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Betekhtinite Mineral Data
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General Betekhtinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu10(Fe,Pb)S6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 923.52 gm |
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Iron 3.63 % Fe |
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Copper 68.81 % Cu |
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Lead 6.73 % Pb |
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Sulfur 20.83 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu10Fe2+0.6Pb0.3S6 |
| Environment: |
In veins cutting the black cupriferous shale at Mansfeld, Germany. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 |
| Locality: |
From the Mansfeld Kupferschiefer, Eisleben, and at Waschenback, Odenwald, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Anatolii Gergievich Betekhtin (1897-119620, Russian mineralogist and economic geologist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Betekhtinite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 26494 |
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PDF 25-1223 |
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