Inaglyite Mineral Data

General Inaglyite Information

Chemical Formula:

PbCu3(Ir,Pt)8S16

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,454.37 gm

Copper 7.77 % Cu

Iridium 46.99 % Ir

Platinum 15.90 % Pt

Lead 8.44 % Pb

Sulfur 20.90 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

PbCu₃Ir₆Pt₂S₁₆

Environment:

With other platimum group minerals in ultramafic intrusives.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1983

Locality:

Inagli massif, Yakutia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Inaglyite + Pronunciation

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Inaglyite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.33854

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.03, c = 16.44, Z = 1; V = 703.63 Den(Calc)= 5.79

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 6/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.98(1), 5.7(0.9), 2.438(0.8),

Physical Properties of Inaglyite

Cleavage:

{???} Good, {???} Good

Color:

Steel gray.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Inaglyite

RL Anisotrophism:

Weak.

Calculated Properties of Inaglyite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Inaglyite =5.79 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Photoelectric:

PE_Inaglyite=1,084.88 barns/electron
U=PE_Inaglyite x rElectron Density=5,338.67 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Inaglyite Classification

Dana Class:

02.10.04.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4

(02.10.04)Dana Group

02.10.04.01 Konderite PbCu3(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 P 6/m 6/m

02.10.04.02 Inaglyite PbCu3(Ir,Pt)8S16 P 6/m 6/m

Strunz Class:

02.DA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3

02.DA -M:S = 3:4

02.DA.20 Inaglyite PbCu3(Ir,Pt)8S16 P 6/m 6/m

02.DA.20 Konderite PbCu3(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 P 6/m 6/m

Other Inaglyite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Inaglyite :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Inaglyite

PbCu3(Ir,Pt)8S16
Dana No: 02.10.04.02 Strunz No: 02.DA.20
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