Villamaninite Mineral Data

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General Villamaninite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 114.68 gm

Iron 0.24 % Fe

Cobalt 0.77 % Co

Copper 27.71 % Cu

Nickel 15.35 % Ni

Sulfur 55.92 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Cu_0.5Ni_0.3Co_0.01Fe²⁺_0.005S₂

Environment:

As subhedral disseminated grains in black bituminous dolostone and in white coarse-grained recrystallized dolostone or as nodular aggregates in vuggy dolomite veinlets.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920

Locality:

Providencia mine, Mina Cármenes district, near Villamanín, Leon province, Spain Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Villamaninite + Pronunciation

Villamaninite Image

Images:

Villamaninite

Comments: Dull black villamaninite masses in dolomitic rock.
Location: Villamanin, Carmenes District, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Villamaninite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.701, Z = 4; V = 185.29 Den(Calc)= 4.11

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): 2.852(1), 1.717(0.4), 2.548(0.3),

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Marcos C , Paniagua A , Moreiras D B , Garcia-Granda S , Diaz M R , Acta Crystallographica, Section B , 52 (1996) p.899-904, Villamaninite, a case of noncubic pyrite-type structure, Locality: Villamanin, Leon, Spain, Sample: 1, Note: anisoU s from ICSD

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Physical Properties of Villamaninite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect, {010} Perfect, {100} Perfect

Color:

Iron black.

Density:

4.523

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Habit:

Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned.

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

sooty black

Optical Properties of Villamaninite

RL Color:

Light blue-gray to violet gray.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Villamaninite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
400 nm	26.90
420 nm	26.70
440 nm	26.50
460 nm	25.80
480 nm	25.10
500 nm	24.50
520 nm	23.80
540 nm	23.40
560 nm	23.20
580 nm	23.40
600 nm	23.90
620 nm	24.80
640 nm	26.00
660 nm	27.60
680 nm	29.40
700 nm	31.40

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Villamaninite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	40%	80%	100%	120%	160%	200%	240%	280%	320%	360%	370%
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Calculated Properties of Villamaninite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.97 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Villamaninite =4.11 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0059809679
Boson Index = 0.9940190321

Photoelectric:

PE_{Villamaninite}= 21.62 barns/electron
U=PE_{Villamaninite} x rElectron Density= 85.91 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Villamaninite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.01.06 (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.05a 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.05a Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

Other Villamaninite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Villamaninite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Villamaninite

(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2
Dana No: 02.12.01.06 Strunz No: 02.EB.05a
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