Cattierite-Vaesite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Cattierite-Vaesite Series
Crystal System:
Isometric
Series Formula:
CoS2 to NiS2
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8632
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8632:1
Optical Data of Cattierite-Vaesite Series
Type:
Isotropic
Crystallography of Cattierite-Vaesite Series
Crystal System:
Isometric
Crystal Structure
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0009852 | Cattierite | Nowack E, Schwarzenbach D, Hahn T (1991) Charge densities in CoS2 and NiS2 (pyrite structure) Acta Crystallographica B47 650-659 |  | 1991 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010814 | Cattierite | Pratt J L, Bayliss P (1979) Crystal-structure refinement of cattierite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 150 163-167 |  | 1979 | Shinkolobwe Mine, Katanga, Zaire | 0 | 293 |
| 0010991 | Cattierite | Nowack E, Schwarzenbach D, Gonschorek W, Hahn T (1989) Deformationsdichten in CoS2 und NiS2 mit pyritstruktur Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 186 213-215 | | 1989 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009853 | Vaesite | Nowack E, Schwarzenbach D, Hahn T (1991) Charge densities in CoS2 and NiS2 (pyrite structure) Acta Crystallographica B47 650-659 | | 1991 | synthetic | 0 | 135 |
| 0010989 | Vaesite | Nowack E, Schwarzenbach D, Gonschorek W, Hahn T (1989) Deformationsdichten in CoS2 und NiS2 mit pyritstruktur Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 186 213-215 | | 1989 | 0 | 145 | |
| 0010990 | Vaesite | Nowack E, Schwarzenbach D, Gonschorek W, Hahn T (1989) Deformationsdichten in CoS2 und NiS2 mit pyritstruktur Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 186 213-215 | | 1989 | 0 | 295 | |
| 0011917 | Vaesite | Furuseth S, Kjekshus A, Andresen A F (1969) On the magnetic properties of CoSe2, NiS2, and NiSe2 Acta Chemica Scandinavica 23 2325-2334 | 1969 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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References for Cattierite-Vaesite Series
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Localities for Cattierite-Vaesite Series
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| [Vaesite] Anthony et al. (1990) |
Australia | |
| [Cattierite] Dawson et al. (2012) |
| [Vaesite] Marston (1984) +2 other references |
| [Vaesite] Marston (1984) |
Austria | |
| [Vaesite] Putz (2011) |
| [Vaesite] Kolitsch et al. (2018) |
| [Vaesite] Putz et al. (2007) |
Azerbaijan | |
| [Vaesite] Anthony et al. (1990) |
Bolivia | |
| [Vaesite] Günter Grundmann collection +2 other references |
Brazil | |
| [Vaesite] Monteiro et al. (2008) |
| [Vaesite] Monteiro et al. (2008) | |
| [Vaesite] Monteiro et al. (2008) |
| [Cattierite] deMelo et al. (2016) |
Bulgaria | |
| [Vaesite] Bul. Acad. Sci. (1998) |
| [Vaesite] Anthony et al. (1990) |
| [Vaesite] Strashimirov et al. (2002) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Georgiev (2008) |
Canada | |
| [Cattierite] ontariominerals.com +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Can Mineral 1984 22: 13-21 |
| [Vaesite] Boulanger (2012) |
China | |
| [Vaesite] Dequan Shuai and Xiaojiang Hu (1995) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Guangdi Zhang et al. (2002) +2 other references |
| [Vaesite] Kao et al. (2001) | |
| [Cattierite] Jinjie Yu et al. (2013) |
| [Cattierite] Wu et al. (2024) |
| [Vaesite] Li et al. (2002) |
