Andreadiniite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Andreadiniite
Formula:
CuHgAg7Pb7Sb24S48
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3½
Specific Gravity:
5.36 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Andrea Dini (b. 1966), geologist with the Italian National Research Council, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, for "his contributions to the knowledge of ore deposits from Tuscany and, in particular, the ore geology and mineralogy of Hg ores from Apuan Alps."
This page provides mineralogical data about Andreadiniite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46429
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46429:5
IMA Classification of Andreadiniite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Cu1+Hg2+Ag1+7Pb2+7Sb3+24S2-48
Approval year:
2014
First published:
2018
Type description reference:
Biagioni, Cristian, Moëlo, Yves, Orlandi, Paolo, Paar, Werner H. (2018) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XXIII. Andreadiniite, CuAg7HgPb7Sb24S48, a new oversubstituted (Cu,Hg)-rich member of the andorite homeotypic series from the Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (5) 1021-1035 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2765
Classification of Andreadiniite
2.JB.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb
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 Symbols
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adi | 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 Andreadiniite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN25=218 - 229 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
5.36 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Could not be measured. Calculated based on empirical formula.
Optical Data of Andreadiniite
Anisotropism:
Weak, gray to bluish-gray
Reflectivity:
| Wavelength | R1 (%) | R2 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 420nm | 35.3% | 36.4% |
| 440nm | 35.9% | 36.0% |
| 460nm | 34.7% | 36.1% |
| 470nm | 34.8% | 36.4% |
| 480nm | 35.1% | 36.6% |
| 500nm | 34.8% | 36.4% |
| 520nm | 34.3% | 36.1% |
| 540nm | 33.8% | 35.3% |
| 546nm | 33.5% | 35.1% |
| 560nm | 33.0% | 34.8% |
| 580nm | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| 589nm | 32.9% | 35.0% |
| 600nm | 32.9% | 34.4% |
| 620nm | 32.3% | 33.7% |
| 640nm | 31.9% | 33.1% |
| 650nm | 31.8% | 32.4% |
| 660nm | 31.5% | 32.5% |
| 680nm | 31.6% | 32.4% |
| 700nm | 30.9% | 31.7% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 36.6%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
White, with a slightly yellow-bronze tint
Internal Reflections:
None
Pleochroism:
Not Visible
Chemistry of Andreadiniite
Mindat Formula:
CuHgAg7Pb7Sb24S48
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Andreadiniite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 19.0982(12) Å, b = 17.0093(11) Å, c = 13.0008(10) Å
β = 90.083(4)°
β = 90.083(4)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.123 : 1 : 0.764
Unit Cell V:
4223.3 ų
Z:
2
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.719 Å | (ms) |
| 3.406 Å | (s) |
| 3.277 Å | (s) |
| 2.885 Å | (s) |
| 2.740 Å | (ms) |
| 2.263 Å | (ms) |
| 2.055 Å | (s) |
| 1.788 Å | (s) |
Reference:
Biagioni, Cristian, Moëlo, Yves, Orlandi, Paolo, Paar, Werner H. (2018) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XXIII. Andreadiniite, CuAg7HgPb7Sb24S48, a new oversubstituted (Cu,Hg)-rich member of the andorite homeotypic series from the Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (5) 1021-1035 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2765
Comments:
From Type Description.
Geological Environment
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 Andreadiniite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Black anhedral grains, up to some mm in size
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Universita` di Pisa, Via Roma 79, Calci (Pisa), Italy, catalogue number 19688
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
Cu1.14Ag7.12Tl0.15Hg0.94Pb6.57(Sb22.68As1.41)Σ24.09S47.33
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
| Cu | 1.06 % |
|---|---|
| Ag | 11.25 % |
| Tl | 0.45 % |
| Hg | 2.76 % |
| Pb | 19.95 % |
| As | 1.55 % |
| Sb | 40.45 % |
| S | 22.23 % |
| Total: | 99.7 % |
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In a quartz vein embedded in metadolostone.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Biagioni, Cristian, Moëlo, Yves, Orlandi, Paolo, Paar, Werner H. (2018) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XXIII. Andreadiniite, CuAg7HgPb7Sb24S48, a new oversubstituted (Cu,Hg)-rich member of the andorite homeotypic series from the Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (5) 1021-1035 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2765
Synonyms of Andreadiniite
Other Language Names for Andreadiniite
Relationship of Andreadiniite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Lillianite Homologous Series:
| Arsenquatrandorite | Ag17.6Pb12.8Sb38.1As11.5S96 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Aschamalmite | Pb6-3xBi2+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 | Ag3.75Pb4.50(Sb7.75Bi4)S24 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 | Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) |
| Menchettiite | AgPb2.40Mn1.60Sb3As2S12 | 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 | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | Mon. 2/m |
| Roshchinite | Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 | Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma |
| 'Schirmerite' | PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9 | Orth. |
| Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
| Staročeskéite | Ag0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)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. |
| Uchucchacuaite | AgMnPb3Sb5S12 | Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm |
| Ustarasite | Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?) | |
| Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| Xilingolite | Pb3Bi2S6 | Mon. |
Common Associates
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 2.JB. | Clino-oscarkempffite | Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72 |
| 2.JB. | Arsenquatrandorite | Ag17.6Pb12.8Sb38.1As11.5S96 |
| 2.JB. | Ginelfite | Ag2(Ag0.5Fe)TlPb23.5(Sb,As)33.5S76 |
| 2.JB. | Chukotkaite | AgPb7Sb5S15 |
| 2.JB. | Selenojunoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8Se16 |
| 2.JB. | Lechnerite | Ag10Cu4HgPb33Sb58S128 |
| 2.JB. | Cuprosenandorite | Ag16Cu8Pb24Sb72S144 |
| 2.JB. | Morleyite | Ag2CuPb25Sb24As4S68.5 |
| 2.JB. | Lazerckerite | Ag3.75Pb4.50(Sb7.75Bi4)S24 |
| 2.JB. | Lasmanisite | Ag12Pb13Mn11Sb44S96 |
| 2.JB. | Montpelvouxite | AgPb16Sb27As18S84 |
| 2.JB. | Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| 2.JB. | Oscarkempffite | Ag10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48 |
| 2.JB.05 | Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| 2.JB.10 | Cosalite | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| 2.JB.15 | Marrite | AgPbAsS3 |
| 2.JB.15 | Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 |
| 2.JB.20 | Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| 2.JB.20 | Wittite | Pb9Bi12(S,Se)27 |
| 2.JB.25j | Rouxelite | Cu2HgPb23Sb27S65.5 |
| 2.JB.25i | Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
| 2.JB.25a | Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| 2.JB.25f | Ángelaite | Cu2AgPbBiS4 |
| 2.JB.25e | Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
| 2.JB.25c | Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| 2.JB.25i | Cuproneyite | Cu7Pb27Bi25S68 |
| 2.JB.25g | Nuffieldite | Cu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7 |
| 2.JB.25h | Weibullite | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
| 2.JB.25d | Proudite | CuPb7.5Bi9.33(S,Se)22 |
| 2.JB.25b | Felbertalite | Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 |
| 2.JB.30a | Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
| 2.JB.30a | Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| 2.JB.30a | Arsenmarcobaldiite | Pb12(As3.2Sb2.8)Σ6S21 |
| 2.JB.30b | Kirkiite | Pb10Bi3As3S19 |
| 2.JB.30c | Tsugaruite | Pb28As15S50Cl |
| 2.JB.30a | Marcobaldiite | Pb12(Sb3As2Bi)Σ6S21 |
| 2.JB.35d | Pellouxite | (Cu,Ag)Pb10Sb12S27O(Cl,S)0.6 |
| 2.JB.35e | Chovanite | Pb15-2xSb14+2xS36Ox (x ~ 0.2) |
| 2.JB.35a | Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| 2.JB.35c | Pillaite | Pb9Sb10S23ClO0.5 |
| 2.JB.35b | Scainiite | Pb14Sb30S54O5 |
| 2.JB.35f | Tubulite | Ag2Pb22Sb20S53 |
| 2.JB.40a | Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| 2.JB.40a | Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| 2.JB.40e | Ustarasite | Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?) |
| 2.JB.40a | 'Bursaite' | Pb5Bi4S11 (?) |
| 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 |
| 2.JB.40a | Jasrouxite | Ag16Pb4(Sb25As15)S72 |
| 2.JB.40a | Tarutinoite | Ag3Pb7Bi7S19 |
| 2.JB.40a | Oyonite | Ag3Mn2Pb4Sb7As4S24 |
| 2.JB.40b | Heyrovskýite | Pb6Bi2S9 |
| 2.JB.40a | Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| 2.JB.40a | Erzwiesite | Ag8Pb12Bi16S40 |
| 2.JB.40a | Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
| 2.JB.40a | Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| 2.JB.40b | Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| 2.JB.40a | Staročeskéite | Ag0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6 |
| 2.JB.40a | Roshchinite | Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 |
| 2.JB.40b | Aschamalmite | Pb6-3xBi2+xS9 |
| 2.JB.40b | Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
| 2.JB.40a | Menchettiite | AgPb2.40Mn1.60Sb3As2S12 |
| 2.JB.40a | Holubite | Ag3Pb6(Sb8Bi3)S24 |
| 2.JB.40a | Brusnitsynite | Mn3CuPbAs3Sb2S12 |
| 2.JB.40a | Treasurite | Ag7Pb6Bi15S32 |
| 2.JB.40c | Ourayite | Ag3Pb4Bi5S13 |
| 2.JB.40a | Uchucchacuaite | AgMnPb3Sb5S12 |
| 2.JB.40d | 'Schirmerite' | PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9 |
| 2.JB.40a | Xilingolite | Pb3Bi2S6 |
| 2.JB.40a | Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
| 2.JB.55 | Gratonite | Pb9As4S15 |
| 2.JB.60 | Marrucciite | Hg3Pb16Sb18S46 |
| 2.JB.65 | Vurroite | Pb20Sn2(Bi,As)22S54Cl6 |
| 2.JB.65 | Tazieffite | Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 |
| 2.JB.70 | Daliranite | PbHgAs2S5 |
Other Information
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 Andreadiniite
Reference List:
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC), CNMNC Newsletter No. 22. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (5) 1241-1248 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.5.10
Biagioni, Cristian, Moëlo, Yves, Orlandi, Paolo, Paar, Werner H. (2018) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XXIII. Andreadiniite, CuAg7HgPb7Sb24S48, a new oversubstituted (Cu,Hg)-rich member of the andorite homeotypic series from the Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (5) 1021-1035 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2765
Localities for Andreadiniite
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| Williams et al. (2014) +1 other reference |
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Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy