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General Tintinaite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 4,419.31 gm
   Copper     2.59 %  Cu
   Silver     0.49 %  Ag
   Bismuth   12.77 %  Bi
   Antimony   9.64 %  Sb
   Lead      49.70 %  Pb
   Sulfur    24.82 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb10.6Cu1.8Ag0.2Sb3.5Bi2.7S34.2
Help on Environment: Environment: Small masses and veinlets in malachite-stained quartz.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1968
Help on Locality: Locality: Tintina silver mines, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1967-010
 

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Tintinaite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.6558:1:0.1188
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 22.3, b = 34, c = 4.04, Z = 2; V = 3,063.13 Den(Calc)= 4.79
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.4(1), 3.52(0.8), 2.71(0.7),
 

Physical Properties of Tintinaite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Distinct
Help on Color: Color: Lead gray.
Help on Density: Density: 5.48
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Habit: Habit: Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Calculated Properties of Tintinaite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.08 gm/cc
note: rTintinaite =4.79 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.11169
Boson Index = 0.88831
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PETintinaite =1,175.26 barns/electron
U=PETintinaite x relectron=4,791.18 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Tintinaite is Not Radioactive

 

Tintinaite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 3.6.19.2 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (3.6)where 2 < z/y < 2.49 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (3.6.19)Dana Group
 
3.6.19.1 Kobellite Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
3.6.19.2 Tintinaite Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/E.33-15 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Lead-Sulfosalts (Pb-Cu/Ag) with predominant Vismut x = 6.0 - 1.6
  II/E.33 - Izoklakeite - Berryite series
 
II/E.33-05 Izoklakeite Pb27(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19S57 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.33-10 Giessenite Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28(?) P 21/n 2/m
 
II/E.33-15 Tintinaite Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.33-20 Kobellite Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.33-30 Eclarite Pb9(Cu,Fe)Bi12S28 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.33-40 Nuffieldite Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.33-50 Berryite Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16 P 21/m 2/m
 

Other Tintinaite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Tintinaite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Tintinaite

Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Dana No: 3.6.19.2 Strunz No: II/E.33-15
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