Mayingite Mineral Data

Mayingite Mineral Data +

General Mayingite Information

Chemical Formula:

IrBiTe

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 528.80 gm

Bismuth 39.52 % Bi

Tellurium 24.13 % Te

Iridium 36.35 % Ir

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

IrBiTe

Environment:

A constituent of placer deposits and crushed ores or a chromite deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995

Locality:

Near the village of Maying, about 230 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Synonym:

IMA1993-016

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Mayingite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.502, Z = 4; V = 274.88 Den(Calc)= 12.78

Crystal System:

Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.955(1), 1.25(0.8), 1.735(0.8),

Physical Properties of Mayingite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Steel black.

Density:

12.72

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Fracture:

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

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Mayingite

RL Anisotrophism:

Some grains show a bluish or yellowish tint.

RL Bireflectance:

None.

RL Color:

Bright white with yellowish tint.

RL Pleochroism:

None.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Mayingite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
470 nm	49.50
546 nm	50.80
589 nm	51.60
650 nm	52.20

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Mayingite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%	160%	180%
R

Calculated Properties of Mayingite

Electron Density:

r_electron=10.2 gm/cc
note: r_Mayingite=12.8 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01928
Boson Index = 0.98072

Photoelectric:

PE_Mayingite=1,447.11 barns/electron
U=PE_Mayingite x r_electron=14828.84 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Mayingite is Not Radioactive

Mayingite Classification

Dana Class:

2.12.1.19 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(2.12.1)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3)

2.12.1.1 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.2 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.3 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.4 Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.5 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.6 Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.7 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.8 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.9 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.10 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.11 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.12 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.13 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.14 Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.15 Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.16 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.17 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.18 Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3

2.12.1.19 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

Strunz Class:

II/D.17-155 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold

II/D.17 - Pyrite group and related compounds, Fukuchilite - Micherenite

II/D.17-10 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-20 Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-30 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-40 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-50 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-60 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-65 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-70 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-80 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-90 Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-100 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-110 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-120 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-130 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-140 Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-150 Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-153 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-155 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-160 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-170 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-175 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-180 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

Other Mayingite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 27, p 117)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mayingite :
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 11 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Mayingite

IrBiTe
Dana No: 2.12.1.19 Strunz No: II/D.17-155
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