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Bayankhanite Mineral Data
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General Bayankhanite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Cu6HgS4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 710.13 gm |
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Copper 53.69 % Cu |
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Mercury 28.25 % Hg |
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Sulfur 18.06 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Cu6HgS4 |
Environment: |
An inadequately described species, probably a mixture of several Cu-Hg-S phases: Am. Mineral. 71 (1986), 1543. |
IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 2006 |
Locality: |
Idermeg-bayan-khan-ula, Mongolia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Bayankhanite + Pronunciation |
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Bayankhanite Crystallography
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Crystal System: |
Hexagonal Space Group: Unk |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.65(0.5), 2.74(0.4), 4.64(0.3), |
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Physical Properties of Bayankhanite
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Color: |
Black. |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Hardness: |
3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Calculated Properties of Bayankhanite
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Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.08 Boson Index = 0.92 |
Photoelectric: |
PEBayankhanite = 472.65 barns/electron U=PEBayankhanite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bayankhanite is Not Radioactive |
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Bayankhanite Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals |
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(02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(02.00.00)Sulfide |
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02.00.00.00 Argentite* Ag2S I m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex |
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02.00.00.00 Bismutoplagionite* 5PbS.4Bi2S3 Unk Ortho |
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02.00.00.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.00.00.00 Colimaite K3VS4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2 |
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02.00.00.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3 |
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02.00.00.00 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Fersilicite* FeSi P 213 2 3 |
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02.00.00.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm |
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02.00.00.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic |
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02.00.00.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic |
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02.00.00.00 Jaipurite* CoS P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono |
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02.00.00.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic |
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02.00.00.00 Plumosite* Pb2Sb2S5 Mono |
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02.00.00.00 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm |
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02.00.00.00 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho |
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02.00.00.00 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig |
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02.00.00.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra |
Strunz Class: |
02.XX.00 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.X - Unclassified Strunz SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarse |
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02.XX -Sulfide |
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02.XX.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex |
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02.XX.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.XX.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3 |
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02.XX.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2 |
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02.XX.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Horsfordite? Cu5Sb Unk Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Matraite? ZnS R 3m 3m |
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02.XX.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono |
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02.XX.00 Jeromite? As(S,Se)2 None |
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02.XX.00 Parajamesonite? Pb4FeSb6S14 Unk Ortho |
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02.XX.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra |
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02.XX.00 Prassoite Rh17S15(?) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Sakharovaite? (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono |
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02.XX.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm |
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02.XX.00 Tazieffite! Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 C 2/c 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm |
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Other Bayankhanite Information
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References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
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1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
4 - GeoScienceWorld
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6 - Google Scholar
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info
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Bayankhanite
Cu6HgS4
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.XX.00
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