Argyrodite-Canfieldite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Argyrodite-Canfieldite Series
Series Formula:
Ag8GeS6 to Ag8SnS6
A series between Argyrodite and Canfieldite
Alburnite is distinct "member" (it has essential Te) within this series.
Alburnite is distinct "member" (it has essential Te) within this series.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8728
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8728:1
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0014663 | Argyrodite | Eulenberger G (1977) Die kristallstrukture der tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6 Monatshefte fur Chemie 108 901-913 | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019044 | Canfieldite | Bindi L, Nestola F, Guastoni A, Zorzi F, Peruzzo L, Raber T (2012) Te-rich canfieldite, Ag8Sn(S,Te)6, from Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland: Occurrence, description and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 50 111-118 | 2012 | Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland | 0 | 293 |
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References for Argyrodite-Canfieldite Series
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Localities for Argyrodite-Canfieldite Series
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The Locality List
- 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Arctic Ocean | |
| [Argyrodite] Marques et al. (2020) |
Argentina | |
| [Argyrodite] PUTZ +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] PUTZ +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] Coira et al. (1995) +2 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Slater (2016) | |
| [Argyrodite] Strübel |
| [Argyrodite] Coira et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Paar et al. (2005, January) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Brodtkorb (2002) | |
| [Canfieldite] Brodtkorb (2002) |
| [Canfieldite] Perelló et al. (2023) |
| [Argyrodite] Gallard-Esquivel et al. (2018) |
| [Argyrodite] Mugas Lobos et al. (2020) |
Atlantic Ocean | |
| [Argyrodite] Melekestseva et al. (2025) |
Australia | |
| [Argyrodite] Pringle and Elliot 1998 |
| [Argyrodite] Sahlström et al. (2017) |
| [Canfieldite] Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| [Canfieldite] STILLWELL +1 other reference |
Austria | |
| [Canfieldite] Horner et al. (1997) |
| [Canfieldite] Horninger (1936) +1 other reference |
Bolivia | |
| [Canfieldite] Torres et al. (2019) |
| [Argyrodite] Canfield (1907) |
| [Argyrodite] Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) | |
| [Argyrodite] Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) | |
| [Argyrodite] Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009) +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) |
| [Canfieldite] Ahlfeld et al. (1964) | |
| [Argyrodite] Federico Ahlfeld y Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] James A. Ferraiolo | |
| [Argyrodite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Argyrodite] Wilson (2001) |
| [Argyrodite] Wilson (2001) +1 other reference | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Canfieldite] Wilson (2001) | |
| [Argyrodite] Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| [Argyrodite] Radosavljević et al. (2016) |
Bulgaria | |
| [Canfieldite] Tarassova et al. (2015) |
Canada | |
| [Argyrodite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Canfieldite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Argyrodite] Traill (1970) |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Canfieldite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Argyrodite] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Canfieldite] dnre-mrne.gnb.ca (2006) |
| [Argyrodite] Watson et al. (1996) |
China | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Argyrodite] Anthony | |
