Clerite Mineral Data

General Clerite Information

Chemical Formula:

MnSb2S4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 426.70 gm

Manganese 12.88 % Mn

Antimony 57.07 % Sb

Sulfur 30.06 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺Sb₂S₄

Environment:

In pyrite-realgar ore.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

The Vorontsovskoye gold deposit in the Ural Mountains near Serov about 300 km north of Ekaterinburg, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Onisim Yegorovitch Kler (1845-1920), Honorary Member of the Russian Mineralogical Society.

Synonym:

ICSD 79676

IMA1995-029

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Clerite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7987:1:0.2653

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.47, b = 14.36, c = 3.81, Z = 4; V = 627.54 Den(Calc)= 4.52

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.65(1), 3.69(0.9), 2.9(0.8),

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Bente K , Edenharter A , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 185 (1989) p.31-33, Rontgenographische strukturanalyse von MnSb2S4 und strukturverfeinerung, von berthierit, FeSb2S4

Physical Properties of Clerite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Black.

Density:

4.93 - 4.39, Average = 4.66

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Habit:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

brown

Optical Properties of Clerite

RL Anisotrophism:

Strong.

RL Bireflectance:

Distinct.

RL Color:

Light gray.

RL Pleochroism:

None.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Clerite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	35.00	24.00
546 nm	36.10	23.90
589 nm	36.90	24.90
650 nm	35.60	25.70

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Clerite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	40%	80%	100%	120%	160%	200%	240%	280%	320%	360%	370%
R₁
R₂

Calculated Properties of Clerite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.05 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Clerite =4.52 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0022544537
Boson Index = 0.9977455463

Photoelectric:

PE_Clerite= 192.73 barns/electron
U=PE_Clerite x rElectron Density= 779.89 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Clerite Classification

Dana Class:

03.07.09.05 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

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

(03.07.09)Galenobismutite Group

03.07.09.01 Galenobismutite PbBi2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.07.09.02 Sakharovaite? (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono

03.07.09.03 Berthierite FeSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.07.09.04 Garavellite FeSbBiS4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.07.09.05 Clerite! MnSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.HA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype

02.HA -With Cu, Ag, Fe (without Pb)

02.HA.20 Berthierite FeSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.HA.20 Clerite! MnSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.HA.20 Garavellite FeSbBiS4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

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References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol. 28, No 3) PHYS. PROP.(Eur. J. Min.,Vol.8,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 28, p 220)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Clerite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Clerite

MnSb2S4
Dana No: 03.07.09.05 Strunz No: 02.HA.20
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