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Routhierite Group

A group of related mineral species

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Arsiccioite

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Arsiccioite

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Stalderite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Arsiccioite

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Arsiccioite

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Stalderite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Arsiccioite

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Arsiccioite

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

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About Routhierite GroupHide

Formula:

X⁺Y²⁺₂Tl(As,Sb)₂S₆

X = Cu, Ag
Y = Zn, Hg, Fe

This page provides mineralogical data about Routhierite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

46588

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46588:7

Chemistry of Routhierite GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

X⁺Y²⁺₂Tl(As,Sb)₂S₆

X = Cu, Ag
Y = Zn, Hg, Fe

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0020619	Ferrostalderite	Biagioni C, Bindi L, Nestola F, Cannon R, Roth P, Raber T (2016) Ferrostalderite, CuFe2TlAs2S6, a new mineral from Lengenbach, Switzerland: occurrence, crystal structure, and emphasis on the role of iron in sulfosalts Mineralogical Magazine 80 175-186	2016	Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland	293
0020618	Ralphcannonite	Bindi L, Biagioni C, Raber T, Roth T, Nestola F (2015) Ralphcannonite, AgZn2TlAs2S6, a new mineral of the routhierite isotypic series from Lengenbach, Binn Valley, Switzerland Mineralogical Magazine 79 1089-1098	2015	Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland	293
0020024	Arsiccioite	Biagioni C, Bonaccorsi E, Moelo Y, Orlandi P, Bindi L, D'Orazio M, Vezzoni S (2014) Mercury-arsenic sulfosalts from the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy). II. Arsiccioite, AgHg2TlAs2S6, a new mineral from the Monte Arsiccio mine: occurrence, crystal structure and crystal chemistry of the routhierite isotypic series Mineralogical Magazine 78 101-117	2014	Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy	293
0010482	Routhierite	Bindi L (2008) Routhierite, Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)2(As,Sb)2S6 Acta Crystallographica C64 i95-i96	2008	Jas Roux, France	293
0015409	Stalderite	Graeser S, Schwander H, Wulf R, Edenharter A (1995) Stalderite TlCu(Zn,Fe,Hg)2As2S6 - a new mineral related to routhierite: description and crystal structure determination Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 75 337-345	1995	Lengenbach, Binntal, Ct. Valais, Switzerland	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Ferrostalderite'
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_publ_author_name
'Biagioni C'
'Bindi L'
'Nestola F'
'Cannon R'
'Roth P'
'Raber T'
_journal_name_full 'Mineralogical Magazine'
_journal_volume 80 
_journal_year 2016
_journal_page_first 175
_journal_page_last 186
_publ_section_title
;
 Ferrostalderite, CuFe2TlAs2S6, a new mineral from Lengenbach, Switzerland:
 occurrence, crystal structure, and emphasis on the role of iron in sulfosalts
;
_database_code_amcsd 0020619
_chemical_compound_source 'Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu.75 Zn.53 Fe1.36 Ag.3 Hg.06 Tl (As1.96 Sb.04) S6'
_cell_length_a 9.8786
_cell_length_b 9.8786
_cell_length_c 10.8489
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1058.709
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.713
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I -4 2 m'
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CuM1   0.00000   0.50000   0.25000   0.75000   0.02100
ZnM1   0.00000   0.50000   0.25000   0.25000   0.02100
FeM2   0.22410   0.50000   0.50000   0.68000   0.02560
AgM2   0.22410   0.50000   0.50000   0.15000   0.02560
ZnM2   0.22410   0.50000   0.50000   0.14000   0.02560
HgM2   0.22410   0.50000   0.50000   0.03000   0.02560
Tl   0.00000   0.00000   0.34889   1.00000   0.04790
As   0.26343   0.26343   0.24860   0.98000   0.01800
Sb   0.26343   0.26343   0.24860   0.02000   0.01800
S1   0.10170   0.34100   0.37900   1.00000   0.02070
S2   0.12870   0.12870   0.13000   1.00000   0.02130
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_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
CuM1 0.01490 0.01490 0.03330 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
ZnM1 0.01490 0.01490 0.03330 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
FeM2 0.03250 0.02220 0.02200 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00090
AgM2 0.03250 0.02220 0.02200 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00090
ZnM2 0.03250 0.02220 0.02200 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00090
HgM2 0.03250 0.02220 0.02200 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00090
Tl 0.05930 0.05930 0.02520 -0.01780 0.00000 0.00000
As 0.01720 0.01720 0.01960 -0.00030 0.00090 0.00090
Sb 0.01720 0.01720 0.01960 -0.00030 0.00090 0.00090
S1 0.02000 0.02010 0.02140 0.00540 0.00210 -0.00160
S2 0.02300 0.02300 0.01760 -0.00190 -0.00180 -0.00180

Relationship of Routhierite Group to other SpeciesHide

Routhierite Group Members:

Arsiccioite	AgHg₂Tl(As,Sb)₂S₆	Tet. 42m : I42m
Ferrostalderite	CuFe₂TlAs₂S₆	Tet. 42m : I42m
Ralphcannonite	AgZn₂TlAs₂S₆	Tet. 42m : I42m
Routhierite	Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)₂(As,Sb)₂S₆	Tet. 42m : I42m
Stalderite	Tl(Cu,Ag)(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂(As,Sb)₂S₆	Tet. 42m : I42m
'Unnamed (Ag-Fe endmember of Routhierite Group)'	AgFe₂TlAs₂S₆

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Localities for Routhierite 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.


Canada
Ontario Thunder Bay District Bomby Township ⓘ Hemlo gold deposit	[Routhierite] Mineralogical Magazine 1988 52 : 691-697 +1 other reference
ⓘ David Bell Mine	[Routhierite] Sabina (1991)
ⓘ Williams Mine (Page Williams Mine)	[Routhierite] Barrick Gold Corporation

France
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Hautes-Alpes Gap La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar ⓘ Jas Roux	[Routhierite] Johan et al. (1974) +2 other references

Italy
Tuscany Lucca Province Stazzema Sant'Anna di Stazzema ⓘ Monte Arsiccio Mine	[Arsiccioite, Routhierite] Biagioni et al. (2011) +2 other references

North Macedonia
Kavadarci Municipality Ržanovo ⓘ Allchar	[Routhierite] Anthony et al. (1990)

Romania
Maramureș County Târgu Lăpuș ⓘ Răzoare	[Routhierite] HÎRTOPANU et al. (2025)

Russia
Sverdlovsk Oblast Beryozovsky ⓘ Berezovsk deposit	[Routhierite] Vikent'eva et al. (2016)
Serovsky District Turya river Tur'insk ⓘ Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit)	[Arsiccioite, Routhierite, Stalderite] American Mineralogist +19 other references

Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry	[Ferrostalderite, Ralphcannonite, Routhierite, Stalderite, Unnamed (Ag-Fe endmember of Routhierite Group)] XRD by Prof. Nestola (Padia, I)

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