Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
Crystal System:
Isometric
Series Formula:
OsS2 to RuS2
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8943
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8943:8
Optical Data of Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
Type:
Isotropic
Crystallography of Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
Crystal System:
Isometric
Crystal Structure
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0011029 | Erlichmanite | Stingl T, Muller B, Lutz H D (1992) Crystal structure refinement of osmium(II) disulfide, OsS2 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 202 161-162 | ![]() | 1992 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017725 | Erlichmanite | 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 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0010195 | Laurite | Lutz H D, Muller B, Schmidt T, Stingl T (1990) Structure refinement of pyrite-type ruthenium disulfide, RuS2, and ruthenium diselenide, RuSe2 Acta Crystallographica C46 2003-2005 | ![]() | 1990 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017724 | Laurite | 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 | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
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Health Risks:
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Internet Links for Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
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References for Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
Reference List:
Kitahara, Ginga, Yoshiasa, Akira, Ishimaru, Satoko, Terai, Kunihisa, Tokuda, Makoto, Nishio-Hamane, Daisuke, Tanaka, Takahiro, Sugiyama, Kazumasa (2023) Crystal structures of rhodium-containing erlichmanite–laurite solid solutions (Os1–x–yRuxRhyS2: x = 0.09–0.60, y = 0.07–0.10) with unique compositional dependence. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (3) 396-406 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.139
Localities for Erlichmanite-Laurite Series
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Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayano-Maysky district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia