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Zhengminghuaite from
Zimudang Au Mine, Huijiabao gold field, Xingren County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zhengminghuaite
Formula:Cu6Fe3As4S12
Chemical Analyses:
Empirical formulas:
1(Cu5.92Hg0.08)Σ6.00(Fe1.59Hg1.07Zn0.37)Σ3.03(As3.94Sb0.02)Σ3.96S11.93
Sample references:
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Gu, Xuexiang, Zhang, Yongmei, Fan, Guang, Li, Ting, Dong, Shuyi, Peng, Yiwei, Zhang, Yingshuai, Li, Ling, Ge, Zhanlin (2024) Zhengminghuaite, Cu6Fe3As4S12, a new sulfosalt mineral from the Zimudang Carlin-type gold deposit in southwestern Guizhou, China. American Mineralogist, 109 (7) 1220-1227 doi:10.2138/am-2023-9078
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zhengminghuaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zimudang Au Mine, Huijiabao gold field, Xingren County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1518028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1518028:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 69. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (5) 463-468 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022
Gu, Xuexiang, Zhang, Yongmei, Fan, Guang, Li, Ting, Dong, Shuyi, Peng, Yiwei, Zhang, Yingshuai, Li, Ling, Ge, Zhanlin (2024) Zhengminghuaite, Cu6Fe3As4S12, a new sulfosalt mineral from the Zimudang Carlin-type gold deposit in southwestern Guizhou, China. American Mineralogist, 109 (7) 1220-1227 doi:10.2138/am-2023-9078
 
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