Marumoite Mineral Data

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General Marumoite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb32As40S92

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 12577.34 gm

Arsenic 23.83 % As

Lead 52.72 % Pb

Sulfur 23.46 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pb₃₂As₄₀S₉₂

Environment:

A member of the rathite (sartorite) group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA1998-004

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Marumoite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.0722:1:0.0682

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.368, b = 115.75, c = 7.903, Z = 2; beta = 90.11° V = 7,654.80 Den(Calc)= 5.46

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 2₁

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.978(1), 3.663(0.7), 2.339(0.65),2.735(0.6), 2.713(0.5), 2.872(0.48), 3.216(0.48),

Physical Properties of Marumoite

Color:

Lead gray.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Luster:

Metallic

Calculated Properties of Marumoite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.70 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Marumoite =5.46 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.11
Boson Index = 0.89

Photoelectric:

PE_Marumoite= 958.94 barns/electron
U=PE_Marumoite x rElectron Density=4,509.24 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Marumoite Classification

Dana Class:

03.07.08.04 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

(03.07)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals

(03.07.08)Sartorite Group

03.07.08.01 Sartorite PbAs2S4 P 2₁/c 2/m

03.07.08.02 Guettardite Pb(Sb,As)2S4 P 2₁/a 2/m

03.07.08.03 Twinnite Pb(Sb,As)2S4 P1 1

03.07.08.04 Marumoite! Pb32As40S92 P 2₁ 2

Strunz Class:

02.HC.05g 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype

02.HC -With only Pb

02.HC.05g Marumoite! Pb32As40S92 P 2₁ 2

Other Marumoite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, Vol 38) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, Vol 38)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Marumoite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Marumoite

Pb32As40S92
Dana No: 03.07.08.04 Strunz No: 02.HC.05g
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