Fuloppite Mineral Data

General Fuloppite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb3Sb8S15

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,076.59 gm

Antimony 46.90 % Sb

Lead 29.93 % Pb

Sulfur 23.16 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅

Environment:

Of hydrothermal origin.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929

Locality:

Baia Mare, Satul-Mare, Rumania. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Dr. Bela Fulopp.

Name Pronunciation:

Fuloppite + Pronunciation

Fuloppite Image

Images:

Fuloppite

Comments: Gray crystals of fÃ¼lÃ¶ppite on quartz.
Location: Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, BrÃ¤unsdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 3 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Fuloppite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.4456:1:1.1454

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.9, b = 11.69, c = 13.39, Z = 4; beta = 94.72° V = 2,636.37 Den(Calc)= 5.23

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.87(1), 3.22(0.7), 2.96(0.4),

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Forms: ( 1 1 4) ( 1 1 2) ( 1 1 4) ( 1 1 2) ( 1 0 0) ( 0 0 1)

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Physical Properties of Fuloppite

Color:

Gray, Bronze yellow, Steel blue.

Density:

5.22

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

reddish gray

Optical Properties of Fuloppite

RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate in blue-green to red-brown.

RL Color:

Bronzy white.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Fuloppite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	33.70	42.60
420 nm	33.60	42.20
440 nm	33.50	41.80
460 nm	33.10	41.40
480 nm	32.50	40.80
500 nm	32.20	40.40
520 nm	32.00	40.20
540 nm	31.90	40.10
560 nm	31.70	40.00
580 nm	31.20	39.60
600 nm	30.50	38.80
620 nm	29.50	37.70
640 nm	28.40	36.40
660 nm	27.60	35.10
680 nm	26.90	34.30
700 nm	26.50	33.80

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Fuloppite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Fuloppite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.50 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fuloppite =5.23 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94

Photoelectric:

PE_Fuloppite= 695.26 barns/electron
U=PE_Fuloppite x rElectron Density=3,130.88 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Fuloppite Classification

Dana Class:

03.06.20.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

(03.06)where 2 < z/y < 2.49 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals

(03.06.20)Fuloppite Group (Monoclinc: C2/c containing Pb, Sb)

03.06.20.01 Fuloppite Pb3Sb8S15 C 2/c 2/m

03.06.20.02 Plagionite Pb5Sb8S17 C 2/c 2/m

03.06.20.03 Heteromorphite Pb7Sb8S19 C 2/c 2/m

03.06.20.04 Semseyite Pb9Sb8S21 C 2/c 2/m

03.06.20.05 Rayite (Ag,Tl)2Pb8Sb8S21 C 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.HC.10a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype

02.HC -With only Pb

02.HC.10a Fuloppite Pb3Sb8S15 C 2/c 2/m

Other Fuloppite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fuloppite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Fuloppite

Pb3Sb8S15
Dana No: 03.06.20.01 Strunz No: 02.HC.10a
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