General Junoite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 3,121.17 gm |
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Copper 4.07 % Cu |
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Bismuth 53.56 % Bi |
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Lead 19.92 % Pb |
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Selenium 10.12 % Se |
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Sulfur 12.33 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Pb3Cu2Bi8S12Se4 |
Environment: |
Of hydrothermal origin. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
Locality: |
In the Juno mine, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For the Juno mine, Australia, in which it was first found. |
Synonym: |
ICSD 30777 |
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PDF 42-567 |
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Junoite
Comments: Solid crystalline mass of dark gray, metallic junoite. Partially sawed indicating analytical verification.
Location: 700 level, Juno Mine, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.
Scale: 3x2x2cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix |
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Junoite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =6.5665:1:4.1945 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 26.66, b = 4.06, c = 17.03, Z = 2; beta = 127.2° V = 1,468.26 Den(Calc)= 7.06 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.545(1), 3.904(0.8), 2.919(0.7), |
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Mumme W G , American Mineralogist , 60 (1975) p.548-558, Junoite, Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16, a new sulfosalt from Tennant Creek, Australia:, Its crystal structure and relationship with other bismuth sulfosalts
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Physical Properties of Junoite
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Cleavage: |
[???] Good |
Color: |
Gray. |
Density: |
6.77 |
Diaphaniety: |
Opaque |
Hardness: |
3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Junoite
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Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.92 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1306) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 1.88 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1306) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong. |
RL Color: |
Creamy white. |
RL Pleochroism: |
Strong, from cream to gray with green and mauve tints. |
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Calculated Properties of Junoite
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Electron Density: |
relectron=5.86 gm/cc note: rJunoite =7.06 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.05262 Boson Index = 0.94738 |
Photoelectric: |
PEJunoite =1,417.51 barns/electron U=PEJunoite x relectron=8,310.92 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Junoite is Not Radioactive |
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Junoite Classification
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Dana Class: |
3.7.14.1 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(3.7)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(3.7.14)Dana Group |
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3.7.14.1 Junoite Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16 C 2/m 2/m |
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3.7.14.2 Felbertalite! Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 C 2/m 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
II/E.34-80 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts |
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II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Lead-Sulfosalts (Pb-Cu/Ag) with predominant Vismut x = 6.0 - 1.6 |
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II/E.34 - Cosalite - Galenobismuthite |
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II/E.34-08 Mozgovaite! PbBi4(S,Se)7 Bbmm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-10 Cosalite Pb2Bi2S5 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-20 Proudite (Pb,Cu)8Bi9-10(S,Se)22 C 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-30 Weibullite Pb6Bi8(S,Se)18 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-60 Cannizzarite Pb4Bi6S13 C 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-65 Wittite Pb3Bi4(S,Se)9 P 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-70 Nordstromite Pb3CuBi7(S10Se4) P 21/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-80 Junoite Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16 C 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-85 Felbertalite! Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 C 2/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-90 Watkinsonite PbCu2Bi4(Se,S)8 Pm ? m |
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II/E.34-100 Paderaite AgPb2Cu6Bi11S22 P 21/m 2/m |
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II/E.34-110 Galenobismutite PbBi2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Junoite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Junoite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 -Athena
3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations
4 - EUROmin Project
5 -Google Images
6 -Google Scholar
7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 -MinDAT
9 -MinMax(Deutsch)
10 -MinMax(English)
11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 -QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - WWW-MINCRYST
14 -École des Mines de Paris
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Junoite
Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16
Dana No: 3.7.14.1 Strunz No: II/E.34-80
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