Mineral Symbols

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black

Hardness Data:

Could not be measured

Tenacity:

Elastic

Cleavage:

Perfect
Parallel to elongation (according to the crystal structure, the cleavage plane would be (201)

Density:

6.010 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Calculated for empirical formula. Ideal formula gives 6.004.

Optical Data of Marrucciite

Crystallography of Marrucciite

General Appearance of Type Material:

Black acicular metallic crystals in calcite veins.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio, University of Pisa, Italy.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermal

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Calcite

Reference:

Orlandi, Paolo, Moëlo, Yves, Campostrini, Italo, Meerschaut, Alain (2007) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) IX. Marrucciite, Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: Definition and crystal structure.European Journal of Mineralogy, 19 (2) 267-279doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1718

Synonyms of Marrucciite

Other Language Names for Marrucciite

Common AssociatesMon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.ArsenquatrandoriteAg_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.GinelfiteAg₂(Ag_0.5Fe)TlPb_23.5(Sb,As)_33.5S₇₆Tric.1 :P12.JB.AndreadiniiteCuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.ChukotkaiteAgPb₇Sb₅S₁₅Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.SelenojunoiteCu₂Pb₃Bi₈Se₁₆Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.LechneriteAg₁₀Cu₄HgPb₃₃Sb₅₈S₁₂₈Tric.1 :P12.JB.Cuprosenandorite Ag₁₆Cu₈Pb₂₄Sb₇₂S₁₄₄Orth.mm2 :Pna2₁2.JB.MorleyiteAg₂CuPb₂₅Sb₂₄As₄S_68.5Tric.1 :P12.JB.LazerckeriteAg_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.LasmanisiteAg₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆Orth. 222 :P2₁2₁2₁2.JB.MontpelvouxiteAgPb₁₆Sb₂₇As₁₈S₈₄Tric.1 :P12.JB.SenandoriteAgPbSb₃S₆Orth.mm2 :Pmn2₁2.JB.OscarkempffiteAg₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈Orth.mm22.JB.05DiaphoriteAg₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.10CosalitePb₂Bi₂S₅Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)2.JB.15MarriteAgPbAsS₃Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.15FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS₃Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.20CannizzaritePb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂Mon. 2/m :P2₁/m2.JB.20WittitePb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇Mon.2.JB.25jRouxeliteCu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5Tric.1 :P12.JB.25iNeyiteAg₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.25aJunoiteCu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.25fÁngelaiteCu₂AgPbBiS₄Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma2.JB.25cNordströmiteCuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)Mon. 2/m :P2₁/m2.JB.25iCuproneyiteCu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.25gNuffielditeCu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)2.JB.25hWeibullitePb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma2.JB.25dProuditeCuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.25bFelbertaliteCu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.30aJordanitePb₁₄As₆S₂₃Mon. 2/m :P2₁/m2.JB.30aGeocronitePb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃Mon. 2/m :P2₁/m2.JB.30aArsenmarcobaldiitePb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁Tric.1 :P12.JB.30bKirkiitePb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉Mon. 2/m :P2₁/m2.JB.30cTsugaruitePb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀ClOrth.mm2 :Pnn22.JB.30aMarcobaldiitePb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁Tric. 1 :P12.JB.35dPellouxite(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.35eChovanitePb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.35aZinkenitePb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂Hex. 6 :P6₃2.JB.35cPillaitePb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.35bScainiitePb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.35fTubuliteAg₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃Mon.m :Pb2.JB.40aFizélyiteAg₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈Mon. 2/m2.JB.40aRamdohritePb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄Mon. 2/m2.JB.40eUstarasitePb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)2.JB.40aBursaitePb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)Orth.2.JB.40UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇2.JB.40UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇2.JB.40aTerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.40aJasrouxiteAg₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₄As₁₆)S₇₂Tric.1 :P12.JB.40aTarutinoiteAg₃Pb₇Bi₇S₁₉Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.40aOyoniteAg₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄Mon. 2/m2.JB.40bHeyrovskýitePb₆Bi₂S₉Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Cccm2.JB.40aQuatrandoriteAgPbSb₃S₆Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.40aErzwiesiteAg₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Cmcm2.JB.40aVikingiteAg₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.40aLillianitePb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)2.JB.40bBaiamareiteAg₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈Mon. 2/m2.JB.40aStaročeskéiteAg_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Cmcm2.JB.40aRoshchiniteAg₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma2.JB.40bAschamalmitePb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.JB.40bEskimoiteAg₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆Mon.2.JB.40aMenchettiiteAgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.40aHolubiteAg₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄Mon. 2/m2.JB.40aBrusnitsyniteMn₃CuPbAs₃Sb₂S₁₂Mon. 2/m :P2₁/b2.JB.40aTreasuriteAg₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂Mon.2.JB.40cOurayiteAg₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃Orth.2.JB.40aUchucchacuaiteAgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pmmm2.JB.40dSchirmeritePbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉Orth.2.JB.40aXilingolitePb₃Bi₂S₆Mon.2.JB.40aGustaviteAgPbBi₃S₆Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)2.JB.55GratonitePb₉As₄S₁₅Trig. 3m :R3m2.JB.65VurroitePb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆Mon. 2/m :B2/b2.JB.65TazieffitePb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀Mon. 2/m :B2/b2.JB.70DaliranitePbHgAs₂S₅Mon.

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References for MarrucciiteⓘBuca della Vena Mine (TL)Orlandi et al. (2007)

Slovakia

 

• Košice Region

• Gelnica District

• ⓘGelnica

Laufek et al. (2007)

• ⓘZenderling Hg deposit

Laufek et al. (2007)+1 other reference

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