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Bezsmertnovite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Unique Identifiers
First published:
1979

Type description reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bezsmertnovite, Au4Cu(Te, Pb); a new mineral from the zone of oxidation of deposits of the Far East. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 249(1): 185-189 (in Russian).

Classification of Bezsmertnovite

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Dana 8th ed.:
2.1.5.1

2 : SULFIDES
1 : AmXp, with m:p > 3:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:
3.3.11

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
3 : Sulphides etc. of Au

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Yellow
Hardness:
4½ onMohs scale
Hardness:
VHN20=310 - 374 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Density:
16.3 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Bezsmertnovite
Common Impurities:
Ag,Fe

Crystallography of Bezsmertnovite
General Appearance of Type Material:
As tabular or irregular grains, up to 0.2 x 0.05 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 79408.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Cementation zone of volcanogenic gold telluride deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BilibinskiteBogdanoviteNative Gold
Reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bezsmertnovite, Au4Cu(Te, Pb); a new mineral from the zone of oxidation of deposits of the Far East. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 249(1): 185-189 (in Russian).

Synonyms of Bezsmertnovite

Other Language Names for Bezsmertnovite

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