Topa, Dan, Makovicky, Emil, Balić-Žunić, Tonči (2005) Mineralogical data on salzburgite and paarite, two new members of the bismuthinite-aikinite series. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (3) 909-917 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.3.909

Classification of SalzburgiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.HB.05a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb

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
Szb	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 SalzburgiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Light gray

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

6.9 g/cm³ (Measured) 6.904 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of SalzburgiteHide

Anisotropism:

Distinct in air, strong in oil

Bireflectance:

Perceptable in air and moderate in oil

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
400nm	40.47%	50.58%
420nm	39.40%	49.05%
440nm	39.18%	48.67%
460nm	38.97%	48.07%
470nm	39.15%	48.36%
480nm	38.75%	48.05%
500nm	38.57%	47.76%
520nm	38.15%	47.54%
540nm	38.22%	47.54%
546nm	38.26%	47.65%
560nm	37.85%	47.52%
580nm	37.46%	47.39%
589nm	37.23%	47.14%
600nm	36.94%	46.79%
620nm	36.71%	46.29%
640nm	36.50%	45.86%
650nm	36.55%	45.71%
660nm	36.37%	45.48%
680nm	36.16%	44.93%
700nm	36.08%	44.68%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 50.58%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Grayish white

Internal Reflections:

None

Chemistry of SalzburgiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu_1.6Pb_1.6Bi_6.4S₁₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Bi	72.555 %
S	14.843 %
Pb	11.989 %
Cu	0.613 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Bi, Cu, Pb, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of SalzburgiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mm2 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Pmc2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.007(1) Å, b = 44.81(1) Å, c = 11.513(3) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.089 : 1 : 0.257

Unit Cell V:

2,067.20 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006079	Salzburgite	Petricek V, Makovicky E (2006) Interpretation of selected structures of the bismuthinite - aikinite series as commensurately modulated structures The Canadian Mineralogist 44 189-206		2006	synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Salzburgite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Petricek V'
'Makovicky E'
_journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 44 
_journal_year 2006
_journal_page_first 189
_journal_page_last 206
_publ_section_title
;
 Interpretation of selected structures of the bismuthinite - aikinite series as
 commensurately modulated structures
;
_database_code_amcsd 0006079
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu.4 Pb.405 Bi1.595 S3'
_cell_length_a 4.0074
_cell_length_b 11.2031
_cell_length_c 11.5133
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 516.893
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.924
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P m c n'
loop_
_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2-x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,-y,-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  'x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
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Cu   0.25000   0.71310   0.71950   0.40000   0.03890
PbM2   0.25000   0.52239   0.33675   0.40500   0.03560
BiM2   0.25000   0.52239   0.33675   0.59500   0.03560
BiM1   0.25000   0.17810   0.51825   1.00000   0.02951
S1   0.25000  -0.05660   0.37840   1.00000   0.02760
S2   0.25000   0.63170   0.54660   1.00000   0.02550
S3   0.25000   0.30470   0.71510   1.00000   0.02570

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.631 Å	(100.0)
2.836 Å	(93.5)
3.136 Å	(92.9)
3.552 Å	(85.8)
4.015 Å	(57.3)
3.156 Å	(56.9)
3.586 Å	(55.3)

Locality:

Western ore field, Mittersill Scheelite deposit, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

Reference:

Comments:

Calculated

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])

Type Occurrence of SalzburgiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Western ore field, Mittersill Scheelite deposit, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

General Appearance of Type Material:

Minute prismatic crystals to 0.3 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mineralogical Institute, University of Salzburg, Austria.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Sulphosalt bearing quartz veins, hosted by paleozoic amphibolites, hornblendites and granite gneisses.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Cannizzarite	Chalcopyrite	Cosalite	Gladite	'Gustavite-Lillianite Series'
Krupkaite	Makovickyite	Native Bismuth	Paarite	Pavonite
Pyrite	Quartz	Tetradymite

Reference:

