Auricupride Subgroup
A group of related mineral species
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About Auricupride Subgroup
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Defined as B-site vacant inverse single perovskites (so is the Cohenite Subgroup) (Mitchell et al., 2017).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50246
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50246:1
Classification of Auricupride Subgroup
1.AA.05a
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
A : Copper-cupalite family
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
A : Copper-cupalite family
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0011894 | Auricupride | Megaw H D (1973) Copper-gold alloy, Cu3Au Crystal Structures 1973 89-90 | 1973 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Auricupride Subgroup to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Non-stoichiometric Perovskites:
| Brownmillerite Subgroup | Recently defined as anion-deficient perovskites (Mitchell et al. | |
| Cohenite Subgroup | Defined as B-site vacant inverse single perovskites (so is the Auricupride Subgroup) (Mitchell et al. | |
| Diaboleite Subgroup | Defined as B-site vacant double perovskites (Mitchell et al. | |
| Hematophanite Subgroup | Defined as anion-deficient partly-inverse B-site quadruple perovskites (Mitchell et al. | |
| Liguowuite Subgroup | Defined as A-site vacant single perovskites (Mitchell et al. | |
| 'Macedonite Subgroup' | Defined as oxide single perovskites with second-order Jahn-Teller distortions. | |
| Oskarssonite Subgroup | Defined as B-site vacant single perovskites (Mitchell et al. | |
| Schoenfliesite Subgroup | M2+[Sn4+(OH)6] | |
| Skutterudite Subgroup | Redefined as A-site vacant quadruple perovskites (Mitchell et al. | |
| Söhngeite Subgroup | M(OH)3 | |
| Stottite Subgroup | Group of tetragonal metal hydroxides. |
Auricupride Subgroup Members:
| Auricupride | Cu3Au | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m |
| Cuproauride | Cu3Au | |
| Olgafrankite | Ni3Ge | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 1.AA. | Jonlarsenite | Al4Cu9 |
| 1.AA. | Pratesiite | AgCuTe2 |
| 1.AA.05 | Native Lead | Pb |
| 1.AA.05 | Native Nickel | Ni |
| 1.AA.05 | Native Silver | Ag |
| 1.AA.05 | 'UM2004-08-E:AuCuPd' | Cu2PdAu |
| 1.AA.05 | 'UM1991-06-E:AuCu' | Au3Cu |
| 1.AA.05 | Native Aluminium | Al |
| 1.AA.05 | Steinhardtite | Al0.38Ni0.32Fe0.30 |
| 1.AA.05 | Native Gold | Au |
| 1.AA.05 | Native Copper | Cu |
| 1.AA.05 | Copper Group | |
| 1.AA.10a | Cuproauride | Cu3Au |
| 1.AA.10b | Tetra-auricupride | AuCu |
| 1.AA.10a | Auricupride | Cu3Au |
| 1.AA.10 | Nickel Group | |
| 1.AA.15 | Anyuiite | AuPb2 |
| 1.AA.15 | Novodneprite | AuPb3 |
| 1.AA.15 | 'UM1985-02-E:AlZn' | (Zn,Cu)Al2 |
| 1.AA.15 | Khatyrkite | (Cu,Zn)Al2 |
| 1.AA.20 | Cupalite | (Cu,Zn)Al |
| 1.AA.25 | Hunchunite | Au2Pb |
| 1.AA.30 | Stolperite | AlCu |
| 1.AA.35 | Hollisterite | Al3Fe |
| 1.AA.40 | Icosahedrite | Al63Cu24Fe13 |
| 1.AA.45 | Kryachkoite | (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu) |
| 1.AA.50 | Proxidecagonite | Al34Ni9Fe2 |
Other Information
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Internet Links for Auricupride Subgroup
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References for Auricupride Subgroup
Localities for Auricupride Subgroup
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Locality List
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| [Auricupride] Sureda |
| [Auricupride] Perelló et al. (2023) |
Australia | |
| [Auricupride] Bottrill et al. (2008) |
Brazil | |
| [Auricupride] Cabral et al. (2014) |
Canada | |
| [Auricupride] Knipe et al. (1997) |
Chile | |
| [Auricupride] extraLapis no.2 |
China | |
| [Auricupride] Liu et al. (2024) |
| [Cuproauride] Zhijun Li et al. (2011) |
Cyprus | |
| [Auricupride] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Auricupride] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
Czech Republic | |
| [Auricupride] Velebil +5 other references |
Georgia | |
| [Auricupride] Kekelia et al. (2017) |
Greece | |
| [Auricupride] Tarkian et al. (1992) |
| [Auricupride] Kapsiotis et al. (2010) |
Greenland | |
| [Auricupride] Nielsen et al. (2015) |
| [Auricupride] Rudashevsky et al. (2023) | |
Kazakhstan | |
| [Auricupride] Dyussembayeva et al. (2013) |
Portugal | |
| [Auricupride] Dias et al. (2006) |
Romania | |
| [Auricupride] Udubaªa et al. (2006) |
| [Auricupride] Udubaªa et al. (2006) |
Russia | |
| [Auricupride, Cuproauride] Sklyarov et al. (2016) +1 other reference |
| [Auricupride, Cuproauride] Sklyarov et al. (2016) | |
| [Auricupride] Kovalev et al. (2017) |
| [Auricupride] Michurin et al. (2024) |
| [Auricupride] Pekov (1998) |
| [Auricupride, Auricupride var: Rozhkovite] Pekov (1998) +2 other references | |
| [Auricupride] Shvedov et al. (2017) +1 other reference |
| [Auricupride] Kutyrev et al. (2023) |
| [Auricupride] Sandimirova et al. (2014) +1 other reference | |
| [Auricupride] Yurichev et al. (2017) +1 other reference |
| [Cuproauride] Spiridonov et al. (2015) |
| [Auricupride] Fleischer et al. (1977) | |
| [Auricupride] Mineralogical Society of America - ... | |
| [Auricupride] Kalugin et al. (2021) | |
| [Olgafrankite] Vereshchagin et al. (2024) +1 other reference |
| [Auricupride] Bazai et al. (2009) |
| [Auricupride, Cuproauride] Bazai et al. (2009) | |
| [Cuproauride] Khanchuk et al. (2023) |
| [Auricupride, Cuproauride] Kazachenko et al. (2013) |
| [Auricupride] Chernikov et al. (2007) |
| [Cuproauride] Кулешевич et al. (2020) | |
| [Cuproauride] Gerasimov et al. (2025) |
| [Auricupride] Murzin et al. (2009) |
| [Auricupride, Cuproauride] Palyanova et al. (2018) |
| [Auricupride] Murzin et al. (2022) |
| [Cuproauride] Yurichev (2021) |
South Africa | |
| [Auricupride] extraLapis no. 2 |
| [Auricupride] extraLapis 2:43 |
| [Auricupride] Holwell et al. (2006) +1 other reference |
Switzerland | |
| [Auricupride] Beda Hofmann (1986) |
| [Auricupride] Stalder et al. (1998) | |
Tanzania | |
| [Auricupride] Wilhelmij et al. (2016) |




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Zolotaya Gora Au deposit, Soimon Valley, Karabash ophiolite massif, Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia