| |
 |
Furutobeite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Furutobeite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
(Cu,Ag)6PbS4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 761.06 gm |
| |
Copper 41.75 % Cu |
| |
Silver 14.17 % Ag |
| |
Lead 27.23 % Pb |
| |
Sulfur 16.85 % S |
| |
______ |
| |
100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu5AgPbS4 |
| Environment: |
In veinlets of stromeyerite that cut bornite in the Kuroko zone of a stratbound, Kuroko-type, massive sufide deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 |
| Locality: |
Furutobe mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Furutobeite + Pronunciation  |
| |