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Rosickýite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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S
Colour:
Colourless, pale yellow with green tint
Lustre:
Adamantine
Hardness:
2 - 3
Specific Gravity:
2.02 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Sulphur Group
Name:
After Professor Vojtĕch Rosický (30 October 1880 Prague, Austria-Hungary – 9 February 1942 Mauthausen, Nazi Germany), former Director of the Mineralogical and Petrological Institute of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Type Locality:
ⓘHavírna, Letovice, Blansko District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Polymorph of:
Clinosulphur,Sulphur
Sulphur Group.
The densest form of solid S. Can be prepared by slowly cooling molten sulfur that has been heated above 150°C.
Dimorphous with bothsulphur (α-sulphur), to which it changes in time at room temperature, andβ-sulphur.


Unique Identifiers
First published:
1931
Type description reference:
Sekanina, J. (1931) Rosickýit, die natürliche γ-Schwefelmodifïkation.Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 80 (1). 174-189doi:10.1524/zkri.1931.80.1.174

Classification of Rosickýite
Dana 7th ed.:
1.3.4.2
Dana 8th ed.:
1.3.5.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
3 : Semi-metals and non-metals
Hey's CIM Ref.:
1.52

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Colourless, pale yellow with green tint
Hardness:
2 - 3 onMohs scale
Cleavage:
None Observed
Density:
2.02 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
value from Meisser et al 2000

Optical Data of Rosickýite

Crystallography of Rosickýite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Crystals, mostly less than 0.5 mm in size. Equidimensional to platy to acicular.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic, number A6111 (holotype).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In the center of hollow limonite nodules (a few centimeters in size) found in a thin stratum of clay.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Limonite
Reference:
Sekanina, J. (1931) Rosickýit, die natürliche γ-Schwefelmodifïkation.Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 80 (1). 174-189doi:10.1524/zkri.1931.80.1.174

Synonyms of Rosickýite

Other Language Names for Rosickýite

Relationship of Rosickýite to other Species
Other Members of Sulphur Group:
ClinosulphurS8Mon. 2/m :P21/b
SulphurS8Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Fddd

Common AssociatesMon. 2/m :P21/b1.CC.05SulphurS8Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Fddd1.CC.10SeleniumSeTrig. 32 :P31211.CC.10TelluriumTeTrig. 32 :P31211.CC.15IodineI2

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    • References for RosickýiteⓘEl Desierto mine[www.hedegaard.com]
    Canada
     
    Broughton (2023)Gleeson et al. (2011)
    Czech Republic (TL)
     
    Sekanina (1931)Anthony et al. (1990)Kruťa T. (1944)
    Germany
     
    undefined+2 other referencesLapis (1)Schnorrer-Köhler (1987)Ingendahl (2016)Lapis (9)Weiß (1990)Witzke et al. (1998)
    Greece
     
    Rieck et al. (1999)Rieck et al. (1999)
    Iceland
     
    Italy
     
    PANICHI U. (1924)
    New Zealand
     
    Unpublished drill log report to NZ Dept ...
    Poland
     
    Kruszewski et al. (2019)
    Russia
     
    Cesnokov et al. (1998)
    Switzerland
     
    Meisser et al. (2000)Meisser (2012)
    USA
     
    Luetcke (n.d.)Douglas (2005)www.mineralsocal.orgPemberton (1983)+1 other referenceRWMW specimen
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