| [Vaesite] Youyu Li et al. (1994) |
| [Cattierite] DING et al. (2000) |
| [Cattierite] Houmin Li et al. (2000) +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] Yongrui Zhao and Yunqing Zhen (2006) |
| [Cattierite] Yongrui Zhao and Yunqing Zhen (2006) | |
| [Vaesite] Jiajun Liu et al. (2000) |
| [Vaesite] Wang et al. (2023) |
| [Vaesite] Peiqing Hu et al. (2010) |
| [Cattierite] Dai et al. (2015) |
| [Vaesite] Kaiji Yu (1981) +2 other references |
| [Vaesite] Zhang et al. (2019) |
| [Vaesite] Li et al. (2018) +2 other references |
| [Vaesite] Huijin Lu and Jian Wang (2005) |
| [Vaesite] Huijin Lu and Jian Wang (2005) |
| [Vaesite] Huijin Lu and Jian Wang (2005) | |
Czech Republic | |
| [Vaesite] Ondruš et al. (2003) |
| [Cattierite] Scharm +7 other references |
DR Congo | |
| [Cattierite] edit.africamuseum.be (n.d.) +3 other references |
| [Vaesite] www-pub.iaea.org (2023) | |
| [Cattierite] DEJONGTE (1994) |
| [Vaesite] Lhoest (1992) |
Finland | |
| [Vaesite] Geological Survey of Finland 2008 ... +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] Vuorelainen et al. (1964) |
| [Cattierite] Vuorelainen | |
France | |
| [Vaesite] Ramdohr (1967) |
| [Vaesite] Alain Tuel collection |
Germany | |
| [Cattierite] G. Blass (2009) +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Cattierite] Nickel et al. (1985) |
| [Cattierite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +3 other references |
| [Cattierite] Collected by Werner Simon ... |
| [Vaesite] Anthony et al. (1990) |
| [Cattierite] Weiß (1990) |
| [Vaesite] Anthony et al. (1990) |
| [Vaesite] Henrich et al. (2019) |
| [Cattierite] Graf et al. (1990) |
| [Cattierite] Aufschluss 90 (2) |
| [Cattierite] Aufschluss 90 (2) | |
| [Cattierite] Aufschluss 90 (2) | |
| [Vaesite] Klemm et al. (1962) |
| [Vaesite] Krupp (1989) |
| [Cattierite] Noll (1984) |
| [Vaesite] Gröbner et al. (2011) |
| [Vaesite] Gröbner et al. (2011) | |
| [Vaesite] Hajek (2010) |
| [Cattierite] Lapis 30 (7/8) | |
| [Vaesite] Witzke et al. (1998) |
| [Cattierite] Heider et al. (2022) |
Greece | |
| [Vaesite] Voudouris et al. (2018) |
| [Vaesite] Kolitsch et al. (2015) +2 other references | |
| [Vaesite] Kolitsch et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] Kolitsch et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] Fritz Schreiber collection (analysed by Branko Rieck) | |
Hungary | |
| [Vaesite] Koch (1985) |
| [Cattierite] Horváth et al (2014) |
India | |
| [Vaesite] Sinha et al. (2018) |
Ireland | |
| [Vaesite] Frenzel et al. (2025) |
Italy | |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) |
| [Vaesite] Dalrio (1980) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] De Michele (1974) +3 other references |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) | |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) | |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) | |
| [Vaesite] - (n.d.) | |
| [Vaesite] Borghi et al. (1996) |
| [Vaesite] Calanchi et al. (1975) +2 other references |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) | |
| [Vaesite] Pedroni et al. (1996) |
| [Vaesite] Marco Poli Collection |
| [Vaesite] I minerali di varie ofioliti attorno a Villa Minozzo (RE) |
| [Vaesite] Marchesini et al. (2025) |
| [Vaesite] Marchesini et al. (2025) | |
| [Vaesite] Bedognè et al. (2006) |
| [Vaesite] doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Moroni et al. (2019) | |
| [Vaesite] doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Stara et al. (1996) |
| [Vaesite] doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference | |
| [Vaesite] AGMT (Associazione Geomineralogica Toscana) |
| [Vaesite] AGMT (Associazione Geomineralogica Toscana) | |
| [Vaesite] Ciampalini et al. (2010) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] | |
| [Vaesite] Orlandi et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Orlandi et al. (2009) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Orlandi et al. (1989) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Gregorio et al. (1979) |
| [Vaesite] Bonechi M. |
Japan | |
| [Vaesite] Kato (1973) |
| [Vaesite] Hori +1 other reference |
Malaysia | |
| [Cattierite] Nagarajan |
Mexico | |
| [Cattierite] Madondo et al. (2025) |
Mongolia | |
| [Vaesite] Borisenko et al. (1999) |
Morocco | |
| [Vaesite] Weiß (2006) |
| [Cattierite] Barral et al. (2008) |
North Macedonia | |
| [Cattierite] Janković (1960) |
Norway | |
| [Vaesite] Krause et al. (1975) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Neumann (1985) |
Poland | |
| [Vaesite] Lis et al. (1986) |
| [Vaesite] Harańczyk 1972: Mineralizacja ... | |
| [Vaesite] Piestrzyński et al. (2012) | |
| [Vaesite] Harańczyk 1972: Mineralizacja ... |
| [Vaesite] Lis et al. (1986) | |
| [Vaesite] Eligiusz Szełęg collection |
Romania | |
| [Cattierite] www.researchgate.net (n.d.) |
| [Vaesite] Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference |
| [Vaesite] Cook et al. (2002) |
| [Cattierite] Hirtopanu et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu (2008) |
| [Cattierite] Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference |
Russia | |
| [Vaesite] Pekov I.V. et al. (2010) |
| [Vaesite] Zaykov et al. (2017) |
| [Vaesite] Korinevsky et al. (2022) |
| [Vaesite] Barkov et al. (2018) |
| [Cattierite] Vikentyev et al. (2023) |
Saudi Arabia | |
| [Vaesite] Nehlig et al. (1999) |
Slovakia | |
| [Vaesite] Maťo et al. (stredné Slovensko) |
| [Vaesite] Szakáll (2002) |
| [Vaesite] Koděra (1986) |
| [Vaesite] Grecula (1995) | |
| [Vaesite] Koděra (1986) |
| [Vaesite] Koděra (1986) |
South Africa | |
| [Vaesite] Hughes et al. (202) |
Spain | |
| [Cattierite] Navarro et al. (2009) |
| [Cattierite] Manuel Gutierrez Claverol y Carlos ... |
| [Vaesite] Anthony et al. (1990) |
| [Cattierite] Martínez i Cantó (2015) |
| [Vaesite] Econ Geol (1992) |
| [Vaesite] Joan Abella i Creus (2008) |
Sweden | |
| [Cattierite] Denisová (2013) |
| [Cattierite] Burke et al. (1983) |
| [Cattierite] Strand (2017) |
Switzerland | |
| [Cattierite] Stalder et al. (1998) |
Turkey | |
| [Cattierite] Akinci (2009) |
UK | |
| [Vaesite] Ixer et al. (1998) |
| [Vaesite] Graham et al. (2017) |
USA | |
| [Vaesite] - (United States) +4 other references |
| [Vaesite] Henderson (1969) +2 other references |
| [Cattierite] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Cattierite] Holley et al. (2023) |
| [Vaesite] Goldstein (1997) |
| [Vaesite] Goldstein (1997) |
| [Vaesite] Rainville et al. (1976) |
| [Vaesite] Sherwood et al. (1998) |
| [Vaesite] Rocks & Min. Mar. 1998 | |
| [Vaesite] Rocks & Min.:64:22&26. +1 other reference |
| [Cattierite] Min News 16:1 pp1-2 |
| [Vaesite] Leach et al. (1995) | |
| [Cattierite] Rocks & Min.: 60:130-135. |
Zambia | |
| [Vaesite] Capistrant (2013) +1 other reference |
Zimbabwe | |
| [Vaesite] Pirajno et al. (2013) |
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo