| Name: | Cannizzarite Cnz |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pb8Bi10S23 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Cannizzarite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Bismuth (Bi) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1924 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Zambonini F, de Fiore O, Carobbi G (1924) Su un solfobismutito di piombo di Vulcano (Isole Eolie), Annali dell'Osservatorio Vesuviano 1, 31-36 Discredited as being bismuthinite or galenobismutite: Wolfe C W (1938) Cannizzarite and bismuthinite from Vulcano, American Mineralogist 23, 790-798 Redefined: Graham A R, Thompson R M, Berry L G (1953) Studies on mineral sulpho-salts: XVII - Cannizzarite, American Mineralogist 38, 536-544 Chemical formula revised: Matzat E (1979) Cannizzarite, Acta Crystallographica B35, 133-136 Chemical formula revised again: Mozgova N N, Kuzmina O V, Organova N I, Laputina I P, Borodaev Y S, Fornaseri M (1985) New data on sulphosalt assemblages at Vulcano (Italy), Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 40, 277-283 |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1800 Million Years Ago |
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