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MINERAL CLASSIFICATION / SYSTEMATIK der MINERALE            according to E.H. Nickel & M.C. Nichols (2009), H. Strunz & E.H. Nickel (2001) 2. SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (Sulfides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides, Antimonides, Bismuthides, Sulfarsenites, Sulfantimonites, Sulfbismuthites, etc.) 2.D: Metalsulfides, M: S = 3: 4 and 2 : 3 2.DA. Metalsulfides with M : S = 3 : 4   2.DA.05. Linnaeite group   Linnaeite CoCo2S4 cub., Fd-3m              G Siegenite CoNi2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO G Polydymite NiNi2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO G Violarite FeNi2S4 cub., Fd-3m G Greigite FeFe2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO IMA 1963-007 Carollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO G Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO IMA 1976-044 Bornhardtite Co3Se4 cub., Fd-3m G Trüstedtite Ni3Se4 cub., Fd-3m A Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 cub., Fd-3m (?) G Daubréelite FeCr2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO G Florensovite Cu(Cr,Sb)2S4 cub., Fd-3m (?) IMA 1987-012 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 cub., Fd-3m IMA 1984-028 Indite FeIn2S4 cub., Fd-3m A Cadmoindite CdIn2S4 cub., Fd-3m IMA 2003-042 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 cub., Fd-3m IMA 1984-017 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 cub., Fd-3m FOTO IMA 1984-016 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 cub., Fd-3m (?) FOTO IMA 1995-003 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 cub., Fd-3m IMA 1996-047 Xingzhongite (Cu,Pb,Fe)(Ir,Pt,Rh)2S4 cub., Fd-3m (?) Q "Dayingite", alleged CuCoPtS4, is cobaltian malanite, discredited in 1980.   2.DA.10. Rhodostannite group   Rhodostannite (Cu,Ag)2FeSn3S8 tetr., I41/a IMA 1968-018 Toyohaite Ag2FeSn3S8 tetr., I41/a IMA 1989-007   2.DA.15. Brezinaite group   Brezinaite Cr3S4 mon., I2/m IMA 1969-004 Heideite (Fe,Cr)1+x(Ti,Fe)2S4 mon., I2/m IMA 1973-062 Wilkmanite Ni3Se4 mon., I2/m A   2.DA.20. Konderite group   Konderite PbCu3(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 hex., P6/mmm IMA 1983-053 Inaglyite PbCu3(Ir,Pt)8S16 hex., P6/mmm IMA 1983-054   2.DA.25. Kingstonite group   Kingstonite Rh3S4 mon., C2/m IMA 1993-046   2.DB. Metalsulfides with M : S = 2 : 3   2.DB.05. Stibnite group        05 a. Stibnite series Stibnite  /  Antimonit Sb2S3 orth., Pbnm FOTO G Antimonselite Sb2Se3 orth., Pbnm IMA 1992-003 Bismuthinite Bi2S3 orth., Pbnm G Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 orth., Pbnm G Metastibnite Sb2S3 amorph FOTO G      05 b. Pääkkönenite series Pääkkönenite Sb2AsS2 mon., C2/m IMA 1980-063   2.DB.10. Ottemannite group   Ottemannite Sn2S3 orth., Pnam A Suredaite PbSnS3 orth., Pnam IMA 1997-043 unnamed SnGeS3 mon., P21/c FOTO Unnamed SnGeS3 is a sublimation product from a burning mine dump and will therefore not accepted as a mineral.   2.DB.15. Bowieite group   Bowieite (Rh,Ir)2S2 orth., Pbcn IMA 1980-022 Kashinite (Ir,Rh)2S3 orth., Pbcn IMA 1982-036   2.DB.20. Montbrayite group   Montbrayite (Au,Sb)2Te3 tric., P1 G   2.DB.25. Edgarite group   Edgarite FeNb3S6 hex., P6322 (?) FOTO IMA 1995-017   2.DA.30. Tarkianite group   Tarkianite (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S8 cub., F-43m IMA 2003-004   2.DB.35. Cameronit group   Cameronite Cu7AgTe10 tetr. IMA 1984-069   2.DC. M : S variabel   2.DC.05. Tetradymite group        05 a. Hedleyite series, c ca. 3 x 6 Å Hedleyite Bi7Te3 trig., P-3m1 G      05 b. Ingodite series, c ca. 4 x 6 Å Ingodite Bi2TeS trig. IMA 1980-045 Tsumoite BiTe trig., P-3m1 IMA 1972-010a Sulphotsumoite Bi2Te2S trig., P-3m1 IMA 1980-084 Nevskite BiSe trig., P-3m1 IMA 1983-026 Telluronevskite Bi3Te(Se,S)2 trig., P-3m1 FOTO IMA 1993-027a      05 c. Tetradymite series, c ca. 5 x 6 Å Tellurantimony Sb2Te3 trig., R-3m IMA 1972-002 Paraguanajuatite Bi2(Se,S)3 trig., R-3m G Tetradymite Bi2Te2S trig., R-3m FOTO G Tellurobismuthite Bi2Te3 trig., R-3m G Kawazulite Bi2Te2S trig., R-3m (?) IMA 1968-014 Skippenite Bi2Se2Te trig., R-3m IMA 1986-033      05 d. Pilsenite series, c ca. 7 x 6 Å Ikunolite Bi4SeS2 trig., R-3m FOTO A Joséite-A Bi4TeS2 trig., R-3m Q Joséite-B Bi4Te2S trig., R-3m Q Joséite-C Bi16Te3S9 (?) trig., R-3m N Pilsenite Bi4Te3 trig., R-3m Rd Laitakarite Bi4Se2S trig., R-3m A      05 e. Baksanite series, c > 9 x 6 Å Baksanite Bi6Te2S3 trig., P-3m1 IMA 1992-042 Protojoseite Bi3TeS trig. N Vihorlatite Bi24Se17Te2 trig., P3m1 FOTO IMA 1988-047 Ordering of S and Te in joséite-A and joséite-B was not observed, there is possibly a complete solid solution from tellurian ikunolite to sulfurian pilsenite. The very incompletely described joséite-C is also possibly a member of these series and not a separate mineral. Sztrokayite (listed in Nickel & Nichols, 2008), alleged Bi3TeS2, crystal system and space group unknown, very incompletely described, was published without IMA approval. in bold: grandfathered, IMA accepted, renamed and redefined (with IMA approval) minerals, in normal letters: minerals published without IMA approval, questionable minerals, polytypes G = Grandfathered minerals: original description preceded the establishment of the CNMNC in 1959, and generally regarded as a valid species A or IMA No. = Minerals approved by the CNMNC Rd = Redefinition of the mineral approved by the CNMNC Rn = Renamed with approval by the CNMNC GROUP = a name used to designate a group of species N = Mineral published without approval of the CNMNC Q = Questionable mineral H = Hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, etc.) D = Discredited by the CNMNC Poly = Polytype © Thomas Witzke (2007-2009)

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