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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.E: Metalsulfides, M: S <= 1 : 2


2.EA. Metalsulfides with M : S = 1 : 2

2.EA.05. Sylvanite group

Sylvanite AgAuTe4 mon., P2/c FOTO        



2.EA.10. Calaverite group

Calaverite AuTe2 mon. FOTO



2.EA.15. Kostovite group

Kostovite CuAuTe4 orth., Pma2
Krennerite (Au,Ag)Te2 orth.



2.EA.20. Melonite group

Kitkaite NiTeSe trig., P-3m1
Melonite NiTe2 trig., P-3m1
Berndtite-2T SnS2 trig., P-3m1
     Berndtite-4H SnS2 hex., P63mc
Shuangfengite IrTe2 trig., P-3m1
Merenskyite Pd(Te,Bi)2 trig., P-3m1
Moncheite Pt(Te,Bi)2 trig., P-3m1 FOTO
Sudovikovite PtSe2 trig., P-3m1 (?)



2.EA.25. Verbeekite group

Verbeekite PdSe2 mon., C2/m (?)



2.EA.30. Molybdenite group

Molybdenite-2H  /  Molybdänit-2H MoS2 hex., P63/mmc FOTO
     Molybdenite-3R MoS2 trig., R3m
Jordisite MoS2 amorph ENTDECKUNG
Tungstenite-2H WS2 hex., P63/mmc
     Tungstenite-3R WS2 trig., R3m
Drysdallite MoSe2 hex., P63/mmc



2.EB. Metalsulfides with M : S = 1 : 2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE. Pyrite-Marcasite family

2.EB.05. Pyrite group

Pyrite FeS2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Cattierite CoS2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Vaesite NiS2 cub., Pa-3
Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Fe)S2 cub., Pa-3
Hauerite MnS2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Dzharkenite FeSe2 cub., Pa-3
Trogtalite CoSe2 cub., Pa-3
Penroseite NiSe2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Krutaite CuSe2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Aurostibite AuSb2 cub., Pa-3
Laurite RuS2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Erlichmanite OsS2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Beta-Iridisit Ir<1S2 cub., Pa-3 (?)
Gaotaiite Ir<1Te2 cub., Pa-3 (?)
Sperrylite PtAs2 cub., Pa-3 FOTO
Geversite PtSb2 cub., Pa-3
Insizwaite PtBiSb . cub., Pa-3
Bambollaite Cu(Se,Te)2 tetr., I41/amd
Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 cub., Pa-3

Fukuchilite is apparently identical to villamaninite. Villamaninite would have priority.



2.EB.10. Marcasite group

Marcasite  /  Markasit FeS2 orth., Pnnm FOTO
Ferroselite FeSe2 orth., Pnnm
Hastite CoSe2 orth., Pnnm
Kullerudite NiSe2 orth., Pnnm
Frohbergite FeTe2 orth., Pnnm
Mattagamite CoTe2 orth., Pnnm



2.EB.15. Löllingite group

Löllingite FeAs2 orth., Pnnm
Safflorite CoAs2 orth., Pnnm FOTO
Clinosafflorite CoAs2 mon, P21/c
Rammelsbergite NiAs2 orth., Pnnm FOTO
Pararammelsbergite NiAs2 orth., Pbca
Seinäjokite FeSb2 orth. or ps.-orth.
Nisbite NiSb2 orth., Pnnm
Anduoite RuAs2 orth., Pnnm or Pnn2
Omeiite OsAs2 orth., Pnnm or Pnn2
Alloclasite (Co,Fe)AsS mon., P21
Costibite CoSbS orth., Pn21m
Paracostibite CoSbS orth., Pbca .
Oenite CoSbAs orth. .
Krutovite NiAs2 cub., P213



2.EB.20. Arsenopyrite group

Arsenopyrite FeAsS mon., P21/c
Glaucodote CoAsS mon., P21/c
Gudmundite FeSbS mon., P21/c
Paxite CuAs2 mon., P21/c
Ruarsite RuAsS mon. .
Osarsite OsAsS mon.



2.EB.25. Gersdorffite group

Gersdorffite-Pa3 NiAsS cub., Pa-3 . FOTO
Jolliffeite NiAsSe . cub., Pa-3
Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS cub., Pa-3 . FOTO
Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS cub., Pa-3 . FOTO
Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS . cub., Pa-3
Kalungaite PdAsSe . cub., Pa-3
Gersdorffite-P213 NiAsS cub., P213 FOTO
Ullmannite NiSbS cub., P213 FOTO
Tolovkite IrSbS cub., P213 (?)
Changchengite IrBiS cub., P213 (?)
Mayingite IrBiTe cub., P213 (?)
Milotaite PdSbSe cub., P213
Testibiopalladite Pd(Sb,Te,Bi)Te cub., P213
Michenerite PdBiTe cub., P213
Maslovite PtBiTe cub., P213 (?)
Padmaite PdBiSe cub., P4132, P4332
Gersdorffite-Pca21 NiAsS orth., Pca21 FOTO
Cobaltite CoAsS orth., Pca21 FOTO
Willyamite CoSbS orth., Pca21



2.EB.30. Urvantsevite group

Urvantsevite Pd(Bi,Pb)2 tetr., I4/mmm



2.EB.35. Rheniite group

Rheniite ReS2 tric., P-1



2.EC. Metalsulfides with M : S = 1 : >2

2.EC.05. Skutterudit group

Skutterudite CoAs3 cub., Im-3 FOTO
Nickelskutterudite NiAs3 cub., Im-3
IMA 2006-032 (Fe,Co)As3 cub., Im-3
Kieftite CoSb3 cub., Im-3



2.EC.10. Patronite group

Patronite VS4 mon., I2/c FOTO





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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