

Tripuhyite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Tripuhyite, etc.

Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia

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About TripuhyiteHide

Formula:

Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄

Colour:

Yellowish brown, lemon-yellow, brown-black

Lustre:

Waxy, Dull, Earthy

Hardness:

6 - 7

Specific Gravity:

5.82

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Member of:

Rutile Group

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, the Tripuhy Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Tripuí, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4024

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4024:8

IMA Classification of TripuhyiteHide

IMA status:

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

IMA status notes:

Redefined by the IMA

Approval year:

1987

First published:

1897

Approval history:

Redefined IMA02-A: Berlepsch et al. (2003).

Type description reference:

Hussak, E., Prior, G. T. (1897) On Tripuhyite, a New Antimonate of Iron, from Tripuhy, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 11 (53) 302-303 doi:10.1180/minmag.1897.011.53.04

Classification of TripuhyiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.DB.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra

Dana 8th ed.:

44.2.1.3

44 : ANTIMONATES
2 : AX₂O₆

Hey's CIM Ref.:

24.4.3

24 : Antimonates and Antimonites
4 : Antimonates and antimonites of Mn and Fe

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
Tpy	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 TripuhyiteHide

Lustre:

Waxy, Dull, Earthy

Transparency:

Translucent, Opaque

Colour:

Yellowish brown, lemon-yellow, brown-black

Streak:

Canary-yellow to dark brown with a greenish tinge.

Hardness:

6 - 7 on Mohs scale

Density:

5.82 g/cm³ (Measured) 6.70 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of TripuhyiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 2.19(1) n_ε = 2.33(1)

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.140
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Thickness: 30 µm

Comments:

Biaxial (+), anomalous. α = 2.19(1) β = 2.20(1) γ = 2.33(1) 2V(meas.) = Small.

Chemistry of TripuhyiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Sb	50.397 %
O	26.489 %
Fe	23.114 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Fe, O, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of TripuhyiteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P4₂/mnm

Setting:

P4₂/mnm

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.625(4) Å, c = 3.059(5) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.661

Unit Cell V:

65.43 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Fibrous; very fine-grained aggregates; globular.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0014928	Tripuhyite	Basso R, Cabella R, Lucchetti G, Marescotti P, Martinelli A (2003) Structural studies on synthetic and natural Fe-Sb-oxides of MO2 type Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2003 407-420	2003	Djebel Nador, Algeria	293
0014927	Tripuhyite	Basso R, Cabella R, Lucchetti G, Marescotti P, Martinelli A (2003) Structural studies on synthetic and natural Fe-Sb-oxides of MO2 type Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2003 407-420	2003	Djebel Nador, Algeria	293
0014926	Tripuhyite	Basso R, Cabella R, Lucchetti G, Marescotti P, Martinelli A (2003) Structural studies on synthetic and natural Fe-Sb-oxides of MO2 type This is the preferred structural model Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2003 407-420	2003	Djebel Nador, Algeria	293
0014566	Tripuhyite	Berlepsch P, Armbruster T, Brugger J, Criddle A J, Graeser S (2003) Tripuhyte, FeSbO4, revisited Mineralogical Magazine 67 31-46	2003	Falotta, Grisons, Switzerland	293
0014565	Tripuhyite	Berlepsch P, Armbruster T, Brugger J, Criddle A J, Graeser S (2003) Tripuhyte, FeSbO4, revisited Mineralogical Magazine 67 31-46	2003	Tripuhy, Minas Gerais, Brazil	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Structural studies on synthetic and natural Fe-Sb-oxides of MO2 type
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Fe2   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000
Sb2   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000
O1   0.27220   0.27220   0.00000   1.00000
O2   0.34720   0.34720   0.38280   1.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.28 Å	(10)
2.56 Å	(9)
2.32 Å	(4)
1.72 Å	(9)
1.64 Å	(5)
1.52 Å	(3)
1.47 Å	(4)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates]
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates]

Type Occurrence of TripuhyiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Tripuí, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

General Appearance of Type Material:

Microcrystalline aggregates.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England (86044).

