| Name: | Benjaminite Bnj |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Benjaminite contains elements: Silver (Ag) Bismuth (Bi) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1925 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Shannon E V (1925) Benjaminite, a new sulphosalt mineral of the klaprotholite group, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 65(24), 1-9 Redefined on the basis of cell parameters, but without chemical analysis: Nuffield E W (1953) Benjaminite, American Mineralogist 38, 550-552 Discredited as an intergrowth of berryite, matildite and lindstromite: Borodaev Y S, Mozgowa N N (1971) New group of the sulfbismuthides of Ag, Pb, and Cu, Society of Mining and Geology Japan 2, 35-41 Nuffield E W (1975) Benjaminite - a re-examination of the type mineral, The Canadian Mineralogist 13, 394-407 Reinstated as a valid mineral species in the Ag, Bi, S system: Harris D C, Chen T T (1975) Benjaminite, reinstated as a valid species, The Canadian Mineralogist 13, 402-407 |
| Structural Group Name: | Pavonite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | benjaminite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2222.9 Million Years Ago |
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