Name: | Treasurite Tsur |
IMA Chemistry: | Ag7Pb6Bi15S30 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Treasurite contains elements: Silver (Ag) Lead (Pb) Bismuth (Bi) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1976 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Makovicky E, Karup-Møller S (1977) Chemistry and crystallography of the lillianite homologous series. Part II: Definition of new minerals: eskimoite, vikingite, ourayite, and treasurite. Redefinition of schirmerite and new data on the lillianite-gustavite solid solution series, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 131, 56-82 Chemical formula changed from Ag_7_Pb_6_Bi_15_S_32_ to Ag_7_Pb_6_Bi_15_S_30_: Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy, European Journal of Mineralogy 20, 7-46 |
Structural Group Name: | Lillianite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1575 Million Years Ago |
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