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Cattierite-Pyrite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Pyrite

Millstream Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Cattierite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Cattierite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Pyrite

Millstream Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Cattierite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Cattierite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Pyrite

Millstream Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Cattierite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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About Cattierite-Pyrite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Series Formula:

CoS₂ to FeS₂

A series between Cattierite and Pyrite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8633

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8633:8

Optical Data of Cattierite-Pyrite SeriesHide

Type:

Isotropic

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Mesoarchean to Quaternary : 2858 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 17 recorded ages.

Crystallography of Cattierite-Pyrite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	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	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	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		293
0000006	Pyrite	Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structures of some metallic sulfides American Mineralogist 10 281-304	1925	natural, unknown	293
0000605	Pyrite	Bayliss P (1977) Crystal structure refinement of a weakly anisotropic pyrite cubic model American Mineralogist 62 1168-1172	1977		293
0000606	Pyrite	Bayliss P (1977) Crystal structure refinement of a weakly anisotropic pyrite American Mineralogist 62 1168-1172	1977		293
0007752	Pyrite	Schmid-Beurmann P, Lottermoser W (1993) 57Fe-Moessbauer spectra, electronic and crystal structure of members of the CuS2-FeS2 solid solution series Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 19 571-577	1993		293
0007753	Pyrite	Schmid-Beurmann P, Lottermoser W (1993) 57Fe-Moessbauer spectra, electronic and crystal structure of members of the CuS2-FeS2 solid solution series Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 19 571-577	1993		293
0012728	Pyrite	Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121	2007	synthetic	293
0012729	Pyrite	Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121	2007	synthetic	293
0012730	Pyrite	Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121	2007	Dul CSA mine, North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic	293
0017728	Pyrite	Oftedal I (1928) Uber die Kristallstrukturen der verbindungen RuS2, OsS2, MnTe2 und AuSb2. Mit einem Anhang uber die Gitterkonstant von Pyrit Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 135 291-299	1928		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Cattierite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Nowack E'
'Schwarzenbach D'
'Hahn T'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 47 
_journal_year 1991
_journal_page_first 650
_journal_page_last 659
_publ_section_title
;
 Charge densities in CoS2 and NiS2 (pyrite structure)
 Note: multipole model
;
_database_code_amcsd 0009852
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Co S2'
_cell_length_a 5.5385
_cell_length_b 5.5385
_cell_length_c 5.5385
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 169.893
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.811
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P a 3'
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  'z,1/2-x,1/2+y'
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  '-z,-x,-y'
  '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x'
  '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x'
  '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x'
  'y,z,x'
  'x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,z'
  '1/2+x,y,1/2-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
  '1/2-z,-x,1/2+y'
  '-z,1/2+x,1/2-y'
  '1/2+z,1/2-x,-y'
  'z,x,y'
  '1/2-y,1/2+z,x'
  '1/2+y,z,1/2-x'
  'y,1/2-z,1/2+x'
  '-y,-z,-x'
  '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
Co   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
S   0.38987   0.38987   0.38987
loop_
_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Co 0.00432 0.00432 0.00432 -0.00002 -0.00002 -0.00002
S 0.00446 0.00446 0.00446 -0.00010 -0.00010 -0.00010

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Significant localities for Cattierite-Pyrite SeriesHide

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- 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.


Austria
Carinthia Sankt Veit an der Glan District Hüttenberg Hüttenberger Erzberg ⓘ Gossen section	[Pyrite] Meixner (1968)
Spittal an der Drau District Mallnitz ⓘ Plattenkogel south slope	[Pyrite] G. Niedermayr: Carinthia II 176./96.:523 (1986)
Wolfsberg District Wolfsberg Waldenstein ⓘ Hematite Mine	[Pyrite] Niedermayr et al. (1995) +2 other references
Salzburg St. Johann im Pongau District Bad Gastein ⓘ Schwarzkopf	[Pyrite] R. Hasler Collection

Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region Baffin Island Nanisivik ⓘ Nanisivik Mine	[Pyrite] Gait et al. (1986) +2 other references
Main Level ⓘ Area 29 North	[Pyrite] Rod Tyson Personal Communication (RWMW)
Ontario Leeds and Grenville Counties Elizabethtown Township ⓘ Shipman Mine	[Pyrite] R.J Traill 1983 +2 other references
Yukon Mayo mining district Galena Hill Elsa ⓘ Husky Mine	[Pyrite] Oscar Jose Tessari (1979) +1 other reference

China
Hubei Huangshi Daye Co. ⓘ Fengjiashan Mine	[Pyrite] Jingye Jiang et al. (1998) +1 other reference

DR Congo
Haut-Katanga Kambove Territory Shinkolobwe ⓘ Shinkolobwe Mine	[Cattierite] edit.africamuseum.be (n.d.) +3 other references

France
Brittany Morbihan Pontivy Plumelin ⓘ La Lande quarry	[Pyrite] Le Roc'h P. ()
Grand Est Bas-Rhin Molsheim Schirmeck ⓘ Schirmeck tunnel	[Pyrite] Alain Steinmetz and Thierry Brunsperger ...
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Var Draguignan Saint-Raphaël ⓘ Aigue Bonne quarry	[Pyrite] Leboucher (1999)

Germany
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Quedlinburg Gernrode Hagental ⓘ Hohe Warte Mine	[Pyrite] Lapis 15 (7/8)

Greece
Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Aristotelis Kassandra mining district ⓘ Madem-Lakkos	[Pyrite] Zeschke (1963) +1 other reference

