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Cuproiridsite-Malanite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Cuproiridsite, etc.

Placer deposit, Northern Pekul'ney River, Pekul'ney Range, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Cuproiridsite, etc.

Granite Creek, Tulameen, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Malanite, etc.

Sandao village, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China

Cuproiridsite, etc.

Placer deposit, Northern Pekul'ney River, Pekul'ney Range, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Cuproiridsite, etc.

Granite Creek, Tulameen, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Malanite, etc.

Sandao village, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China

Cuproiridsite, etc.

Placer deposit, Northern Pekul'ney River, Pekul'ney Range, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Cuproiridsite, etc.

Granite Creek, Tulameen, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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About Cuproiridsite-Malanite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Series Formula:

(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄ to Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄

A series between Cuproiridsite and Malanite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8784

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8784:7

Optical Data of Cuproiridsite-Malanite SeriesHide

Type:

Isotropic

Crystallography of Cuproiridsite-Malanite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014172	Cuproiridsite	Furubayashi T, Matsumoto T, Hagino T, Nagata S (1994) Structural and magnetic studies of metal-insulator transition in thiospinel CuIr2S4 Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 63 3333-3339		1994		0	293
0014173	Cuproiridsite	Furubayashi T, Matsumoto T, Hagino T, Nagata S (1994) Structural and magnetic studies of metal-insulator transition in thiospinel CuIr2S4 Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 63 3333-3339		1994		0	293

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'Furubayashi T'
'Matsumoto T'
'Hagino T'
'Nagata S'
_journal_name_full 'Journal of the Physical Society of Japan'
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_journal_year 1994
_journal_page_first 3333
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_publ_section_title
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 Structural and magnetic studies of metal-insulator transition in thiospinel CuIr2S4
 Sample: T = 10 K, low temperature form
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_database_code_amcsd 0014172
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu Ir2 S4'
_cell_length_a 6.8645
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_cell_length_c 10.0257
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 472.425
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      8.102
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I 41/a m d'
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_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Cu   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00380
Ir   0.00000   0.25000   0.62500   0.00507
S   0.00000   0.23800   0.39100   0.00380

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Localities for Cuproiridsite-Malanite 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.


Albania
Dibër County Bater-Martanesh mining district ⓘ Bulqiza Complex (Bulqiza Massif)	[Malanite] 12 (12) +1 other reference

Australia
New South Wales Kennedy Co. Fifield Owendale Complex ⓘ Owendale North Mine	[Cuproiridsite] 5th International Platinum Symposium ...

Austria
Styria Leoben District ⓘ Kraubath an der Mur	[Cuproiridsite] Malitch et al. (2001) +2 other references
Sankt Stefan ob Leoben Mitterberg ⓘ Unnamed chromite pit	[Cuproiridsite] Malitch et al. (2002)
ⓘ Sommergraben	[Cuproiridsite] Melcher+Mali (1998)

Brazil
Goiás Niquelândia ⓘ Niquelândia complex	[Malanite] Garuti et al. (2012)
São Paulo ⓘ Monte Alegre do Sul	[Malanite] 33rd International Geological Congress (2008)

Bulgaria
Burgas Province Kameno Municipality ⓘ Konstantinovo	[Malanite] Atanasov (1990)

Canada
British Columbia Similkameen Mining Division Tulameen ⓘ Granite Creek	[Cuproiridsite] In the collection of Brent Thorne. ...
ⓘ Lockie Creek	[Cuproiridsite] Barkov et al. (2005)
Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Les Appalaches RCM ⓘ Thetford Mines	[Malanite] 12 (12) +1 other reference
ⓘ Black Lake	[Malanite] Corrivaux et al. (1990) +1 other reference
ⓘ Hall chrome pit	[Cuproiridsite] Corrivaux et al. (1990)

China
Hebei Chengde Fengning County ⓘ Sandao village (Tao District)	[Malanite var: Cobalt-bearing Malanite] Yu Zuxiang et al. (1974)
ⓘ Garnet pyroxenite occurrence	[Malanite] Yu et al. (2009)
Luanping County Damiao complex ⓘ PGE occurrence	[Malanite var: Cobalt-bearing Malanite] Yu Zuxiang et al. (1974)
Xinglong County ⓘ Shuangfeng village	[Malanite] Zuxiang (1996)
Tangshan Zunhua Co. Malan river valley ⓘ Unnamed Ni-Cu deposit	[Malanite var: Cobalt-bearing Malanite] Yu Zuxiang (1981)
Tibet Ngari Zanda County ⓘ Dongbo ophiolite	[Cuproiridsite] Yuan et al. (2025)

