UM1974-07-S:AgBiCu

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Formula:

Ag₃Cu₃Bi₂S₆

Colour:

grayish-white with purple tint

As rims of emplectite, within chalcopyrite-hematite-quartz ores.
From the same locality: Unnamed (Cu-Pb-Bi Sulphide), Unnamed (Cu-Pb-Bi Sulphide II) and UM1974-09-S:BiCuPb.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

47339

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:47339:0

Similar NamesHide

UM1969-06-S:AgBiCu		(Cu,Ag)₂Bi₅S₁₃
UM1971-06-S:AgBiCu		AgCu₄Bi₇S₁₃
UM1986-27-S:AgBiCu		Ag_1.3Cu_1.7Bi₁₀S_16.8
UM1988-21-Se:AgBiHg		(Ag,Bi,Hg)₂Se
UM1991-11-S:AgBiCu		(Cu,Ag)₁₁Bi₁₃S₂₅
UM2007-20-S:AgBiCu		(Cu,Ag)₄BiS₃

Physical Properties of UM1974-07-S:AgBiCuHide

Colour:

Grayish-white with purple tint

Chemistry of UM1974-07-S:AgBiCuHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₃Cu₃Bi₂S₆

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Bi	37.166 %
Ag	28.775 %
S	17.108 %
Cu	16.952 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ag, Bi, Cu, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

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Health Risks:

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References for UM1974-07-S:AgBiCuHide

Reference List:

Kolkovski, B.G., Borodaev, Yu.S. (1974): Bismuth sulfosalts from the Vurli Bryag copper deposit, Burgas. Minerogenezis (Bulg. Acad. Sci.): 419-436 (in Bulgarian, with English summary); in: Fleischer, M., Cabri, L.J., Chao, G.Y., Pabst, A. (1978): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 63: 427

Smith, D. G.W.; Nickel, E. H. (2007) A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the Subcommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4). 983-990 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983

Localities for UM1974-07-S:AgBiCuHide

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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).

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Bulgaria

Burgas Province

Burgas Municipality

Burgas

ⓘ Vurli Bryag deposit

Kolkovski et al. (1974) +1 other reference