Ireland
Munster Tipperary County Silvermines District ⓘ Ballygown South Mine	[Pyrite] Flannery (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine)	[Pyrite] Stephen Moreton (Pers. Comm.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines)	[Pyrite] Gasparrini (1978) +4 other references

Italy
Tuscany Livorno Province Rio Rio Marina Rio Mine ⓘ Bacino stope	[Pyrite] Panichi (1909)
ⓘ Valle Giove stope	[Pyrite] Panichi (1909) +1 other reference
ⓘ Vigneria stope	[Pyrite] Orlandi +1 other reference
Lucca Province Stazzema ⓘ Levigliani mine	[Pyrite]
Pontestazzemese ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine	[Pyrite] Orlandi et al. (2004)

Kosovo
Mitrovica District Mitrovica Trepča complex ⓘ Trepča Mine	[Pyrite] Féraud J. (1979) +3 other references

Norway
Agder Evje og Hornnes Landsverk ⓘ Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry (Jokeli)	[Pyrite] Revheim (2006)

Peru
Ancash Bolognesi Province Aquia District ⓘ Pachapaqui mining district	[Pyrite] - (1997) +2 other references
Huallanca District Huanzala ⓘ Huanzala Mine	[Pyrite] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra ... +2 other references
Pallasca Province Pampas District ⓘ Pasto Bueno	[Pyrite] collections of Rock Currier +1 other reference
Recuay Province Ticapampa District ⓘ Hercules Mine	[Pyrite] - (1997)
Huancavelica Angaraes Province Ccochaccasa District ⓘ Julcani mining district	[Pyrite] Scherkenbach et al. (1984) +1 other reference
La Libertad Santiago de Chuco Province Quiruvilca District ⓘ Quiruvilca Mine	[Pyrite] Burkart-Baumann +2 other references

Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[Pyrite] Grant et al. (2001) +2 other references

Spain
Castile and Leon Soria San Pedro Manrique ⓘ Valdenegrillos	[Pyrite] Calvo et al. (1989)
La Rioja Muro de Aguas ⓘ Ambas Aguas	[Pyrite] Calvo et al. (1989) +1 other reference
ⓘ Navajún	[Pyrite] Calvo et al. (1989)
ⓘ Ampliación a Victoria Mine	[Pyrite] Calvo et al. (1989) +1 other reference

Turkey
Artvin Province Murgul District Murgul Camp Murgul Cu-Zn-Pb deposit (Murgul copper deposit) ⓘ Cakmakkaya Mine	[Pyrite] Econ Geol (1993)

USA
Alabama Clay County Pyriton Mining District ⓘ Pyriton Area	[Pyrite] Anonymous. (1965)
Colorado Eagle County Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District) Gilman ⓘ Eagle Mine	[Pyrite] Eckel et al. (1997) +1 other reference
Connecticut Litchfield County Roxbury Mine Hill ⓘ Roxbury Iron Mine	[Pyrite] Schooner (1961) +1 other reference
Thomaston Thomaston Dam ⓘ Thomaston Dam railroad cut	[Pyrite] Rocks & Minerals: 34: 3. +3 other references
Middlesex County Haddam ⓘ Sulfur Spring (Sulphur Spring)	[Pyrite] Williams (circa 1945) +1 other reference
Portland Collins Hill Strickland pegmatite ⓘ Strickland Quarry	[Pyrite] Ralph Lieser of Pappy’s Beryl Shop +4 other references
New Haven County Waterbury ⓘ Unnamed quarry	[Pyrite] J. Zolan/M. Polletta observation
Tolland County Willington ⓘ Becker Quarry	[Pyrite] P Cristofono collection +1 other reference
Massachusetts Norfolk County ⓘ Norwood	[Pyrite] S Pavadore collection
Michigan Charlevoix County ⓘ D'Oge shale pit	[Pyrite] James Roush' Collection
Missouri Iron County Bixby ⓘ Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine)	[Pyrite] Rocks & Min.:64:23 +1 other reference
Reynolds County Ellington ⓘ Sweetwater Mine	[Pyrite] Afifi et al. (1988) +2 other references
New Mexico Chaves County ⓘ Bosque Draw	[Pyrite] Northrop et al. (1996)
New York Schoharie County ⓘ Schoharie Creek	[Pyrite] Gosse (1962) +2 other references
North Carolina Caldwell County ⓘ US highway 321 roadcut sites	[Pyrite] Mike polletta collected pyrite with his ...
Pennsylvania Lancaster County East Earl Township Blue Ball ⓘ Blue Ball Stone Co. Quarry	[Pyrite] Lapham et al. (1965)
York County Leaders Heights ⓘ Interstate highway 83 roadcut	[Pyrite] "Arthur Koch - collection"
Texas Ellis County Midlothian ⓘ Martin Marietta Materials Cement quarry (TXI Cement quarry)	[Pyrite] Cement Industry Technical Conference et al. (s)
Vermont Rutland County Pittsford Florence ⓘ Unnamed quarry	[Pyrite] Piela (1961)
Virginia Rockbridge County Lexington ⓘ Bargers Quarry (Charlie Barger's Quarry)	[Pyrite] Rocks & Min.: 15:117 +1 other reference
Washington King County Snoqualmie Mining District Hansen Creek ⓘ Humpback Mountain Slump Zone	[Pyrite] Eric He's Collection +1 other reference
Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River ⓘ Pedro Claim	[Pyrite] Cannon (1975) +3 other references
ⓘ Spruce Ridge	[Pyrite] Lasmanis +2 other references

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