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Bismutohauchecornite—new name: hauchecornite redefined

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

J. Just
J. Just*
Affiliation:
Seltrust Mining Corporation Pty Ltd, 50 St. Georges Terrace, PerthWestern Australia 6000
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Summary

The name hauchecornite has been applied in the literature to a group of minerals with similar crystal structures and the general formula (Ni,Co,Fe)9ABS8, where A and B are As, Sb, Bi, and Te in two nonequivalent structural sites. A classification of the group is proposed based on the relative abundance of the elements As, Sb, Bi, and Te in the two sites. Hauchecornite is redefined as Ni9BiSbS8, the end-member being closely approximated by the composition of the material from the type locality, and a new name, bismutohauchecornite, is proposed for the Ni9Bi2S8 end-member. The classification, redefinition, and the new name have been approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, IMA.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 43 , Issue 331 , September 1980 , pp. 873 - 876
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1980

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