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Uchucchacuaite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite, etc.

Inakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite, etc.

Inakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite

Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Uchucchacuaite, etc.

Inakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

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About UchucchacuaiteHide

Uchucchacua Mining Complex

Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

Formula:

AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂

Colour:

Grey

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

5.51 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Lillianite Homologous Series Group

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, Uchuc-Chacua polymetallic deposit, Oyon district, Catajambo, Peru.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

The Mn analogue of baiamareite.

Chemically similar to menchettiite and oyonite. Also compare ramdohrite, 'dürfeldtite', and luboržákite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4075

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4075:0

IMA Classification of UchucchacuaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ag¹⁺Mn²⁺Pb²⁺₃Sb³⁺₅S^2-₁₂

Approval year:

1981

First published:

1984

Type description reference:

Moëlo, Yves, Oudin, Elisabeth, Picot, Paul, Caye, René (1984) L'uchucchacuaïte, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, une nouvelle espèce minérale de la série de l'andorite. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 107 (5) 597-604 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1984.7803

Classification of UchucchacuaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.JB.40a

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

Dana 8th ed.:

3.4.15.5

3 : SULFOSALTS
4 : ø = 3

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.8.2

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
8 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni

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
Uch	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 UchucchacuaiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Grey

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=168 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

5.51 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of UchucchacuaiteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
400nm	36.2%	44.3%
420nm	36.3%	44.2%
440nm	35.8%	44.2%
460nm	35.2%	43.8%
480nm	35.0%	43.9%
500nm	34.7%	43.7%
520nm	34.5%	43.4%
540nm	34.1%	43.3%
560nm	33.8%	43.0%
580nm	33.5%	42.6%
600nm	33.2%	42.4%
620nm	33.0%	42.0%
640nm	32.7%	41.8%
660nm	32.3%	41.2%
680nm	31.8%	40.6%
700nm	31.2%	39.9%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 44.3%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Chemistry of UchucchacuaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pb	34.961 %
Sb	34.241 %
S	21.641 %
Ag	6.067 %
Mn	3.090 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ag, Mn, Pb, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Se

Crystallography of UchucchacuaiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pmmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.67 Å, b = 19.32 Å, c = 4.38 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.656 : 1 : 0.227

Unit Cell V:

1072.16 Å³

Twinning:

Polysynthetic twinning along one direction.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018372	Uchucchacuaite	Yang H, Downs R T, Evans S H, Feinglos M N, Tait K T (2011) Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, and its relationship with ramdohrite and fizelyite American Mineralogist 96 1186-1189		2011	Inakuraishi mine, Shakotan peninsula, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido Island, Japan	0	293
0018371	Uchucchacuaite	Yang H, Downs R T, Evans S H, Feinglos M N, Tait K T (2011) Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, and its relationship with ramdohrite and fizelyite American Mineralogist 96 1186-1189		2011	Uchuc-Chacua, Lima, Peru	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb3Sb5S12, and its relationship with
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Pb1   0.25586   0.90166   0.38972   1.00000   0.02268
Pb2   0.24825   0.91460  -0.09672   1.00000   0.02481
Pb3   0.05180   0.90146   0.62997   1.00000   0.02017
MnM2   0.13211   0.14680   0.12588   0.91900   0.02146
AgM2   0.13211   0.14680   0.12588   0.04100   0.02146
SbM2   0.13211   0.14680   0.12588   0.04100   0.02146
Ag   0.14163   0.17629   0.62300   1.00000   0.04260
Sb1   0.35223   0.12524   0.64425   1.00000   0.01701
Sb2   0.44411   0.86875   0.61565   1.00000   0.01603
Sb3   0.12878   0.64473   0.38365   1.00000   0.01556
Sb4  -0.05359   0.64154   0.63753   1.00000   0.01644
Sb5   0.05487   0.88067   0.14325   1.00000   0.01530
S1   0.39626   0.99419  -0.16734   1.00000   0.01814
S2  -0.00740   0.74981   0.84770   1.00000   0.01975
S3   0.23527   0.04558  -0.35350   1.00000   0.01868
S4   0.33928   0.76619   0.60375   1.00000   0.01837
S5   0.10245   0.98885   0.93949   1.00000   0.01907
S6   0.16491   0.76177   0.59025   1.00000   0.01746
S7   0.40142   0.00063   0.42987   1.00000   0.01598
S8  -0.01713   0.76437   0.43022   1.00000   0.01735
S9   0.25571   0.06084   0.13438   1.00000   0.01763
S10  -0.16697   0.72155   0.65435   1.00000   0.01791
S11   0.09300   0.00653   0.33590   1.00000   0.01991
S12   0.15966   0.76696   0.16719   1.00000   0.01658
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Pb1 0.02419 0.02214 0.02172 -0.00335 0.00297 -0.00268
Pb2 0.02801 0.02039 0.02603 -0.00215 -0.00251 0.00026
Pb3 0.02071 0.02176 0.01803 0.00080 -0.00013 -0.00048
MnM2 0.02509 0.01643 0.02287 -0.00079 0.00285 -0.00035
AgM2 0.02509 0.01643 0.02287 -0.00079 0.00285 -0.00035
SbM2 0.02509 0.01643 0.02287 -0.00079 0.00285 -0.00035
Ag 0.03778 0.04964 0.04037 0.02410 -0.00956 -0.00215
Sb1 0.01950 0.01597 0.01556 0.00112 -0.00052 0.00065
Sb2 0.01384 0.01628 0.01798 -0.00015 -0.00117 0.00216
Sb3 0.01579 0.01474 0.01617 0.00021 0.00045 0.00025
Sb4 0.01639 0.01757 0.01537 -0.00037 -0.00019 -0.00096
Sb5 0.01551 0.01544 0.01495 -0.00198 0.00028 0.00071
S1 0.02290 0.01939 0.01214 0.00497 -0.00045 -0.00025
S2 0.02152 0.02470 0.01303 -0.00636 -0.00200 0.00076
S3 0.01762 0.01872 0.01970 0.00387 -0.00070 -0.00173
S4 0.01645 0.01894 0.01974 -0.00389 0.00112 0.00320
S5 0.02051 0.02276 0.01395 -0.00604 -0.00133 0.00257
S6 0.01781 0.01853 0.01603 -0.00118 0.00130 -0.00050
S7 0.01860 0.01581 0.01352 0.00012 0.00072 0.00204
S8 0.01561 0.02404 0.01239 -0.00203 -0.00078 0.00060
S9 0.01518 0.01680 0.02092 -0.00308 0.00087 0.00135
S10 0.01466 0.02164 0.01742 -0.00133 -0.00007 0.00263
S11 0.02549 0.01757 0.01666 -0.00152 0.00192 -0.00221
S12 0.01734 0.01725 0.01515 0.00027 0.00011 0.00138