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Synonyms of TripuhyiteHide

Flajolotite

IMA1987-022

Tripuhyte

Other Language Names for TripuhyiteHide

Dutch:Tripuhyiet

German:Tripuhyit
Squawcreekit

Russian:Трипугиит

Simplified Chinese:锑铁矿

Spanish:Squawcreekita
Tripuhyita

Varieties of TripuhyiteHide

Squawcreekite

Relationship of Tripuhyite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Rutile Group

Other Members of Rutile Group:

Argutite	GeO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
Cassiterite	SnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
Paratellurite	TeO₂	Tet. 422
Plattnerite	PbO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
Rutile	TiO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
'UM2000-35-O:FeNbScTaTi'	(Sc,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Mn)(Ti,Sn,Zr)_1.5(Nb,Ta,W)_1.33O₈

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

25 photos of Tripuhyite associated with 'Chert'
21 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
12 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Maxwellite	NaFe³⁺(AsO₄)F
12 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Hematite	Fe₂O₃
12 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
11 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Valentinite	Sb₂O₃
7 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈
6 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
6 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Cabalzarite	CaMg₂(AsO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
6 photos of Tripuhyite associated with Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.DB.	Tianhongqiite	CrTiO₃(OH)	Mon. 2/m
4.DB.	Nioboheftetjernite	ScNbO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.	Huangshanite	Fe³⁺TaO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.	Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+)	(Nb_0.67Mn²⁺_0.33)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.	Shakhdaraite-(Y)	ScYNb₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.05	Varlamoffite	Sn_1-xFe_xO_2-x(OH)
4.DB.05	Argutite	GeO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Cassiterite	SnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Rutile	TiO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Plattnerite	PbO₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Tugarinovite	MoO₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.05	Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Byströmite	MgSb₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nmm
4.DB.10	Ordoñezite	ZnSb₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Tredouxite	NiSb₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Tapiolite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Tapiolite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.15a	Paramontroseite	V⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.DB.15a	Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.DB.15b	Akhtenskite	ε-Mn⁴⁺O₂	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.DB.15c	Nsutite	(Mn⁴⁺,Mn²⁺)(O,OH)₂	Hex.
4.DB.20	Scrutinyite	α-PbO₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.20	Nioboixiolite-([])	(Nb_0.8◻_0.2)⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Ishikawaite	U⁴⁺Fe²⁺Nb₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.25	Yttrocolumbite-(Y)	Y(U⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)Nb₂O₈
4.DB.25	Calciosamarskite	(Ca,U⁴⁺)Fe³⁺(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.DB.25	Samarskite-(Yb)	YbFe³⁺(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.25	Ixiolite-(Sc)	(Ta_0.5Sc_0.5)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Ixiolite-(Fe2+)	(Ta_0.67Fe²⁺_0.33)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Ixiolite-(Mn2+)	(Ta_0.67Mn²⁺_0.33)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Nioboixiolite-(Fe2+)	(Nb_0.67Fe²⁺_0.33)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Srilankite	TiO₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Samarskite-(Y)	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.25	Nioboixiolite-(Fe3+)	(Nb_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.30 va	Wolframite Group
4.DB.30	Rossovskyite	(Fe³⁺,Ta)(Nb,Ti)O₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Huanzalaite	MgWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Heftetjernite	ScTaO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Hübnerite	MnWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Sanmartinite	(Zn,Fe)WO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.30	Ferberite	FeWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	'Krasnoselskite'	CoWO₄	Mon.
4.DB.35	Qitianlingite	(Fe,Mn)₂(Nb,Ta)₂WO₁₀	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.DB.35	Tantalaeschynite-(Ce)	Ce(TiTa)O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth.
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.40	Ferrotitanowodginite	Fe²⁺TiTa₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DB.40	'Wolframowodginite'	Mn(Mn,Sn,Fe,Ta)(W,Ta,Nb)₂O₈
4.DB.40	Lithiotantite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.40	Lithiowodginite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DB.40	Titanowodginite	Mn²⁺TiTa₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DB.40	Tantalowodginite	(Mn²⁺_0.5◻_0.5)TaTa₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DB.40	Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DB.40	Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DB.45	Tivanite	V³⁺TiO₃(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.50	Carmichaelite	(Ti,Cr,Fe)[O_2-x(OH)_x]	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.55	Alumotantite	AlTaO₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.60	Biehlite	((Sb,As)O)₂[MoO₄]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

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References for TripuhyiteHide

Reference List:

Hussak, H. and Prior, G.T. (1917) Tripuhyte, um novo antimoniato de ferro de Tripuhy. Annaes da Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto, 15, 13-14.

Larsen, Esper S. (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals. Bulletin 679. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b679 p.145

Ahlfeld, Federico (1948) An unusual antimony deposit in Argentina. Economic Geology, 43 (7) 598-602 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.43.7.598(as Jujuyite)

Fleischer, M. (1949) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 34 (1-2). 133-134 p.133 - (as Jujuyite)

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

Mason, Brian, Vitaliano, Charles J. (1953) The mineralogy of the antimony oxides and antimonates. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 30 (221). 100-112 doi:10.1180/minmag.1953.030.221.03

Foord, E.E., Hlava, P.F., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Erd, R.C., and Hinton, R.W. (1991) Maxwellite and squawcreekite, two new minerals from the Black Range tin district, Catron County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 363–384.

Nickel, Ernest H., Gartrell, Blair J. (1993) Secondary Minerals from Ashburton Downs, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (3) 203-218

Basso, R., Cabella, R., Lucchetti, G., Marescotti, P., Martinelli, A. (2003): Structural studies on synthetic and natural Fe-Sb-oxides of MO2 type. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2003, 407-420.

Grice, J. D.; Ferraris, G. (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (3). 795-802 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.3.795

Berlepsch, P., Armbruster, T., Brugger, J., Criddle, A. J., Graeser, S. (2003) Tripuhyite, FeSbO₄, revisited. Mineralogical Magazine, 67 (1) 31-46 doi:10.1180/0026461036710082(incl. discussion and discreditation of squawcreekite)

Lalinska-Volekova, B., Majzlan, J., Klimko, T., Chovan, M., Kucerova, G., Michnova, J., Hovoric, R., Gottlicher, J., Steininger, R. (2012) Mineralogy of weathering products of Fe-As-Sb mine wastes and soils at several Sb deposits in Slovakia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (2). 481-500 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.2.481

Leverett, P., Reynolds, J. K., Roper, A. J., Williams, P. A. (2012) Tripuhyite and schafarzikite: two of the ultimate sinks for antimony in the natural environment. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (4) 891-902 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.4.06

Kossoff, David, Welch, Mark D., Hudson-Edwards, Karen A. (2015) Scorodite precipitation in the presence of antimony. Chemical Geology, 406. 1-9 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.04.013[with data on synthetic tripuhyite]

(2021) Tripuhyite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Majzlan, Juraj, Tuhỳ, Marek, Dachs, Edgar, Benisek, Artur (2023) Thermodynamics of schafarzikite (FeSb2O 4) and tripuhyite (FeSbO 4) Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 50 (3) 24

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Algeria
Guelma Province Hammam N'Bails District Djebel Nador ⓘ Nador N'Bails Mine	Berlepsch et al. (2003)

Australia
New South Wales Kennedy Co. Condobolin district ⓘ Mineral Hill field	Dr A.R. McKinnon
ⓘ Pearse North Open Cut	Leverett +4 other references
Robinson Co. Cobar ⓘ CSA Mine (Old CSA mine; Tinto mine; QTS prospect)	Gilligan et al. (1995)
ⓘ Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine)	Chapman et al. (2005) +1 other reference
Sandon Co. ⓘ Achill Antimony deposit	Gilligan et al. (1992)
Conningdale ⓘ Conningdale Mine	Diemar et al. (2009)
Hillgrove ⓘ Bayley Park prospect	Gilligan et al. (1992)
Victoria Yarra Ranges Shire ⓘ Steels Creek	I.M. Threadgold (1958)
Western Australia Ashburton Shire ⓘ Ashburton Downs Station	Nickel et al. (1993)
ⓘ Bali East prospect (Bali Hi East prospect)	Min. Record 24 (1993)
ⓘ Bali Lo copper mine (Casleys prospect; Bali Low prospect)	Nickel et al. (1993)
ⓘ Bali South	Min. Record 24 (1993)
ⓘ Mineral Claim 84 Cu deposit (Anticline prospect)	Nickel et al. (1993)
ⓘ Stockyard Creek prospect	Min. Record 24 (1993)
City of Karratha Whim Creek ⓘ Comstock Lode (Colorado)	Annual Report of the Western Australian ...
Leonora Shire Ten Mile Outcamp ⓘ Teutonic Bore Mine	Nickel (1982)

