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Bilibinskite Mineral Data
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General Bilibinskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Au3Cu2PbTe2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,180.39 gm |
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Copper 10.77 % Cu |
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Tellurium 21.62 % Te |
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Lead 17.55 % Pb |
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Gold 50.06 % Au |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Au3Cu2PbTe2 |
| Environment: |
Weathering zone of gold-telluride deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 |
| Locality: |
Far Eastern region, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Yuri A. Bilibin (1902-1952), Russian geologist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bilibinskite + Pronunciation  |
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Bilibinskite Crystallography
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.19, Z = 4; V = 549.35 Den(Calc)= 14.27 |
| Crystal System: |
Isometric Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.37(1), 1.232(0.8), 2.05(0.7), |
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Physical Properties of Bilibinskite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Bronze brown, Light brown, Pink brown. |
| Density: |
14.27 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. |
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
| Luster: |
Sub Metallic |
| Streak: |
brown |
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Calculated Properties of Bilibinskite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=11.6 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Bilibinskite =14.3 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEBilibinskite =1,253.14 barns/electron
U=PEBilibinskite x rElectron Density=14573.81 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Bilibinskite is Not Radioactive |
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Bilibinskite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.01.06.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.01)where Am Xp, with m:p>3:1 |
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(02.01.06)Dana Group |
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02.01.06.01 Bilibinskite Au3Cu2PbTe2 Unk Cubic |
| Strunz Class: |
02.BA.55 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BA -With Cu, Ag, Au |
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02.BA.55 Bilibinskite Au3Cu2PbTe2 Unk Cubic |
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Other Bilibinskite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Bilibinskite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Bilibinskite
Au3Cu2PbTe2
Dana No: 02.01.06.01 Strunz No: 02.BA.55
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