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Dzierżanowskite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Piotr Dzierżanowski
Formula:
CaCu2S2
Colour:
Dark orange
Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Specific Gravity:
4.391 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
Named in honor of Piotr Dzierżanowski (2 November 1948 - 31 December 2015), head of the microprobe laboratory at the Laboratory of Waters, Soils and Rocks Chemistry, of the Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw. He was a co-author of the descriptions of 31 new mineral species from the pyrometamorphic and metasomatic rocks of Israel and the Caucasus and Baikal regions, Russia.
Known synthetic analogue.

The mineral, being a natural thiocuprate, results from high temperature alteration of pyrometamorphic rocks, due to their interaction with pyrometamorphism by-products (melts/fluids and gases) coming from deeper parts of the complex.


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Name EncodingHide

CP1252:
Dzierzanowskite
Latin-1:
Dzierzanowskite
ASCII-7:
Dzierzanowskite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
46172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46172:0

IMA Classification of DzierżanowskiteHide

Classification of DzierżanowskiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
2.BA.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
DżaIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of DzierżanowskiteHide

Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Colour:
Dark orange
Streak:
Cream
Density:
4.391 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemistry of DzierżanowskiteHide

Mindat Formula:
CaCu2S2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Cu54.947 %
S27.726 %
Ca17.327 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Ca, Cu, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of DzierżanowskiteHide

Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m(32/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
P3m1
Setting:
P3m1
Cell Parameters:
a = 3.9400(4) Å, c = 6.523(1) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 1.656
Unit Cell V:
87.69 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)<0.36

Type Occurrence of DzierżanowskiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
General Appearance of Type Material:
(1) grains, up to 15 μm, (2) rims on oldhamite, (3) laminar intergrowths with chalcocite and covellite.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Mineralogical Museum, University of Wrocław (Muzeum Mineralogiczne Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego), Cybulskiego 30, 50-205 Wrocław, Poland, catalogue number MMUWr II-20464.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Larnite pseudoconglomerate forming pebbles within more low-temperature rocks; also in minor jasmundite-rocks found as "paleofumaroles" within low-temperature hydrothermal rocks; both occur within a pyrometamorphic complex.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BrownmilleriteChalcociteCovelliteFluorellestaditeFluorkyuygenite
FluormayeniteGehleniteJasmunditeLarniteNabimusaite
OldhamitePericlasePyrrhotiteTernesiteVapnikite
VorlaniteYe'elimite
Reference:
Galuskina, Irina O., Galuskin, Evgeny V., Prusik, Krystian, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Juroszek, Rafał, Jeżak, Lidia, Murashko, Mikhail (2017) Dzierżanowskite, CaCu2S2 – a new natural thiocuprate from Jabel Harmun, Judean Desert, Palestine Autonomy, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1073-1085 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.153

Synonyms of DzierżanowskiteHide

Other Language Names for DzierżanowskiteHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

2.BA.MakotoiteAg12(Cu3Au)S8Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.AlburniteAg8GeTe2S4Iso.
2.BA.XuwenyuaniteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.'Orileyite'(Fe,Cu)2As
2.BA.JuxingiteBi6Cu+138Cu2+2Fe3+30S125Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.05DjurleiteCu31S16Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05GeeriteCu8S5Trig. 3
2.BA.05RoxbyiteCu58S32Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.05ChalcociteCu2SMon. 2/m : P21/b
2.BA.10DigeniteCu9S5Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.BA.10AniliteCu7S4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.15BorniteCu5FeS4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20BellidoiteCu2SeTet. 4/m : P42/n
2.BA.20BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25AthabascaiteCu5Se4Orth.
2.BA.25UmangiteCu3Se2Tet. 42m : P421m
2.BA.30RickarditeCu7Te5Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30WeissiteCu2-xTeHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35AcanthiteAg2SMon. 2/m : P21/m
2.BA.35SpryiteAg8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.40d'UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu'Ag6AuCu2S5
2.BA.40MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40StromeyeriteAgCuSOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.BA.42HoneaiteAu3TlTe2 Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45JalpaiteAg3CuS2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.45SelenojalpaiteAg3CuSe2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.45KuriliteAg8Te3SeTrig. 3 : R3
2.BA.47Spiridonovite(Cu1-xAgx)2TeTrig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50WuyanzhiiteCu2STet. 422 : P43212
2.BA.50EucairiteAgCuSeOrth.
2.BA.52'Argentite'Ag2SIso.
2.BA.55NaumanniteAg2SeOrth. 222 : P212121
2.BA.55AguilariteAg4SeSMon. 2/m
2.BA.60ChenguodaiteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Orth.
2.BA.60HessiteAg2TeMon. 2/m : P21/b
2.BA.60CervelleiteAg4TeSMon. 2/m
2.BA.65Henryite(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70ArgyroditeAg8GeS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.70Putzite(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.70CanfielditeAg8SnS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.75FischesseriteAg3AuSe2Iso. 432 : I4132
2.BA.75UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.75Penzhinite(Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4Hex. 622 : P6322
2.BA.75PetrovskaiteAuAgSMon.
2.BA.75PetziteAg3AuTe2Iso. 432 : I4132
2.BA.80Bezsmertnovite(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)Orth.
2.BA.80BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2Iso.
2.BA.80Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)Iso.

Fluorescence of DzierżanowskiteHide

In UV light:
Not fluorescent in UV

Other InformationHide

Notes:
Raman bands [cm-1]: 300, 103, 86.

Strong orange cathodoluminescence; partially hydrated grains have weak yellowish cathodoluminescence.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for DzierżanowskiteHide

Localities for DzierżanowskiteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - 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.
Palestine (TL)
 
  • West Bank
    • Quds Governorate
Galuskina et al. (2017)
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