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Ferrotorryweiserite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Ferrotorryweiserite, etc.

River Ko placer deposit, Sisim Placer Zone, Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
06884360017272418211710.jpg
Ferrotorryweiserite, etc.

River Ko placer deposit, Sisim Placer Zone, Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
06884360017272418211710.jpg
Ferrotorryweiserite, etc.

River Ko placer deposit, Sisim Placer Zone, Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
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About FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Formula:
Rh5Fe10S16
Colour:
gray to brownish gray
Lustre:
Metallic
Specific Gravity:
5.93 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
For its relation to torryweiserite, being the iron analogue of that species.
The Fe analogue of torryweiserite.

A late-stage species formed from microvolume amounts of a residual melt. Crystallized from Os- and Ir-dominant alloys.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
55677
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:55677:2

IMA Classification of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Classification of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
2.CC.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
C : With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.

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

Physical Properties of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Lustre:
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Gray to brownish gray
Density:
5.93 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Anisotropism:
weakly anisotropic
Bireflectance:
weakly bireflectant
Colour in reflected light:
gray to brownish gray
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
not pleochroic to weakly pleochroic: grayish to light brown tints

Chemistry of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Mindat Formula:
Rh5Fe10S16
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Fe35.211 %
Rh32.442 %
S32.348 %

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

Crystallography of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m(32/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
R3m
Setting:
R3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.069(2) Å, c = 34.286(11) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 4.85
Unit Cell V:
1484 ų
Z:
3
Comment:
space group (probable) based on its Ni‐analog, torryweiserite; data by synchrotron micro-Laue diffraction

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.7950 Å(100)
5.7143 Å(60)
1.7671 Å(44.4)
3.0486 Å(39.4)
5.7650 Å(38.6)
2.5956 Å(37.8)
3.0058 Å(36.5)
1.5029 Å(35.3)
Locality:
River Ko placer deposit, Sisim Placer Zone, Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Reference:
Barkov, Andrei Y., Tolstykh, Nadezhda D., Tamura, Nobumichi, Martin, Robert F., McDonald, Andrew M., Cabri, Louis J. (2021) Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series. Minerals, 11 (12) 1420 doi:10.3390/min11121420
Comments:
The X‐ray powder‐diffraction pattern derived for ferrotorryweiserite from results of synchrotron micro‐Laue diffraction study.

Type Occurrence of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ River Ko placer deposit, Sisim Placer Zone, Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:
small grains (≤20 μm), which are portions of composite, droplet‐like inclusions (up to 50–70 μm in diameter) of PGM
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Central Siberian Geological Museum, Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Akademik Koptyug Avenue, no. 3, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia, catalog number: III‐105/1.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
PGM placer, crystallized from microvolumes of residual melt at late stages of crystallization of grains of Os‐ and Ir‐dominant alloys occurred in lode zones of chromitites.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BraggiteChalcopyriteIsoferroplatinumLauriteOberthürite
PentlanditeNative PlatinumVasiliteVysotskite
Reference:
Barkov, Andrei Y., Tolstykh, Nadezhda D., Tamura, Nobumichi, Martin, Robert F., McDonald, Andrew M., Cabri, Louis J. (2021) Ferrotorryweiserite, Rh5Fe10S16, a New Mineral Species from the Sisim Placer Zone, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the Torryweiserite–Ferrotorryweiserite Series. Minerals, 11 (12) 1420 doi:10.3390/min11121420

Synonyms of FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Other Language Names for FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Relationship of Ferrotorryweiserite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Kuvaevite Group > Pentlandite Supergroup
Other Members of Kuvaevite Group:
KuvaeviteIr5Ni10S16Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
TamuraiteIr5Fe10S16Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
TorryweiseriteRh5Ni10S16Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Ferrotorryweiserite associated with Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
1 photo of Ferrotorryweiserite associated with Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
1 photo of Ferrotorryweiserite associated with IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

2.CC.EliopoulositeV7S8Trig. 32 : P3221
2.CC.TilkerodeitePd2HgSe3Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.CC.'UM2007-26-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh'(Ir,Cu,Ni,Pt,Rh,Fe)9S11
2.CC.Proxitwelvefoldite Pd3Ni4Te8Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P42/mnm
2.CC.TamuraiteIr5Fe10S16Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.Crowningshieldite(Ni0.9Fe0.1)SHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.KuvaeviteIr5Ni10S16Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.TorryweiseriteRh5Ni10S16Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.05AchávaliteFeSeHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.05LangisiteCoAsHex. 6 : P63
2.CC.05SederholmiteNiSeHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.05FrebolditeCoSeHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.05NickelineNiAsHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm
2.CC.05SobolevskitePdBiHex.
2.CC.05JaipuriteCoSHex.
2.CC.05KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)Hex.
2.CC.05ZlatogoriteNiCuSb2Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
2.CC.05StumpflitePtSbHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.05SudburyitePdSbHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.05BreithauptiteNiSbHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.10PyrrhotiteFe1-xSMon.
2.CC.10Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.10TroiliteFeSHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.15Ruthenarsenite(Ru,Ni)AsOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15Westerveldite(Fe,Ni,Co)AsOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CC.15ModderiteCoAsOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CC.15MinakawaiteRhSbOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15CherepanoviteRhAsOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.20'UM1990-38-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh'(Ni,Fe,Rh,Cu,Ir,Pt)S
2.CC.20MilleriteNiSTrig. 3m : R3m
2.CC.20MäkineniteNiSeTrig. 3m
2.CC.25MackinawiteFeSTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nmm
2.CC.30VavříniteNi2SbTe2Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
2.CC.30'Hexatestibiopanickelite'(Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) ?Hex.
2.CC.35bCooperitePtSTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P42/mmc
2.CC.35aVysotskitePdSTet. 4/m : P42/m
2.CC.35aBraggitePdPt3S4Tet. 4/m : P42/m
2.CC.45JacutingaitePt2HgSe3Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.CC.50'Imgreite'NiTe (?)Hex.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for FerrotorryweiseriteHide

References for FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Localities for FerrotorryweiseriteHide

Showing 7 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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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.
Canada
 
  • British Columbia
    • Similkameen Mining Division
Barkov et al. (2021)
  • Ontario
    • Thunder Bay District
      • Coldwell complex
Barkov et al. (2021)
Ethiopia
 
  • Oromia Region
    • West Welega Zone
      • Gimbi
Barkov et al. (2021)
Japan
 
  • Kumamoto Prefecture
    • Shimomashiki District
      • Misato
Tanaka et al. (2024)
Russia
 
  • Chelyabinsk Oblast
Barkov et al. (2021)
  • Krasnoyarsk Krai
    • Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex
Barkov et al. (2023)
Barkov et al. (2021)
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