Spiridonov, E.M., Spiridonov, F.M., Kabalov, Y.K., Karataeva, N.I., Skokova, E.V. (1995) Zlatogorite CuNiSb2 - A new mineral from the listwanite in rodingite at the Zolotaya Gora deposit (Middle Ural). Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 4: 57-64.

Classification of ZlatogoriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.CC.05

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.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Zla	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 ZlatogoriteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Silver-white

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=195 - 340 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

8.21(6) g/cm³ (Measured) 8.269 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of ZlatogoriteHide

Anisotropism:

Distinct

Bireflectance:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
400nm	53.2%	56.4%
420nm	53.4%	57.4%
440nm	53.0%	58.2%
460nm	52.7%	58.8%
470nm	52.4%	59.3%
480nm	52.5%	59.6%
500nm	53.0%	60.5%
520nm	54.3%	61.6%
540nm	56.0%	62.5%
546nm	56.8%	63.0%
560nm	58.2%	63.8%
580nm	60.1%	64.9%
589nm	60.9%	65.5%
600nm	61.9%	66.1%
620nm	63.3%	67.0%
640nm	64.5%	68.1%
650nm	64.9%	68.6%
660nm	65.4%	69.1%
680nm	66.1%	70.0%
700nm	66.8%	70.8%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 70.8%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Light yellow to pinkish yellow

Chemistry of ZlatogoriteHide

Mindat Formula:

NiCuSb₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Sb	66.579 %
Cu	17.374 %
Ni	16.047 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cu, Ni, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of ZlatogoriteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

P3 1m

Setting:

P3 1m

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.0489(2) Å, c = 5.1358(3) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.268

Unit Cell V:

72.91 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018698	Zlatogorite	Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Spiridonov E M, Spiridonov F M (1994) Crystal structure of a new mineral CuNiSb2 Doklady Akademii Nauk 335 709-711		1994	Zlatoja Hora (Gold Hill) deposit, Middle Urals, Russia	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Zlatogorite'
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'Sokolova E V'
'Spiridonov E M'
'Spiridonov F M'
_journal_name_full 'Doklady Akademii Nauk'
_journal_volume 335 
_journal_year 1994
_journal_page_first 709
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_publ_section_title
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 Crystal structure of a new mineral CuNiSb2
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_database_code_amcsd 0018698
_chemical_compound_source 'Zlatoja Hora (Gold Hill) deposit, Middle Urals, Russia'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu Ni Sb2'
_cell_length_a 4.0510
_cell_length_b 4.051
_cell_length_c 5.1382
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 73.024
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      8.317
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P -3 m 1'
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Cu   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00633
Ni   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.00633
Sb   0.33333   0.66667   0.27030   0.00380

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.901 Å	(100)
2.572 Å	(10)
2.074 Å	(65)
2.026 Å	(51)
1.660 Å	(11)
1.284 Å	(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals	<10 Ka
56 : Slag and smelter minerals (see also #51 and #55)

Type Occurrence of ZlatogoriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Zolotaya Gora Au deposit, Soimon Valley, Karabash ophiolite massif, Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Round to short prismatic inclusions to 0.3 mm in native antimony, and as monomineralic aggregates to 2 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Synonyms of ZlatogoriteHide

IMA1994-014

Other Language Names for ZlatogoriteHide

Dutch:Zlatogoriet

German:Zlatogorit

Russian:Златогорит

Spanish:Zlatogorita

Relationship of Zlatogorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Nickeline Group

Other Members of Nickeline Group:

Achávalite	FeSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Breithauptite	NiSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Driekopite	PtBi	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Freboldite	CoSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	Hex.
Langisite	CoAs	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Nickeline	NiAs	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
Sederholmite	NiSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Sobolevskite	PdBi	Hex.
Stumpflite	PtSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Sudburyite	PdSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Vavřínite	Ni₂SbTe₂	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CC.	Eliopoulosite	V₇S₈	Trig. 3 2 : P3₂ 2 1
2.CC.	Tilkerodeite	Pd₂HgSe₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.CC.	'UM2007-26-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh'	(Ir,Cu,Ni,Pt,Rh,Fe)₉S₁₁
2.CC.	Proxitwelvefoldite	Pd₃Ni₄Te₈	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
2.CC.	Ferrotorryweiserite	Rh₅Fe₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Tamuraite	Ir₅Fe₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Crowningshieldite	(Ni_0.9Fe_0.1)S	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.	Kuvaevite	Ir₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Torryweiserite	Rh₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.05	Achávalite	FeSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Langisite	CoAs	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.CC.05	Sederholmite	NiSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Freboldite	CoSe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Nickeline	NiAs	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
2.CC.05	Sobolevskite	PdBi	Hex.
2.CC.05	Jaipurite	CoS	Hex.
2.CC.05	Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	Hex.
2.CC.05	Stumpflite	PtSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Sudburyite	PdSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Breithauptite	NiSb	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.10	Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS	Mon.
2.CC.10	Smythite	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x=0-0.3)	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CC.10	Troilite	FeS	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.15	Ruthenarsenite	(Ru,Ni)As	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15	Westerveldite	(Fe,Ni,Co)As	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CC.15	Modderite	CoAs	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CC.15	Minakawaite	RhSb	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15	Cherepanovite	RhAs	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.20	'UM1990-38-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh'	(Ni,Fe,Rh,Cu,Ir,Pt)S
2.CC.20	Millerite	NiS	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CC.20	Mäkinenite	NiSe	Trig. 3m
2.CC.25	Mackinawite	FeS	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
2.CC.30	Vavřínite	Ni₂SbTe₂	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.30	'Hexatestibiopanickelite'	(Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) ?	Hex.
2.CC.35b	Cooperite	PtS	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mmc
2.CC.35a	Vysotskite	PdS	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/m
2.CC.35a	Braggite	PdPt₃S₄	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/m
2.CC.45	Jacutingaite	Pt₂HgSe₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.CC.50	'Imgreite'	NiTe (?)	Hex.

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References for ZlatogoriteHide

Reference List:

Kabalov, Y.K., Sokolova, E.V., Spiridonov, E.M., Spiridonov, F.M. (1994) Crystal Structure of a New Mineral CuNiSb2 (In English). Physics–Doklady: 39: 224-226.

Kabalov, Y.K., Sokolova, E.V., Spiridonov, E.M., Spiridonov, F.M. (1994) Crystal structure of a new mineral CuNiSb2 (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk: 335: 709-711.

Jambor, J.L., Kovalenker, V.A., Roberts, A.C. (1996) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 81: 1013-1017.pp.1015-1016

Mandarino, Joseph A. (1996) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (5) 393-395

(2005) Zlatogorite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for ZlatogoriteHide

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Russia (TL)
Chelyabinsk Oblast Karabash Karabash ophiolite massif Soimon Valley ⓘ Zolotaya Gora Au deposit (TL)	Pekov (1998) +3 other references

UK
England County Durham Healeyfield ⓘ Castleside Smelting Mill slag locality	Norman Wilson collection +1 other reference

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