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Northstarite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Pb6(Te4+O3)5(S6+O3S2-)
Colour:
beige
Lustre:
Adamantine
Hardness:
2
Specific Gravity:
6.888 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Name:
From the type locality
Type Locality:
ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
New structure type. First combination of tellurate and thiosulfate groups among minerals. Chemically somewhat resemblesadanite,schieffelinite, and to some extent alsoeztlite.


Unique Identifiers
Approval year:
2019
First published:
2020
Type description reference:
Kampf, Anthony R., Housley, Robert M., Rossman, George R. (2020) Northstarite, a new lead-tellurite-thiosulfate mineral from the North Star mine, Tintic, Utah, USA.The Canadian Mineralogist, 58 (4). 533-542doi:10.3749/canmin.1900105

Classification of Northstarite

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
J : Thiosulfates
A : Thiosulfates of Pb

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Beige
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2 onMohs scale
Hardness Data:
Measured
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
6.888 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Northstarite

Crystallography of Northstarite
General Appearance of Type Material:
short prisms with pyramidal terminations, up to about 1 mm in length
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue number 67291.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
QuartzBaryteEnargitePyriteAnglesite
AzuriteChrysocollaFluorapatitePlumbogummiteTellurite
ZincospiroffiteAdanite
Reference:
Kampf, Anthony R., Housley, Robert M., Rossman, George R. (2020) Northstarite, a new lead-tellurite-thiosulfate mineral from the North Star mine, Tintic, Utah, USA.The Canadian Mineralogist, 58 (4). 533-542doi:10.3749/canmin.1900105

Synonyms of Northstarite

Other Language Names for Northstarite

Common AssociatesTric.1 :P17.JA.BoojumitePb8O4(OH)2(S2O3)3Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma7.JA.Finescreekite[Pb4(OH)4](S2O3)2Orth. 222 :P2121217.JA.BoevskitePb4(TeO3)2(SO4)(S2O3)Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma7.JA.Redmondite[Pb8O2Zn(OH)6](S2O3)4Mon. 2/m :P21/b7.JA.Hydroredmondite[Pb8O2Zn(OH)6](S2O3)4 · 2H2OMon. 2/m7.JA.Dinilawiite[Pb4OAl(OH)6]2(S2O3)2 · (S2O3)(H2O)5Mon. 2/m7.JA.Sulfatoredmondite[Pb8O2Zn(OH)6](SO4)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m :B2/m7.JA.Cubothioplumbite[Pb4(OH)4]Pb(S2O3)3Iso.m3(2/m3) :Pa37.JA.Hexathioplumbite[Pb4OH4]Pb(S2O3)3Hex. 6 :P637.JA.05SidpietersitePb2+4(S2O3)O2(OH)2Tric.1 :P17.JA.10SteverustitePb2+5(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2Mon. 2/m :P21/m7.JA.15FassinaitePb2(S2O3)(CO3)Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma

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    • References for NorthstariteⓘPriozernoe Au depositKasatkin et al. (2023)
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