Abramovite
| Abramovite | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General | |
| Category | Sulfides and Sulfosalts |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Pb2SnInBiS7 |
| Strunz classification | 2.HF.25a (10th edition) |
| Dana classification | 03.01.03.03 |
| Crystal system | Triclinic |
| Crystal class | Pinacoidal (1) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | P1 |
| Unit cell | a = 23.4 Å, b = 5.77 Å c = 5.83 Å; α = 89.1° β = 89.9°, γ = 91.5°; Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| Formula mass | 1,066.44 g/mol |
| Color | Silver gray |
| Crystal habit | Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix |
| Twinning | Lamellar on {100} |
| Cleavage | Perfect on {100} |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Streak | Black |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| References | [1][2][3][4] |
Abramovite is a very rare mineral from the sulfides and sulfosalt categories. It has the chemical formula Pb2SnInBiS7. It occurs as tiny elongated lamellar-shaped crystals, up 1 mm × 0.2 mm in size, and is characterized by its non-commensurate structure.[4]
Etymology and History
Abramovite is named after the mineralogist Dmitry Vadimovich Abramov (born 1963) of the A.E. Fersman Museum, Russia.[1]
It was discovered as fumarole crust on the Kudriavy (Kudryavyi) volcano, Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Far East Region, Russia.[4]
Formation
Abramovite is a product of precipitation from fumarolic gases (600 °C [1,112 °F]) in an active stratovolcano.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ Mindat.org
- ^ Webmineral.com Webmineral Data
- ^ a b c Yudovskaya, M.A.; Trubkin, N.V.; Koporulina, E.V.; Belakovsky, D.I.; Mokhov, A.V.; Kuznetsova, M.V.; Golovanova, T.I. (2007). "Abramovite, Pb2SnInBiS7, a new mineral species from fumaroles of the Kudryavy Volcano, Kurile Islands". Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (in Russian): 37–43. Bibcode:2008GeoOD..50..551Y. doi:10.1134/S1075701508070052. ISSN 0869-6055.