| [Canfieldite] Wang et al. (2025) |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Canfieldite] Canhui Huang (1991) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Canfieldite] Yunying Shu and Peiling Zhou (1990) |
| [Canfieldite] Broili et al. (2010) |
| [Argyrodite] Xu et al. (2022) | |
| [Argyrodite] Chao Chen and Fapeng Xie (1986) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Zhengqin Li (1991) |
| [Canfieldite] Zhengqin Li (1991) |
| [Canfieldite] Zhengqin Li (1991) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Canfieldite] Yi Li and Youbin Liang (1991) +1 other reference | |
| [Canfieldite] Yongsheng Kuang et al. (2014) +5 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Shi et al. (2024) | |
| [Canfieldite] Wang et al. (2022) |
| [Canfieldite] Tianwei Guo and Zhongwen Han (1990) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Zhicheng Lu et al. (2002) |
| [Canfieldite] Niu et al. (2016) |
| [Canfieldite] Weining Zhou (1994) |
| [Argyrodite] Deqing Xu (1993) |
| [Canfieldite] Leiming Xu et al. (1993) |
| [Canfieldite] Ran Lu et al. (2012) |
| [Canfieldite] Xuehui Xia et al. (2003) |
| [Canfieldite] Xuehui Xia et al. (2003) | |
| [Canfieldite] Chen et al. (2022) |
| [Canfieldite] Zhixing Feng et al. (2010) +2 other references |
Czech Republic | |
| [Canfieldite] |
| [Canfieldite] Anthony et al. (1990) | |
| [Argyrodite] Pažout et al. (2019) | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Canfieldite] Steffen Möckel analysis |
France | |
| [Argyrodite] |
| [Argyrodite] R. Pierrot +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Pélisson (1989) |
| [Argyrodite] Pélisson (1989) |
| [Canfieldite] Pierrot et al. (1973) |
| [Argyrodite] Picot et al. (1982) |
| [Argyrodite] R. Pierrot |
Germany | |
| [Argyrodite] Walenta (1992) |
| [Argyrodite] F. Angel and R. Scharizer in "Grundriss der Mineralparagenese" (Wien) |
| [Argyrodite] A. Frenzel (1900) |
| [Argyrodite] Alice Kraissl |
| [Argyrodite] 90. +2 other references |
Greece | |
| [Canfieldite] Tombros et al. (2008) |
Greenland | |
| [Canfieldite] Petersen et al. (1993) |
India | |
| [Canfieldite] Murao et al. (2008) |
| [Canfieldite] Khan et al. (2021) |
| [Argyrodite] Chauhan (1984) |
Indonesia | |
| [Canfieldite] Marcoux et al. (1993) +2 other references |
| [Argyrodite] Rivai +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Yuningsih et al. (2014) |
Ireland | |
| [Argyrodite] Ryback et al. (1988) |
| [Argyrodite] Taylor (1984) +2 other references |
| [Argyrodite] Andrew et al. (2025) | |
Japan | |
| [Argyrodite] ONO et al. (1995) |
| [Canfieldite] Shimizu et al. (1998) |
| [Canfieldite] MARIKO et al. (1996) |
| [Argyrodite] Ishiyama (1982) |
| [Argyrodite] Ishiyama et al. (1989) | |
| [Canfieldite] Min. Jour. (Japan) +2 other references |
| [Argyrodite] Tsushima et al. (1999) |
| [Argyrodite] Geology and Mineral Resources of Japan (Geological Survey of Japan, 1960) |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Nakamura et al. (1973) |
| [Canfieldite] FURUNO et al. (1992) |
| [Canfieldite] Econ Geol (1989) |
| [Canfieldite] Soeda et al. (1984) |
| [Canfieldite] SOEDA et al. (1982) | |
| [Canfieldite] Nakamura et al. (1973) |
| [Argyrodite] Shimizu et al. (2007) |
Kazakhstan | |
| [Argyrodite] Baibatsha et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
Mexico | |
| [Argyrodite] |
| [Argyrodite] Cano et al. (2024) |
Morocco | |
| [Argyrodite] Weiß (2006) |
Namibia | |
| [Argyrodite] Bowell et al. (2018) |
New Zealand | |
| [Argyrodite] Railton et al. (1990) |
| [Argyrodite] January 2010 An assessment of the value ... | |
| [Argyrodite] Simon et al. (1997) | |
Peru | |
| [Canfieldite] FUKAHORI et al. (1990) |
| [Canfieldite] Imai et al. (1985) +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] EDS Analysis Frank Keutsch |
| [Canfieldite] Corthay et al. (2014) |
Poland | |
| [Argyrodite] Kozłowski et al. (2022) |
| [Argyrodite] Piestrzyński (Main Ed.) | |
| [Argyrodite] Piestrzyński et al. (2012) | |
| [Argyrodite] Lis et al. (1986) |
| [Canfieldite] Foltyn et al. (2023) |
Portugal | |
| [Canfieldite] Wimmers (1985) | |
| [Argyrodite] Bowles (1987) |
Romania | |
| [Argyrodite] Cioacă et al. (2014) |
| [Argyrodite] Cioacă et al. (2014) |
| [Argyrodite] Bailly +9 other references |
| [Argyrodite] Cook et al. (2003) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Săbău et al. (2016) |
| [Argyrodite] Bailly et al. (1998) |
Russia | |
| [Canfieldite] Chugaev et al. (2017) |
| [Argyrodite] Belogub et al. (2005) +1 other reference |
| [Argyrodite] Kolova et al. (2021) |
| [Argyrodite] Pekov (1998) | |
| [Canfieldite] Kozlov et al. (n.d.) |
| [Argyrodite] Kostin (2021) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] [Der Aufschluss 1995:4 p163-180] +1 other reference | |
| [Argyrodite] Tolstykh et al. (2022) | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +2 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Volkov et al. (2015) |
| [Canfieldite] Savva et al. (2021) |
| [Canfieldite] Пальянова et al. (2016) |
| [Argyrodite] Strujkov et al. (1996) | |
| [Argyrodite] Kravtsova et al. (2015) +3 other references | |
| [Argyrodite] Volkov et al. (2021) |
| [Canfieldite] Priymenko et al. (2020) | |
| [Argyrodite] Goryachev et al. (2014) | |
| [Canfieldite] Simanenko et al. (2015) |
| [Canfieldite] |
| [Argyrodite] Ivin et al. (2021) |
| [Argyrodite] Kazachenko et al. (2008, August) |
| [Canfieldite] |
| [Canfieldite] Dobrovol’skaya et al. (2008) | |
| [Canfieldite] Novoselov et al. (2019) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Kondratieva et al. (2021) |
| [Canfieldite] Gamyanin G.N. et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] L.A. Kondrat’eva +2 other references |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) | |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) | |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) | |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) |
| [Canfieldite] Pavlova et al. (2009) |
| [Canfieldite] Nekrasov et al. (1988) +1 other reference | |
| [Canfieldite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
Slovakia | |
| [Argyrodite] Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999) |
| [Argyrodite] Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999) | |
South Korea | |
| [Canfieldite] Park et al. (1986) |
| [Canfieldite] Lee et al. (1989) |
| [Argyrodite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Yang et al. (1986) |
Spain | |
| [Canfieldite] Navarro et al. (2009) |
| [Argyrodite] Colectivo Arrayanes et al. (2008) |
| [Argyrodite] Calvo et al. (1992) |
| [Argyrodite] Calvo et al. (1992) | |
| [Canfieldite] Losantos et al. (2025) |
Sweden | |
| [Argyrodite] |
Switzerland | |
| [Argyrodite] Huttenlocher (1936) |
| [Canfieldite] Bindi et al. (2012) +1 other reference |
USA | |
| [Argyrodite] USGS OFR 2004-1200 (Hawley,2004) |
| [Argyrodite] Taylor |
| [Canfieldite] Anthony et al. (1995) |
| [Canfieldite] Anthony et al. (1995) | |
| [Argyrodite] Barnes (1985) |
| [Canfieldite] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Canfieldite] Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| [Canfieldite] King (n.d.) |
| [Canfieldite] Mankins (2022) |
| [Canfieldite] Mankins (2022) | |
| [Canfieldite] King et al. (1989) |
| [Canfieldite] Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| [Canfieldite] Rocks & Minerals. Nov. 1999. |
| [Canfieldite] In the collection of Brent Thorne. XRD ... | |
| [Argyrodite] Kleinhampl et al. (1984) |
| [Argyrodite] Bullock (1981) |
Uzbekistan | |
| [Canfieldite] Pekov (1998) |
| [Canfieldite] Evseev (1995) |
Vietnam | |
| [Canfieldite] B. Fojt & I. Kusinir (2001) |
Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia