| Name: | Schapbachite Spb |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ag0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Schapbachite contains elements: Silver (Ag) Lead (Pb) Bismuth (Bi) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1853 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Kenngott A (1853) Schapbachit, in Das Mohs'sche Mineralsystem, dem gegenwärtigen Standpunkte der Wissenschaft gemäss, Verlag und Druck von Carl Gerold & Sohn. (Wien) 118-118 Discredited because it was shown to be a high-temperature polymorph of matildite: Hey M H (1982) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, Mineralogical Magazine 46, 513-514 Redefined when essential Pb is present to stabilize the high-temperature structure: Walenta K, Bernhardt H J, Theye T (2004) Cubic AgBiS_2_ (schapbachite) from the Silberbrünnle mine near Gengenbach in the Central Black Forest, Germany, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2004, 425-432 |
| Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1873 Million Years Ago |
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