Austria
Tyrol Kufstein District Brixlegg ⓘ Maukenötz mining district (Mauken)	Schneider (2010)

Bolivia
Oruro Cercado Province Caracollo ⓘ Tarumita mine	PXRD by Jaroslav Hyrsl +1 other reference

Brazil
Minas Gerais Ouro Branco ⓘ Morro do Bule mine
Ouro Preto ⓘ Tripuí (TL)	Hussak et al. (1897) +1 other reference
ⓘ Três Cruzes farm	Brugger et al. (1997)

Canada
Yukon Whitehorse mining district Wheaton River District Carbon Hill ⓘ Porter Claim	Peatfield (n.d.)

China
Gansu Gannan Hezuo Co. ⓘ Zaozigou Au deposit	Guozhong Chen et al. (2013)
Yunnan Pu'er Mojiang County ⓘ Jinchang Mine (Mojiang Mine; Yuanjiang gold mine)	Bingxi Wang (1983)

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region Kutná Hora District ⓘ Vlastějovice	Brabec (2002)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Belley Murs-et-Gélignieux ⓘ Courdan gravel pit	Ducluzaux (2022)
Allier Vichy ⓘ Nades	Blondieau et al. (2024)
ⓘ Nades mines	Blondieau et al. (2024)
Brittany Finistère Quimper Quimper ⓘ Ty Gardien	Lemanski (n.d.)

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Emmendingen Waldkirch Suggental ⓘ Hornbühl	Walenta (1992)
Ortenaukreis Gengenbach Gengenbach ⓘ Silberbrünnle Mine	Walenta (1994) +1 other reference
Oberwolfach ⓘ Clara Mine	Berlepsch et al. (2003)
Waldshut Dachsberg Urberg ⓘ Gottesehre Mine	Walenta (1996)
Hesse Darmstadt Bergstraße Lautertal (Odenwald) Reichenbach Hohenstein ⓘ Point 16.1	Lapis (10)
Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld-Südharz Südharz ⓘ Dietersdorf ?	Gröbner et al. (2011)

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) Mercati mines ⓘ Christiana Mine
ⓘ Christiana Mine No. 132	Gröbner (2001)
Plaka Plaka Mines ⓘ Plaka Mine No. 80	Rieck et al. (1999)

Hungary
Heves County Gyöngyös District Gyöngyössolymos ⓘ Asztag kő	HOM Collection +1 other reference
ⓘ Üstökfő	MAMIT

India
Madhya Pradesh Jhabua District ⓘ Kajlidongri Mine	Cabella et al. (2003)

Indonesia
Southeast Sulawesi Province Bombana Regency ⓘ Bombana prospect	Idrus et al. (2017)

Italy
Friuli Venezia Giulia Udine Province ⓘ Comeglians	Bortolozzi et al. (2018)
Liguria La Spezia Province Borghetto di Vara ⓘ Cerchiara Mine	Balestra et al. (2020)
Sardinia South Sardinia Province ⓘ Furtei	Fernando Caboni et al. (2024)
ⓘ Furtei mine	Fernando Caboni et al. (2024)
Gonnosfanadiga Fenugu Sibiri Mine ⓘ Pira Inferida	Brizzi et al. (1994)
Tuscany Grosseto Province Manciano ⓘ Tafone mine (Valle del Tafone mining area)	C. Lemanski (6791CL)
Massa Marittima Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines) ⓘ Fosso Castagnolo (Antimonite Prospect)	Bazzoni C. et al. (2011)
Scansano ⓘ Pereta Mine	Brizzi G. (1986)
Siena Province Chiusdino ⓘ Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine	European Jour. of Min.: 8:487-492 +1 other reference

Japan
Gifu Prefecture Ono District Shirakawamura ⓘ Kinka mine	Ito & Hori (1978)

Kyrgyzstan
Batken Region Kadamjay District ⓘ Chauvai (Chauvay) Sb-Hg Deposit	Kolesar et al. (1993)

Luxembourg
Canton Wiltz Goesdorf ⓘ Goesdorf antimony mine	Filella et al. (2009)

New Zealand
Northland Region Whangarei District ⓘ Puhipuhi	Collection of Rod Martin
Otago Region Clutha District Waipori ⓘ Waipori Antimony Mine	Robinson (2018)
ⓘ Waipori Station lode	Robinson (2018)
West Coast Region Buller District Reefton ⓘ Fiery Cross Mine	MacKenzie (2014)

North Macedonia
Kavadarci Municipality Ržanovo ⓘ Allchar	Djordjevic et al. (2021)
Lipkovo Municipality ⓘ Lojane	Kolitsch et al. (2018)

Portugal
Beja Beja Nossa Senhora das Neves ⓘ Herdade da Ventosa Mine	Mateus et al. (2005)
Porto Gondomar Melres ⓘ Alto do Sobrido Mine	Alves (n.d.)

