Sztrokayite Mineral Data

General Sztrokayite Information

Chemical Formula:

Bi3TeS2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 818.67 gm

Bismuth 76.58 % Bi

Tellurium 15.59 % Te

Sulfur 7.83 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Bi₃TeS₂

Environment:

An inadequately characterized species.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA - Published without Approval 1983

Locality:

Nagybõrszõny, Hungary Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Unknown.

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Sztrokayite Crystallography

Crystal System:

TrigonalSpace Group: Trig ?

Physical Properties of Sztrokayite

Color:

Gray white.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Luster:

Metallic

Calculated Properties of Sztrokayite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Sztrokayite=1,574.16 barns/electron
U=PE_Sztrokayite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Sztrokayite Classification

Dana Class:

02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals

(02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(02.00.00)Telluride

02.00.00.00 Argentite* Ag2S I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex

02.00.00.00 Bismutoplagionite* 5PbS.4Bi2S3 Unk Ortho

02.00.00.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.00.00.00 Colimaite K3VS4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2

02.00.00.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3

02.00.00.00 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Fersilicite* FeSi P 2₁3 2 3

02.00.00.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm

02.00.00.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic

02.00.00.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic

02.00.00.00 Jaipurite* CoS P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono

02.00.00.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 4₃n Cubic

02.00.00.00 Plumosite* Pb2Sb2S5 Mono

02.00.00.00 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 4₁/mmm 4mm

02.00.00.00 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho

02.00.00.00 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig

02.00.00.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 4₂m-,P 42₁2 Tetra

Strunz Class:

02.DC.05e 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3

02.DC -Variable M:S

02.DC.05e Baksanite! Bi6Te2S3 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.DC.05e Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig

02.DC.05e Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

02.DC.05e Vihorlatite! Bi24Se17Te4 P 3m1 3 2/m

Other Sztrokayite Information

References:

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

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Sztrokayite

Bi3TeS2
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.DC.05e
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