Cuboargyrite Mineral Data


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General Cuboargyrite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: AgSbS
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 261.68 gm
   Silver    41.22 %  Ag
   Antimony  46.53 %  Sb
   Sulfur    12.25 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: AgSbS
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in a hydrothermal quartz-arsenopyrite assemblage. A polymorph of miargyrite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Baberast, near Haslach, Central Black Forest, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: The name alludes to the polymorphic relationship with miargyrite.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1997-004
 

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Cuboargyrite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.65, Z = 2; V = 180.36 Den(Calc)= 4.82
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.83(1), 3.26(0.9), 1.998(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Cuboargyrite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Grayish black.
Help on Density: Density: 5.33
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Optical Properties of Cuboargyrite

Help on RL Color: RL Color: Gray.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Cuboargyrite in Air
λ R  ∑ R(λ) 
 470 nm   35.18   
 546 nm   34.88 
 589 nm   34.72 
 650 nm   34.26 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Cuboargyrite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Cuboargyrite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.20 gm/cc
note: rCuboargyrite =4.82 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00091
Boson Index = 0.99909
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PECuboargyrite = 265.56 barns/electron
U=PECuboargyrite x relectron=1,115.24 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Cuboargyrite is Not Radioactive

 

Cuboargyrite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 3.9.2.1 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (3.9)where z/y = 1 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (3.9.2)Dana Group
 
3.9.2.1 Cuboargyrite ! AgSbS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/C.16-05 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/C - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1
  II/C.16 - Miargyrite - Volynskite series
 
II/C.16-05 Cuboargyrite AgSbS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
II/C.16-10 Miargyrite AgSbS2 C 2/c 2/m
 
II/C.16-15 Baumstarkite! Ag3(Sb,As)2SbS6 P1 1
 
II/C.16-20 Aramayoite Ag3Sb2(Sb,Bi)S6 P1 1
 
II/C.16-30 Matildite AgBiS2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/C.16-35 Schapbachite! AgBiS2 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
II/C.16-40 Bohdanowiczite AgBiSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/C.16-50 Volynskite AgBiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 

Other Cuboargyrite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AmMin, Vol 84, 7-8) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol. 84, No. 7-8) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol. 84, p 1196)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Cuboargyrite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Cuboargyrite

AgSbS
Dana No: 3.9.2.1 Strunz No: II/C.16-05
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