Cuba
Holguín Province Sagua de Tánamo Mining District ⓘ Caridad deposit	[Cuproiridsite] González-Jiménez et al. (2010)

Ecuador
Carchi Province Awa Indian Preserve ⓘ Camumbi River gold placer	[Malanite] Barron et al. (2025)

Finland
Lapland Enontekiö ⓘ Miessijoki River	[Cuproiridsite] 33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
Inari Ivalojoki ⓘ Palsinoja	[Cuproiridsite] Kari Kojonen (2012)
ⓘ Sotajoki River	[Cuproiridsite] Kojonen et al. (2014)
Penikat complex Sompujärvi Reef ⓘ Kirakkajuppura PGE deposit	[Malanite] Barkov et al. (1999a) +1 other reference

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Bourg-en-Bresse Jayat ⓘ Jayat quarry	[Cuproiridsite] Ducluzaux (2022)
Lescheroux ⓘ Reyssouze River placer	[Cuproiridsite] Ducluzaux (2022)
New Caledonia Southern Province Le Mont-Dore Ouen Island ⓘ Ouen Island ophiolite	[Malanite] 33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
ⓘ Chromitite body No. 3	[Malanite] Cano et al. (2025)
Pirogues River ⓘ Pirogues ophiolite	[Malanite] Economic Geology: 89: 1454-1468 +4 other references

Greece
Central Greece Phthiotis Domokos ⓘ Agios Stefanos mine	[Malanite] Tsikouras et al. (2016)
ⓘ Metalio mine	[Cuproiridsite] Garuti et al. (1999)
Western Macedonia Grevena Grevena ⓘ Xerolivado Mine	[Cuproiridsite] Garuti et al. (1997)

India
Odisha Keonjhar District ⓘ Baula Complex	[Malanite] Canadian Mineralogist 40:277-309
ⓘ Bangur gabbro	[Malanite] Augé et al. (2002, July)

Indonesia
South Kalimantan Province Sebuku ⓘ Sungabali	[Cuproiridsite] Idrus et al. (2022)

Italy
Piedmont Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province ⓘ Finero Ultramafic Complex	[Cuproiridsite] Zaccarini et al. (2005)

Ivory Coast
Montagnes Tonkpi Biankouma Department ⓘ Samapleu mafic-ultramafic intrusion	[Malanite] Gouedji et al. (2014)

Kazakhstan
Aktobe Region Kargaly District ⓘ Kempirsai Cr deposit	[Cuproiridsite] doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference
Main ore field Dzharlybutak Ore Group ⓘ Almaz-Zhemchuzhina deposit	[Cuproiridsite] Saveliev et al. (2023)
ⓘ Geofizicheskoe-VII deposit	[Cuproiridsite] Saveliev et al. (2023)

Myanmar
Sagaing Region Monywa District ⓘ Chindwin river	[Cuproiridsite] Hagen et al. (1990)

North Macedonia
Skopje Saraj Municipality Raduša ⓘ Radusa complex	[Cuproiridsite] Augé et al. (2017)

Philippines
Visayas Eastern Visayas Region Samar Island Eastern Samar ⓘ Llorente river	[Cuproiridsite] Oberthür et al. (2017)

Russia
Bashkortostan Burzyansky District Kraka ophiolite ⓘ 33 prospect	[Cuproiridsite] Garuti et al. (2021)
Buryatia Baunt District Vitim Plateau ⓘ Aunik River	[Cuproiridsite] Airiyants et al. (2020)
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Olyutorsky district ⓘ Epilchik mafic-ultramafic complex	[Cuproiridsite] Sidorov et al. (2021)
Itchayvayam complex ⓘ Itchayvayam river	[Malanite] Palyanova et al. (2023)
ⓘ Matysken complex	[Cuproiridsite] Cabri et al. (2022)
ⓘ Prizhimny Creek	[Cuproiridsite] Kutyrev et al. (2018) +1 other reference
Sobolevsky District ⓘ Maior River (Brook)	[Cuproiridsite] Подлипский et al. (1999)
ⓘ Mount Filipp	[Cuproiridsite] Pekov (1998) +1 other reference
Kemerovo Oblast ⓘ Koura River	[Malanite var: Cobalt-bearing Malanite] Zhmodik et al. (2016)
ⓘ Shaltyr'-Kozhukh River	[Malanite] Zhmodik et al. (2016)
Khabarovsk Krai Ayano-Maysky district ⓘ Chad Massif	[Cuproiridsite] Pekov (1998) +1 other reference
ⓘ Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif	[Cuproiridsite] Rudashevsky et al. (1985) +1 other reference
ⓘ Anomal’niy Cu-PGE deposit	[Malanite] Kasatkin et al. (2025)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex ⓘ Sisim Placer Zone	[Cuproiridsite] Barkov et al. (2023)
Murmansk Oblast Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex) ⓘ Kievey deposit	[Malanite] Groshev +6 other references
ⓘ North Kamennik deposit	[Malanite] Groshev +7 other references
Republic of Karelia Burakovskii Layered Complex ⓘ Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) deposit	[Malanite] Grishaenko et al. (2007)
Sakha Aldan ⓘ Inagli Massif	[Cuproiridsite] Pekov (1998)
Anabar River basin ⓘ Mayat-Vodorazdel’nyi	[Malanite] Airiyants et al. (2014)
Sayan Mountains ⓘ Il’chir ophiolite belt	[Cuproiridsite] Kiseleva et al. (2014)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Alapayevsky District Alapaevsk Ophiolite ⓘ Krest deposit	[Cuproiridsite] Zaccarini et al. (2016)
ⓘ Kurmanovskoe deposit	[Cuproiridsite] Zaccarini et al. (2016)
Kachkanar ⓘ Veresovoborsky intrusion	[Cuproiridsite] Stepanov et al. (2019)
Nizhnyaya Tura ⓘ Is River	[Cuproiridsite] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Svetly Bor ⓘ Travyanistyi placer	[Cuproiridsite] Stepanov et al. (2019)
ⓘ Veresovka River	[Cuproiridsite] Stepanov et al. (2019)
Pyshminsky District ⓘ Kluchevskoy ophiolite complex	[Cuproiridsite] Zaccarini et al. (2008)
Yekaterinburg ⓘ Uktus complex	[Cuproiridsite] 9th International platinum symposium Chromite-PGE mineralization in the Uktus Alaskan-Type Complex (Central Urals,) +4 other references
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ Centralnoye II deposit	[Cuproiridsite] Jan Pašava et al. (2011)
Priuralsky District ⓘ Centralnoye I deposit	[Cuproiridsite] Jan Pašava et al. (2011)
ⓘ Rai-Iz Ophiolite Massif	[Cuproiridsite] Shmelev V.R. et al. (2014)

Sierra Leone
Western Area Freetown layered complex ⓘ Big Water	[Cuproiridsite] Bowles et al. (2018)

South Africa
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality ⓘ Booysendal North Mine	[Malanite] McCall (2016)
ⓘ Helena Chrome Mine	[Malanite] Kottke-Levin (2011)
ⓘ Lebowa Mine	[Malanite] - (2014)
ⓘ Maandagshoek Farm	[Malanite] Melcher et al. (2005)
Waterberg District Municipality Thabazimbi Local Municipality ⓘ Zondereinde Mine	[Malanite] McCall (2016)
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality Rustenburg ⓘ Karee Mine	[Malanite] Junge et al. (2014)

Spain
Andalusia Málaga Ojén ⓘ Ojén lherzolite massif	[Malanite] Mineralogy and Petrology: 56: 25-50.
ⓘ Serranía de Ronda	[Malanite] Gervilla et al. (2002)

USA
Alaska Bethel Census Area Goodnews Bay ⓘ Salmon River - Red Mountain District	[Cuproiridsite] several EDS analyses by Bart Cannon.
Kodiak Island Borough Tugidak Island ⓘ Southern beach placer	[Cuproiridsite] Belkin et al. (2021)
Oregon Curry County Cape Blanco ⓘ Cape Blanco Mine ?	[Cuproiridsite] Stockman et al. (1984)
Jackson County ⓘ Southwestern Oregon ?	[Cuproiridsite] Stockman et al. (1984) +1 other reference
Pennsylvania Chester County ⓘ West Nottingham Township	[Malanite] Smith and Barnes (2011)

Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Kadoma District Mhondoro ⓘ Umsweswe River	[Cuproiridsite] Oberthür et al. (2013)

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