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Talnakhite Group

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Talnakhite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Talnakhite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Mooihoekite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Talnakhite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Talnakhite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Mooihoekite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Talnakhite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Talnakhite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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About Talnakhite GroupHide

Note: Strunz and Nickel (2001) put these minerals in a "germanite-mooihoekite group".

See also Germanite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

42951

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:42951:1

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0009539	Haycockite	Rowland J F, Hall S R (1975) Haycockite, Cu4Fe5S8: a superstructure in the chalcopyrite series Acta Crystallographica B31 2105-2112	1975	Lydenburg District, Transvaal, South Africa	293
0009489	Mooihoekite	Hall S R, Rowland J F (1973) The crystal structure of synthetic mooihoekite, Cu9Fe9S16 Acta Crystallographica B29 2365-2372	1973	synthetic	293
0000272	Talnakhite	Hall S R, Gabe E J (1972) The crystal structure of talnakhite, Cu18Fe16S32 model B American Mineralogist 57 368-380	1972		293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Haycockite'
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_publ_author_name
'Rowland J F'
'Hall S R'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 31 
_journal_year 1975
_journal_page_first 2105
_journal_page_last 2112
_publ_section_title
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 Haycockite, Cu4Fe5S8: a superstructure in the chalcopyrite series
;
_database_code_amcsd 0009539
_chemical_compound_source 'Lydenburg District, Transvaal, South Africa'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu4 Fe5 S8'
_cell_length_a 10.705
_cell_length_b 10.734
_cell_length_c 31.630
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 3634.523
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.331
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 2 2 2'
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Cu1   0.25700   0.00000   0.00000   0.02001
Cu2   0.25700   0.50000   0.00000   0.02001
Cu3   0.25000   0.00000   0.50000   0.02001
Cu4   0.24800   0.50000   0.50000   0.02001
Cu5  -0.00500   0.24900   0.16400   0.02368
Cu6   0.48900   0.25000   0.16300   0.02368
Cu7   0.00200   0.24900   0.33600   0.02368
Cu8   0.49800   0.25000   0.33600   0.02368
Cu9   0.25200   0.24500   0.08600   0.02128
Cu10   0.24600   0.74800   0.08600   0.02128
Cu11   0.24900   0.25100   0.41400   0.02128
Cu12   0.25100   0.75100   0.41500   0.02128
Cu13   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.01925
Cu14   0.50000   0.00000   0.25000   0.01925
Cu15   0.00000   0.50000   0.25000   0.01925
Cu16   0.50000   0.50000   0.25000   0.01925
Fe1   0.00000   0.25500   0.00000   0.01127
Fe2   0.50000   0.25900   0.00000   0.01127
Fe3   0.00000   0.24700   0.50000   0.01127
Fe4   0.50000   0.25200   0.50000   0.01127
Fe5   0.25100  -0.00100   0.16500   0.00925
Fe6   0.24800   0.48800   0.16600   0.00925
Fe7   0.25100  -0.00200   0.33500   0.00925
Fe8   0.24900   0.49900   0.33400   0.00925
Fe9   0.00000   0.00000   0.08600   0.01102
Fe10   0.50000   0.00000   0.08600   0.01102
Fe11   0.00000   0.50000   0.08600   0.01102
Fe12   0.50000   0.50000   0.08600   0.01102
Fe13   0.00000   0.00000   0.41400   0.01102
Fe14   0.50000   0.00000   0.41400   0.01102
Fe15   0.00000   0.50000   0.41400   0.01102
Fe16   0.50000   0.50000   0.41400   0.01102
Fe17   0.25100   0.24900   0.25000   0.00899
Fe18   0.25000   0.75000   0.25000   0.00899
Fe19   0.25100  -0.00100   0.25000   0.01026
Fe20   0.24900   0.50000   0.25000   0.01026
Fe21   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.01570
Fe22   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.01570
Fe23   0.50000   0.00000   0.50000   0.01570
Fe24   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   0.01570
S1   0.11900   0.12700   0.04200   0.01267
S2   0.38000   0.87000   0.04200   0.01267
S3   0.12300   0.62800   0.04200   0.01267
S4   0.37900   0.37300   0.04200   0.01267
S5   0.12400   0.86900   0.45800   0.01267
S6   0.37500   0.13200   0.45800   0.01267
S7   0.12600   0.36900   0.45800   0.01267
S8   0.37600   0.63000   0.45800   0.01267
S9   0.12800   0.87600   0.12500   0.01267
S10   0.37100   0.12400   0.12500   0.01469
S11   0.12900   0.37600   0.12500   0.01469
S12   0.37300   0.62300   0.12500   0.01469
S13   0.12800   0.12200   0.37500   0.01469
S14   0.37400   0.87400   0.37500   0.01469
S15   0.12800   0.62400   0.37500   0.01469
S16   0.37200   0.37700   0.37500   0.01469
S17   0.12600   0.12200   0.20800   0.01102
S18   0.37800   0.87600   0.20800   0.01102
S19   0.12300   0.62300   0.20800   0.01102
S20   0.37300   0.38000   0.20800   0.01102
S21   0.12600   0.87500   0.29200   0.01102
S22   0.37600   0.12400   0.29200   0.01102
S23   0.12600   0.37700   0.29200   0.01102
S24   0.37400   0.62500   0.29200   0.01102

Relationship of Talnakhite Group to other SpeciesHide

Talnakhite Group Members:

Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 222
Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	Tet. 42m : P42m
Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pn3m
Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 43m : I43m

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References for Talnakhite GroupHide

Reference List:

Cabri, Louis J., Hall, Sydney R. (1972) Mooihoekite and haycockite, two new copper-iron sulfides, and their relationship to chalcopyrite and talnakhite. American Mineralogist, 57 (5-6) 689-708

Putnis, A. (1978) Talnakhite and mooihoekite: the accessibility of ordered structures in the metal-rich region around chalcopyrite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 16: 23-30.

Vaughan, D. J., England, K. E. R., Kelsall, G. H., Yin, Q. (1995) Electrochemical oxidation of chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂) and the related metal-enriched derivatives Cu₄Fe₅S₈, Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆, and Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆. American Mineralogist, 80 (7-8). 725-731 doi:10.2138/am-1995-7-809

Localities for Talnakhite GroupHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Afghanistan
Nangarhar Haska Meyna District ⓘ ~~Khyber Limestone~~	[Putoranite] Qaisar et al. (2023)

Angola
Huíla Province Chibia ⓘ Hamutenha intrusion	[Putoranite] Campeny et al. (2011)

Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex ⓘ Romache offset zone ?	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Bonatti et al. (1976)

Australia
Northern Territory Roper Gulf Region ⓘ Mount Todd Gold Mine	[Talnakhite] Hein (1994)
ⓘ Batman Pit	[Talnakhite] Hein (1994)

Austria
Lower Austria Horn District Brunn an der Wild Dietmannsdorf an der Wild ⓘ Serpentinite quarries ?	Kolitsch et al. (2018)

Azerbaijan
Balakan District Belokan-Avar ore district ⓘ Filizchai deposit	[Talnakhite] - (2005)

Bulgaria
Sofia Province Etropole Municipality ⓘ Elatsite Mine	[Mooihoekite] Mladenova et al. (2017)

Canada
Ontario Greater Sudbury Levack Township ⓘ Strathcona Mine	[Talnakhite] Ames et al. (2003)

Chile
Araucanía Cautín Province ⓘ Piren Alto	[Haycockite] Schira et al. (1990)

China
Fujian Putian Xianyou Co. Niutoushan ⓘ Basalt outcrops	[Talnakhite] Kefen Yue et al. (2005)
Jiangxi Ganzhou Xingguo Co. ⓘ Huamei'ao Mine ?	[Mooihoekite] Xianchang Luo (1983)
Jilin Baishan Changbai County ⓘ Basalt outcrops	[Talnakhite] Jiuhua Xu et al. (2001)
Linjiang County ⓘ Shansonggang Cu-Co-Ni Mine	[Talnakhite] Keevil et al. (2022)
Zhejiang Lishui Suichang County Suichang gold mine ⓘ Zhilingtou Au-Ag deposit	[Talnakhite] Anthony

Cyprus
Nicosia District Apliki ⓘ Apliki Mine	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] Antivachis (2015)

East Timor
Manatuto District ⓘ Hili Manu	[Talnakhite] Angela Lay et al. (2014) +1 other reference

Finland
Kainuu Suomussalmi ⓘ Kuikkapuro deposit	[Talnakhite] Geological Survey of Finland (2017)
Lapland Kittilä ⓘ Kittilä gold mine (Suurikuusikko mine; Rouravaara; Korkeakuusikko; Vuomajärvi)	[Talnakhite] Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Sodankylä ⓘ Keivitsa intrusion	[Talnakhite] Geological Survey of Finland 2008. ... +2 other references
Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi) ⓘ Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine	[Talnakhite] 33 IGC excursion No 15

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) ⓘ Kamariza mines (Kamareza mines)	[Mooihoekite]
Km 3 Kaminiza mines ⓘ Esperanza Mine	[Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] Möckel (2001)

Iceland
Northeastern Region Þingeyjarsveit Skútustaðahreppur Myvatn ⓘ Krafla Volcano	[Haycockite] Lévy et al. (2019)

India
Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Division Balaghat District Baihar Malanjkand ⓘ Malanjkhand Mine	[Mooihoekite] Panigrahi et al. (1997)
Rajasthan Bhilwara District ⓘ Rampura-Agucha Zn-(Pb) deposit	[Haycockite] Khan et al. (2021)
Jaipur district Sikar District Khetri ⓘ Khetri Mines (Ketri Mine)	[Haycockite] Ahmed et al. (2018)

Iran
Isfahan Province Aran and Bidgol County Veshnaveh ⓘ Chāle Ghār mines	[Haycockite] Nezafati et al. (2017)

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Parma Province Berceto Corchia mine ⓘ Perboni Q. 770	[Mooihoekite] Adorni F. (1997)

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Hidaka Subprefecture Samani District Samani-cho ⓘ Horoman peridotite body	[Talnakhite] Weiss (2012)
ⓘ Horoman mine	[Talnakhite] KITAKAZE (1998) +1 other reference
Hiyama Subprefecture Hiyama District Kaminokuni ⓘ Johkoku mine (Jôkoku mine; Jokoku mine) ?	[Talnakhite] Ishiyama (1982)
Ishikari Subprefecture Chitose City ⓘ Mount Tarumae	[Mooihoekite] Kitakaze (2010)
Okayama Prefecture Takahashi City Bitchū Fuka ⓘ Fuka mine	[Talnakhite] Takechi et al. (2003)
Shizuoka Prefecture ⓘ Shibukawa	[Haycockite] Onuki et al (1981)

Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality ⓘ Moctezuma	[Haycockite] Braith et al. (2001)

Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Khyber District ⓘ Khyber Limestone ?	[Putoranite] Qaisar et al. (2023)

Poland
Lesser Poland Voivodeship Kraków County Gmina Krzeszowice ⓘ Niedźwiedzia Góra quarry	[Haycockite] Piestrzyński A. et al. (1999)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship ⓘ Lubin–Głogów mining district	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Piestrzyński et al. (2012)
Lubin County ⓘ Lubin	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Kucha H. 2007: Mineralogia kruszcowa i ...
Podlaskie Voivodeship Suwałki County ⓘ Suwałki Massif	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Nejbert K. 2008: Mineralogy of ...
ⓘ Krzemianka	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Kucha H. 1982: Haycockite and ...

Romania
Suceava County Iacobeni ⓘ Arșița mine	[Talnakhite] minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu (2008)
Tolovanu ⓘ Tolovanu (Tolovan) Mn deposit	[Talnakhite] Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference

Russia
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands ⓘ Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif	[Talnakhite] Konnikov et al. (2000) +1 other reference
ⓘ Main Reef	[Talnakhite] Kislov +1 other reference
Chelyabinsk Oblast Vishnevye Mountains ⓘ Kagan massif	[Talnakhite] Chudnenko +2 other references
Krasnoyarsk Krai ⓘ Kingash	[Talnakhite] Alexander V. Dedeev et al (2002) +1 other reference
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula ⓘ Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region	[Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] Spiridonov et al. (2015)
ⓘ Pyasino–Vologochan Intrusion	[Talnakhite] Sluzhenikin et al. (2015)
ⓘ Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit	[Talnakhite] Будько et al. (1968) +1 other reference
ⓘ Mayak Mine	[Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine	[Mooihoekite, Putoranite, Talnakhite] Yevstigneyeva et al. (1973) +5 other references
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	[Mooihoekite, Putoranite, Talnakhite] 2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions +1 other reference
ⓘ No. 1 shaft	[Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] Gerald K. Czamanske et al. (1992)
ⓘ Severniy Mine	[Talnakhite] Pekov (1998)
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Kureika river Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul) ⓘ Dzhaltul Mount	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite, Putoranite, Talnakhite] Shvedov et al. (2015)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Lovnoozero deposit	[Mooihoekite, Putoranite, Talnakhite] Orsoev et al. (1985)
ⓘ Monchegorsk	[Putoranite] Bekker et al. (2016)
ⓘ Vuruchuaivench prospect	[Talnakhite] Grokhovskaya et al. (2000)
Republic of Karelia ⓘ Burakovskii Layered Complex	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] Grokhovskaya et al. (2005)
ⓘ Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) deposit	[Talnakhite] Grishaenko et al. (2007)
Zabaykalsky Krai Gazimuro-Zavodsky District ⓘ Kultuma Deposit	[Haycockite] Kovalev et al. (2019)

South Africa
Eastern Cape Chris Hani District Municipality Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality Cradock ⓘ Speelmanskop Farm 571 ?	[Talnakhite] Henning et al. (1997)
Limpopo Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality ⓘ Phalaborwa	[Mooihoekite] Cairncross et al. (1995)
ⓘ Palabora Mine	[Talnakhite] Cairncross et al. (1995)
Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality ⓘ Mooihoek Farm 255 KT	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Cabri et al. (1972) +3 other references
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Oberthür et al. (2021)
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality Rustenburg Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm ⓘ Townlands pipe	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Kinloch et al. (1990) +1 other reference
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality Naledi Local Municipality Vryburg ⓘ Morokweng crater (Morokweng Impact Structure) ?	[Talnakhite] Andreoli et al. (2008)

Spain
Asturias Cabrales Prado Ortiguero Hoyos de Alda ⓘ Delfina Mine	[Talnakhite] Gutiérrez et al. (2000) +1 other reference
Castile and Leon León Cármenes Villanueva de Pontedo ⓘ Providencia Mine	[Talnakhite] Simon et al. (1997) +1 other reference

Turkey
Eskişehir Province Eskişehir ophiolite ⓘ Dağküplü mine	[Putoranite] Zaccarini +3 other references
ⓘ Kavak mine	[Putoranite] Zaccarini +3 other references

USA
Minnesota ⓘ Duluth Complex	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite] Anthony et al. (1990)
Lake County Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area ⓘ Nokomis deposit	[Talnakhite] Moreton et al. (2009)
ⓘ South Filson Creek Prospect (Filson Creek)	[Talnakhite] 55TH INSTITUTE ON LAKE SUPERIOR GEOLOGY (2009)
Saint Louis County Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area ⓘ Birch Lake Deposit	[Haycockite, Mooihoekite, Putoranite, Talnakhite] Good et al. (2010)
ⓘ Dunka pit (Dunka Road deposit; North Met deposit)	[Talnakhite] Desautels et al. (2007)
ⓘ Mesaba deposit (Minnamax deposit; Babbitt deposit; Babbitt Lake deposit; Amax Underground Mine)	[Talnakhite] McSwiggen (1999) +1 other reference
Montana ⓘ Stillwater Complex	[Mooihoekite, Talnakhite] JF Carpentier specimen
Stillwater County ⓘ Stillwater Mine	[Mooihoekite]
Utah Salt Lake County Bingham Mining District Bingham Canyon ⓘ Bingham Canyon Mine	[Talnakhite] Borrok et al. (1999) +1 other reference
ⓘ Soldier Canyon stock	[Talnakhite] Borrok et al. (1999)
Washington Chelan County Leavenworth Mining District Van Epps Pass ⓘ Pickwick Mine	[Mooihoekite] John Lindell Collection

The Moon	[Talnakhite]

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