Russia
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Karaginsky District ⓘ Maletoyvayam ore field	Sidorov +6 other references
ⓘ Gaching occurrence	Tolstykh et al. (2017) +4 other references
Milkovsky District ⓘ Tolbachik Volcanic field	Sandalov et al. (2023)
Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture) Northern Breakthrough (North Breach) Second scoria cone ⓘ Yadovitaya fumarole	Pekov et al. (2020)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Enisei Range (Yenisei Ridge; Enisei Ridge) ⓘ Olimpiada Mine	Sergeev et al. (1997) +1 other reference
Tuva Sut-Kholsky District Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster ⓘ Khaak-Sair occurrence	Kuzhuget et al. (2015)

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Banská Bystrica District ⓘ Medzibrod	Lalinská-Voleková B. et al. (in Slovak)
Špania Dolina Špania Dolina deposit ⓘ Piesky	Majzlan J. et al. (2018)
Bratislava Region Pezinok District Pezinok ⓘ Kolársky vrch deposit	Majzlan et al. (2011)
Košice Region Rožňava District Čučma ⓘ Sb deposit (Matej; Gabriela and Klement Mine)	Lalinská-Voleková B. et al. (in Slovak)
Spišská Nová Ves District ⓘ Rudňany	Števko M. et al. (2017)
Žilina Region Liptovský Mikuláš District Dúbrava ⓘ Dúbrava Sb deposit	Lalinská-Voleková B.

Spain
Andalusia Almería Cuevas del Almanzora Sierra Almagrera ⓘ República Romana mine	Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX ...
Pechina Baños de Alhamilla ⓘ Mina Casualidad	Rewitzer et al. (2020)
Castile-La Mancha Guadalajara Pardos Pardos deposit ⓘ La Estrella mine (La Platilla mine)	Sainz de Baranda et al. (2007)
Galicia Lugo Os Ancares Cervantes Riamonte (Riamonte de Abaixo) ⓘ Caracocha mine	Echevarría Rodríguez Manuel et al. (2025)

Switzerland
Grisons Albula Region Surses Tinizong (Tinzen) ⓘ Falotta	Stalder et al. (1998)
Viamala Region Ferrera Starlera Valley ⓘ Starlera Mine	Brugger et al. (2002)
Ticino Lugano ⓘ Aranno	Schmutz et al. (1986) +1 other reference
ⓘ La Monda Mine	Schmutz et al. (1986)

USA
Nevada Churchill County Lake Mining District ⓘ Green prospect	Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference
Eureka County Carlin Trend Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine	Newmont Mining Corporation
Lynn Mining District ⓘ Carlin Gold Mine	Jensen et al. (1995)
ⓘ Goldstrike Mines	Barrick Gold Corporation
Humboldt County Opalite Mining District ⓘ McDermitt Mine	Berlepsch et al. (2003)
ⓘ Sulphur Mining District	Castor et al. (2004)
Lincoln County ⓘ Pioche Mining District	Castor et al. (2004)
Nye County Paradise Peak Mining District Paradise Peak [summit] Paradise Peak [town] ⓘ Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak)	Castor et al. (2004)
Pershing County ⓘ Arabia Mining District	Castor et al. (2004)
New Mexico Catron County Taylor Creek Mining District ⓘ Squaw Creek Mine	[var: Squawcreekite] https://www.mindat.org/min-3735.html
Sierra County ⓘ Taylor Creek Tin Mining District (Black Range Tin District)	Mineralogical Magazine +4 other references
Socorro County Bear Mountains Mining District ⓘ Bear Mountain	5th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium (1985) +1 other reference
Utah Tooele County Lookout Pass Mining District Little Valley ⓘ Lookout Pass Thallium prospect	Norman King +1 other reference

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