Synonyms of SalzburgiteHide

IMA2000-044

Other Language Names for SalzburgiteHide

Dutch:Salzburgiet

German:Salzburgit

Simplified Chinese:萨硫铋铅铜矿

Traditional Chinese:薩硫鉍鉛銅礦

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Salzburgite associated with Paarite	Cu_1.7Pb_1.7Bi_6.3S₁₂
1 photo of Salzburgite associated with Emilite	Cu_10.7Pb_10.7Bi_21.3S₄₈
1 photo of Salzburgite associated with Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.HB.	Barikaite	Ag₃Pb₁₀(Sb₈As₁₁)S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HB.	Carducciite	(Ag₂Sb₂)Pb₁₂(As,Sb)₁₆S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HB.	Sardashtite	Ag₉Cu_2.5Pb₄₁Sb_36.5As₇S₁₁₂	Mon. 2/m
2.HB.	Interliveingite	AgPb₁₈As₂₅S₅₆	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HB.	Reckibachite	Ag₂Pb₁₂As₁₄Sb₄S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HB.05a	Hammarite	Cu₂Pb₂Bi₄S₉	Orth.
2.HB.05c	Jaskólskiite	Cu_xPb_2+x(Sb,Bi)_2-xS₅ (x ~ 0.15)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.HB.05	'UM1990-54-Se:BiCuPb'	CuPb(Ni,Co)_0.3Bi₃Se₆
2.HB.05a	Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.HB.05a	Pekoite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	Orth. mm2
2.HB.05a	Friedrichite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	Orth. mm2
2.HB.05b	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.HB.05a	Paarite	Cu_1.7Pb_1.7Bi_6.3S₁₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
2.HB.05a	Lindströmite	Cu₃Pb₃Bi₇S₁₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.HB.05a	Emilite	Cu_10.7Pb_10.7Bi_21.3S₄₈	Orth. mm2 : Pmc2₁
2.HB.05a	Gladite	CuPbBi₅S₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.HB.05a	Krupkaite	CuPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mm2
2.HB.05	'UM2000-46-S:BiCuPb'	Cu_0.33Pb_0.33Bi_7.67S₁₂
2.HB.10b	Izoklakeite	Pb₂₇(Cu,Fe,Ag)₂(Sb,Bi)₁₉S₅₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
2.HB.10c	Eclarite	(Cu,Fe)Pb₉Bi₁₂S₂₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.HB.10a	Tintinaite	Pb₂₂Cu₄(Sb,Bi)₃₀S₆₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
2.HB.10b	Giessenite	Pb₂₇Cu₂(Bi,Sb)₁₉S₅₇	Mon. 2/m
2.HB.10a	Kobellite	Pb₂₂Cu₄(Bi,Sb)₃₀S₆₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
2.HB.15	Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HB.15	Benavidesite	Pb₄MnSb₆S₁₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HB.20a	Nagyágite	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HB.20b	Buckhornite	AuPb₂BiTe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm
2.HB.20e	Luxembourgite	AgCuPbBi₄Se₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HB.20b	Jaszczakite	[Bi₃S₃][AuS₂]	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
2.HB.20d	Berryite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HB.20e	Watkinsonite	Cu₂PbBi₄(Se,S,Te)₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HB.20c	Museumite	[Pb₂(Pb,Sb)₂S₈][(Te,Au)₂]	Mon. 2
2.HB.20e	Litochlebite	Ag₂PbBi₄Se₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HB.25	Meerschautite	(Ag,Cu)₆Pb_43-2xSb_44+2xS₁₁₂O_x (x ~0.5)	Mon. 2 : P2₁

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References for SalzburgiteHide

Reference List:

Topa, Dan, Balić-Žunić, Tonči , Makovicky, Emil (2000) The crystal structure of Cu_1.6Pb_1.6Bi_6.4S₁₂, a new 44.8 Å derivative of the bismuthinite-aikinite solid solution series. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38 (3) 611-616 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.38.3.611

Jambor, J.L. and Roberts, A.C. (2001) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 86: 197-200.

Lapis (2004) 29(5): 42.

Petříček, V., Makovicky, E. (2006) Interpretation of selected structures of the bismuthinite-aikinite series as commensurately modulated structures. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (1). 189-206 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.1.189

(2015) Salzburgite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for SalzburgiteHide

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Argentina
San Juan Province Calingasta Department Calingasta ⓘ San Francisco de los Andes mine	Testa et al. (2018)

Austria (TL)
Salzburg Zell am See District Mittersill Mittersill Scheelite deposit ⓘ Western ore field (TL)	Jambor et al. (2001) +2 other references

China
Henan Sanmenxia Lingbao City ⓘ Dahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine)	Jian et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Czech Republic
Ústí nad Labem Region Teplice District Dubí ⓘ Cínovec	Krátký et al. (2026)

Greece
Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Aristotelis ⓘ Stanos	Voudouris et al. (2013)

Hungary
Fejér County Székesfehérvár District Pátka ⓘ Szűzvár Mill	WDS: Norbert Zajzon

Italy
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Nuxis ⓘ Monte Tamara mining area	Deidda et al. (2022)
ⓘ Sa Marchesa Mine	Gian Claudio Lecca et al. (2024)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kamienna Góra County Gmina Kamienna Góra Rędziny ⓘ Dolomitic marble quarry	Gołębiowska B. et al. (2005)

Romania
Maramureș County Tăuții-Măgherăuș Aurum ⓘ Nistru-Baita (Nistru Mine)	Damian et al. (2024)

Russia
Buryatia Zakamensky District ⓘ Dzhida W-Mo District	Damdinova et al. (2019)
Chelyabinsk Oblast Kaslinsky District ⓘ Porokhovskoe W deposit	Rogov et al. (2023)
ⓘ Yugo-Konevo W deposit	Rogov et al. (2023)

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Banská Štiavnica District Banská Štiavnica ⓘ Bieber vein	Mikuš et al. (2026)

Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn ⓘ Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone)	Cuchet et al. (2016)
Östlich Raron Grengiols ⓘ Chummibort	Cuchet et al. (2016)
ⓘ Hillehorn northeast slope	Cuchet et al. (2016)

Tajikistan
Sughd Ghafurov District Adrasmon (Adrasman) East Karamazar ore district ⓘ Aktash deposit	Ятимов et al. (2019) +1 other reference

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