Mayingite Mineral Data

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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.

Name Pronunciation:

Mayingite + Pronunciation

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

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

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

Diaphaneity:

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:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=10.2 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mayingite =12.8 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Mayingite=1,447.11 barns/electron
U=PE_Mayingite x rElectron Density=14828.85 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Mayingite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.01.19 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

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

(02.12.01)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3)

02.12.01.01 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.02 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.03 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

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

02.12.01.05 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

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

02.12.01.07 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.08 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.09 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.10 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.11 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.12 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.13 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

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

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

02.12.01.16 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.17 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.18 Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.19 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

Strunz Class:

02.EB.25 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2

02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

02.EB.25 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca2₁ mm2

02.EB.25 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Ullmannite NiSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Tolovkite IrSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 2₁/3 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 (MinSocAm)
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
7 - MinDAT
8 - MinMax(Deutsch)
9 - MinMax(English)
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Mayingite

IrBiTe
Dana No: 02.12.01.19 Strunz No: 02.EB.25
Locality:

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