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.30 Å	(100)
2.90 Å	(80)
3.80 Å	(30)
3.49 Å	(30)
2.75 Å	(30)
2.08 Å	(30)
2.29 Å	(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Type Occurrence of UchucchacuaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine, Uchucchacua area, Oyón District, Oyón Province, Lima, Peru

General Appearance of Type Material:

Anhedral grains and subhedral crystals to 200 µm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National School of Mines, Paris, France.

Reference:

Synonyms of UchucchacuaiteHide

IMA1981-007

Other Language Names for UchucchacuaiteHide

Dutch:Uchucchacuaiet

German:Uchucchacuait

Spanish:Uchucchacuaita

Relationship of Uchucchacuaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Lillianite Homologous Series Group

Other Members of Lillianite Homologous Series:

Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Baiamareite	Ag₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
Brusnitsynite	Mn₃CuPbAs₃Sb₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₅As₁₅)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
'Schirmerite'	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
Tarutinoite	Ag₃Pb₇Bi₇S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

7 photos of Uchucchacuaite associated with Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
1 photo of Uchucchacuaite associated with Alabandite	MnS

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.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
2.JB.70	Daliranite	PbHgAs₂S₅	Mon.

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Dunn, Pete J., Ferraiolo, James A., Fleischer, Michael, Gobel, Volker, Grice, Joel D., Langley, Richard H., Shigley, James E., Vanko, David A., Zilczer, Janet A. (1985) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 70 (11-12) 1329-1335

Liu, H., Chang, L.L.Y., Knowles, C.R. (1994) The Mn isotype of andorite and uchucchacuaite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 32: 185-188.

Yang, H., Downs, R. T., Evans, S. H., Feinglos, M. N., Tait, K. T. (2011) Crystal structure of uchucchacuaite, AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂, and its relationship with ramdohrite and fizélyite. American Mineralogist, 96 (7) 1186-1189 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3809

NESPOLO, Massimo, OZAWA, Tohru, KAWASAKI, Yusuke, SUGIYAMA, Kazumasa (2012) Structural relations and pseudosymmetries in the andorite homologous series. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 107 (6) 226-243 doi:10.2465/jmps.120730

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

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Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Shiribeshi Subprefecture Abuta District Takarada ⓘ Tohya mine	Josef Vajdak specimens obtained from ...
Furubira District ⓘ Inakuraishi mine	Komuro collection

Peru
Lima Huarochirí Province Antioquia District ⓘ Palma deposit	McKeon (2019)
Oyón Province Oyón District Uchucchacua area ⓘ Uchucchacua Mine (TL)	Moëlo et al. (1984) +1 other reference

Romania
Maramureș County Baia Mare ⓘ Herja Mine ?	Mârza +5 other references

Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Iultinsky District Amguema river basin ⓘ Levyi Vulvyveem river valley	Kasatkin et al. (2020)
Murmansk Oblast Voron'i Tundry ⓘ Oleninskoye gold deposity	A. A. Kalinin et al. (2016) +1 other reference

USA
Washington King County Buena Vista Mining District ⓘ Bear Basin Mines	Mike Scott S106057 fm Cureton #GFG ID ...

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