Felbertalite Mineral Data


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General Felbertalite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu2Pb6Bi8S19
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 3,599.51 gm
   Cadmium   0.31 %  Cd
   Copper    3.53 %  Cu
   Silver    1.20 %  Ag
   Bismuth  48.19 %  Bi
   Lead     29.93 %  Pb
   Sulfur   16.84 %  S
           ______ 
           100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu2Ag0.4Cd0.1Pb5.2Bi8.3S18.9
Help on Environment: Environment: Quartz-scheelite discordant ore veins. Structure related to junoite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Felbertal valley, Salzburg Province, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 411110
  IMA1999-042
 

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Felbertalite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =6.824:1:5.1213
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 27.6367, b = 4.0499, c = 20.7409, Z = 2; beta = 131.258° V = 1,745.14 Den(Calc)= 6.85
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 1.791(0.8)(223), 2.32(0.8)(116), 1.744(0.8)(626),2.031(0.8)(020), 2.062(0.8)(117), 2.096(0.8)(11.1.7), 2.918(0.8)(510), 3.382(0.8)(406), 3.507(0.8)(313),
 

Physical Properties of Felbertalite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [001] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Gray.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.
Help on Habit: Habit: Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: grayish black
 

Calculated Properties of Felbertalite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.71 gm/cc
note: rFelbertalite =6.85 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.06819
Boson Index = 0.93181
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFelbertalite =1,489.49 barns/electron
U=PEFelbertalite x relectron=8,499.69 barns/cc.

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

Felbertalite is Not Radioactive

 

Felbertalite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 3.7.14.2 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (3.7)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (3.7.14)Dana Group
 
3.7.14.1 Junoite Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16 C 2/m 2/m
 
3.7.14.2 Felbertalite ! Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 C 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/E.34-85 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Lead-Sulfosalts (Pb-Cu/Ag) with predominant Vismut x = 6.0 - 1.6
  II/E.34 - Cosalite - Galenobismuthite
 
II/E.34-08 Mozgovaite! PbBi4(S,Se)7 Bbmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-10 Cosalite Pb2Bi2S5 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-20 Proudite (Pb,Cu)8Bi9-10(S,Se)22 C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-30 Weibullite Pb6Bi8(S,Se)18 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-60 Cannizzarite Pb4Bi6S13 C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-65 Wittite Pb3Bi4(S,Se)9 P 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-70 Nordstromite Pb3CuBi7(S10Se4) P 21/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-80 Junoite Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16 C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-85 Felbertalite Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-90 Watkinsonite PbCu2Bi4(Se,S)8 Pm ? m
 
II/E.34-100 Paderaite AgPb2Cu6Bi11S22 P 21/m 2/m
 
II/E.34-110 Galenobismutite PbBi2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Felbertalite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AmMin, Vol 87, p 765) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 87, p 765)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Felbertalite :
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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Felbertalite

Cu2Pb6Bi8S19
Dana No: 3.7.14.2 Strunz No: II/E.34-85
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