Anyuiite Mineral Data

General Anyuiite Information

Chemical Formula:

Au(Pb,Sb)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 568.64 gm

Antimony 10.71 % Sb

Lead 54.66 % Pb

Gold 34.64 % Au

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

AuPb_1.5Sb_0.5

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1987

Locality:

Bolshoi Anyui R., Kolyma region, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named in 1989 for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Anyuiite

Synonym:

ICSD 56272

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Anyuiite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.75913

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.39, c = 5.61, Z = 4; V = 306.37 Den(Calc)= 12.33

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: I 4/mcm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 5.22(1), 2.23(0.5), 3.74(0.4),

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Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.239-444, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York

Physical Properties of Anyuiite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Lead gray, Silver gray.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

lead gray

Calculated Properties of Anyuiite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.87 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Anyuiite =12.3 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.12
Boson Index = 0.88

Photoelectric:

PE_Anyuiite=1,676.80 barns/electron
U=PE_Anyuiite x rElectron Density=16543.07 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Anyuiite is Not Radioactive

Anyuiite Classification

Dana Class:

01.01.04.01 (01)Native Elements

(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group

(01.01.04)Anyuiite and related alloys

01.01.04.01 Anyuiite Au(Pb,Sb)2 I 4/mcm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.01.04.02 Hunchunite! (Au,Ag)2Pb F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.04.03 Novodneprite! AuPb3 I 4/2m 4/m

Strunz Class:

01.AA.15 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AA -Copper-cupalite family

01.AA.15 Anyuiite Au(Pb,Sb)2 I 4/mcm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.AA.15 Khatyrkite (Cu,Zn)Al2 I 4/mcm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.AA.15 Novodneprite! AuPb3 I 4/2m 4/m

Other Anyuiite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p299,1991)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Anyuiite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Anyuiite

Au(Pb,Sb)2
Dana No: 01.01.04.01 Strunz No: 01.AA.15
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