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SYSTEMATIC of the MINERALS / SYSTEMATIK der MINERALE

           according to E.H. Nickel & M.C. Nichols (2007), H. Strunz & E.H. Nickel (2001)



2. SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS
(Sulfides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides, Antimonides, Bismuthides, Sulfarsenites, Sulfantimonites, Sulfbismuthites, etc.)


2.C: Metalsulfides, M: S = 1: 1


2.CA. Metalsulfides with Cu

2.CA.05. Covellite group

Covellite  /  Covellin CuS hex., P63/mmc FOTO     G
Klockmannite CuSe hex., P63/mmc FOTOG
Spionkopite Cu39S28 trig.IMA 1978-023
Yarrowite Cu9S8 trig.IMA 1978-022



2.CA.10. Nukundamite group

Nukundamite Cu3.4Fe0.6S4 trig., P-3m1 FOTOIMA 1978-037



2.CA.15. Calvertite group

Calvertite Cu5Ge0.5S4 cub.IMA 2006-030






2.CB. Metalsulfides with Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag etc.

2.CB.05. Sphalerite group

Sphalerite ZnS cub., F-43m. FOTOG
Rudashevskyite (Fe,Zn)S cub., F-43m. IMA 2005-017
Hawleyite CdS cub., F-43m. G
Metacinnabar HgS cub., F-43m. FOTOG
Stilleite ZnSe cub., F-43m. G
Tiemannite HgSe cub., F-43m. FOTOG
Coloradoite HgTe cub., F-43m. G
Sakuraiite (Cu,Zn,In,Fe,Sn)S cub.. FOTOIMA 1965-017
Polhemusite (Zn,Hg)S tetr.IMA 1972-017



2.CB.10. Chalcopyrite group

Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 tetr., I-42d FOTOG
Gallite CuGaS2 tetr., I-42dG
Roquesite CuInS2 tetr., I-42d FOTOIMA 1962-001
Eskebornite CuFeSe2 tetr., I-42d FOTOENTDECKUNGG
Lenaite AgFeS2 tetr., I-42d FOTOIMA 1994-008
Laforetite AgInS2 tetr., I-42dIMA 1995-006
Talnakhite Cu9Fe8S16 cub., I-43m FOTOIMA 1967-014
Mooihoekite Cu9Fe9S16 tetr., P-42mIMA 1971-019
Putoranite Cu8-9Fe9-9.5S16 cub., Pm-3m (?)IMA 1979-054
Haycockite Cu8Fe10S16 orth.IMA 1971-028



2.CB.15. Stannite-Kesterite group

Kuramite Cu3FeS4 tetr., I-42mIMA 1979-013
Stannite Cu2FeSnS4 tetr., I-42m FOTOG
Černyite    (Cernyite) Cu2CdSnS4 tetr., I-42mIMA 1976-057
Velikite Cu2HgSnS4 tetr., I-4A
Hocartite Ag2FeSnS4 tetr., I-42mIMA 1967-046
Pirquitasite Ag2ZnSnS4 tetr., I-42m or I-4IMA 1980-091
Ferrokesterite Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 tetr., I-4 FOTOIMA 1985-012
Kesterite Cu2(Zn,Fe)SnS4 tetr., I-4G
Stannoidite Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12 orth., I222 FOTOIMA 1968-004a
Mohite Cu2SnS3 tric., ps.-mon.IMA 1981-015
Idaite Cu3FeS4 hex.G



2.CB.20. Mawsonite group

Mawsonite Cu12Fe4Sn2S16 tetr., P-4m2IMA 1964-030
Chatkalite Cu12Fe2Sn4S16 tetr., P-4m2IMA 1981-004



2.CB.30. Germanite group

Germanite Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 cub., P-43nG
Colusite Cu13V(As,Sn,Sb)3S16 cub., P-43nG
Stibiocolusite Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 cub., P-43nIMA 1991-043
Germanocolusite Cu13V(Ge,As)3S16 cub., P-43nIMA 1991-044
Nekrasovite Cu13V(Sn,As,Sb)3S16 cub., P-43nIMA 1983-051
Maikainite Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 cub.IMA 1992-038
Ovamboite Cu20(Fe,Cu)6W2Ge6S32 cub.IMA 1992-039



2.CB.35. Hemusite group

Hemusite Cu6SnMoS8 cub., F...IMA 1968-038
Kiddcreekite Cu6SnWS8 cub., F...IMA 1982-106
Catamarcaite Cu6GeWS8 hex., P63mcIMA 2003-020
Morozeviczite (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-XS4 cub.IMA 1974-036
Polkovicite (Fe,Pb)3Ge1-XS4 cub.IMA 1974-037
Renierite (Cu,Zn)11Fe4(Ge,As)2S16 tetr., P-42cG
Vinciennite (Cu10Fe4SnAs)S16 tetr., ps.-cub.IMA 1983-031



2.CB.40. Lautite group

Lautite CuAsS orth., Pna21 ENTDECKUNGG



2.CB.45. Wurtzite group

Wurtzite-2H ZnS hex., P63mcG
     Wurtzite-4H ZnS hex..
     Wurtzite-6H ZnS hex..
     Wurtzite-8H ZnS hex..
     Wurtzite-10H ZnS hex..
     Wurtzite-15R ZnS hex..
Greenockite CdS hex., P63mc FOTOG
Cadmoselite CdSe hex., P63mcG
Rambergite MnS hex., P63mc FOTOIMA 1995-028
Hypercinnabar HgS hex.IMA 1977-D



2.CB.55. Cubanite group

Cubanite Cu2FeS3 orth., PcmnG
Isocubanite CuFe2S3 cub., Fm-3mIMA 1983-E



2.CB.60. Raguinite-Picotpaulite group

Raguinite TlFeS2 mon., C2/mIMA 1968-022
Picotpaulite TlFe2S3 orth., CmmmIMA 1970-031



2.CB.65. Argentopyrite group

Argentopyrite AgFe2S3 orth., Pmmn FOTOG
Sternbergite AgFe2S3 orth., CcmbG



2.CB.70. Sulvanite group

Sulvanite Cu3VS4 cub., P-43mG



2.CB.75. Vulcanite group

Vulcanite CuTe orth., PmnmA



2.CB.80. Empressite group

Empressite AgTe orth., PmnmRd



2.CB.85. Muthmannite group

Muthmannite AuAgTe2 orth.G






2.CC. Metalsulfides with Ni, Fe, Co etc.

2.CC.05. Nickeline group

Jaipurite CoS hex., P63/mmcQ
Achavalite FeSe hex., P63/mmcG
Freboldite CoSe hex., P63/mmcG
Sederholmite NiSe hex., P63/mmcA
Langisite (Co,Ni)As hex., P63/mmcIMA 1968-023
Nickeline NiAs hex., P63/mmcG
Breithauptite NiSb hex., P63/mmc FOTOG
Zlatogorite CuNiSb2 trig., P-3m1IMA 1994-014
Sudburyite PdSb hex., P63/mmc
Sobolevskite PdBi hex., P63/mmc (?) FOTO
Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) hex., P63/mmc (?)IMA 1972-013
Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)2SbTe hex., P63/mmc (?)N
Vavřinite Ni2SbTe2 hex., P63/mmc IMA 2005-045
Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi)1.6 hex.A

"Imgreite", alleged NiTe, was discredited.



2.CC.10. Pyrrhotite group

Troilite FeS hex., P-62c. FOTOG
Pyrrhotite-4M  /  Pyrrhotin-4M Fe7S8 mon., C2/c FOTOG
     Pyrrhotite-5H Fe9S10 hex
     Pyrrhotite-6M Fe11S12 mon.
     Pyrrhotite-7H Fe9S10 hex.
     Pyrrhotite-11H Fe10S11 hex.
Smythite Fe3+xS4      (x = 0 - 0.3) trig., R-3mG

Pyrrhotite-4M is the most common polytype of Pyrrhotite (Pyrrhotin).



2.CC.15. Westerveldite group

Westerveldite FeAs 0 orth., PmcnA
Modderite (Co,Fe)As 0 orth., PmcnG
Ruthenarsenite RuAs 0 orth., PmcnA
Cherepanovite RhAs orth., Pmcn FOTOIMA 1984-041



2.CC.20. Millerite group

Millerite NiS trig., R3m. FOTOG
Mäkinenite NiSe trig., R3m (?)A



2.CC.25. Mackinawite group

Mackinawite (Fe,Ni)1+xS     (x = 0 - 0.07) tetr., P4/nmm FOTOG



2.CC.30. Braggite group

Vysotskite (Pd,Ni)S tetr., P42/mA
Braggite (Pt,Pd,Ni)S tetr., P42/mG
Cooperite (Pt,Pd)S tetr., P42/mmcG






2.CD. Metalsulfides with Sn, Pb, Hg etc.

2.CD.05. Herzenbergite group

Herzenbergite SnS 0 orth., PbnmG
Teallite PbSnS2 orth., Pbnm FOTOG



2.CD.10. Galena group

Niningerite (Mg,Fe,Mn)S 0 cub., Fm-3m FOTOIMA 1966-036
Oldhamite CaS 0 cub., Fm-3m FOTOG
Keilite (Fe,Mn)S 0 cub., Fm-3mIMA 2001-053
Alabandite  /  Alabandin MnS 0 cub., Fm-3mG
Galena  /  Galenit PbS 0 cub., Fm-3m FOTOG
Clausthalite PbSe 0 cub., Fm-3m FOTOG
Altaite PbTe 0 cub., Fm-3m FOTOG
Crerarite (Pt,Pb)Bi3(S,Se)4-X cub., Fm-3mIMA 1994-003
Cuboargyrite AgSbS2 cub., Fm-3mIMA 1997-004
Schapbachite AgBiS2 cub., Fm-3mRd



2.CD.15. Matildite group

Matildite AgBiS2 trig., P-3m1 (?) FOTOG
Bohdanoviczite AgBiSe2 trig., P-3m1 (?)Rd
Volynskite AgBiTe2 trig., P-3m1 (?)A



2.CD.20. Group removed




2.CD.25. Cinnabar group

Cinnabar  /  Cinnabarit 1) HgS trig., P3121, P3221 FOTOG

1) In German also Zinnober.



2.CD.30. Tvalchelidzeite group

Tvalchrelidzeite Hg3AsSbS3 tric., P1A








in bold: grandfathered, IMA accepted, renamed and redefined (with IMA approval) minerals,
in normal letters: minerals published without IMA approval, questionable minerals, polytypes


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