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Owensite

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Owensite
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
(Ba, Pb)6(Cu, Fe, Ni)25S27
IMA symbolOwe[1]
Crystal systemIsometric
Crystal classHexoctahedral
Space groupcubic
Identification
Colorpale brownish grey
LusterMetallic
References[2][3]

Owensite is a mineral discovered in the Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd deposit, Yukon, with the formula (Ba, Pb)6(Cu, Fe, Ni)25S27. The mineral is related to djerfisherite, but lacks the Cl and monovalent metals found in the latter.

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Szymanski, Jan T. "The crystal structure of owensite,(Ba, Pb) 6 (Cu, Fe, Ni) 25 S 27, a new member of the djerfisherite group." The Canadian Mineralogist 33.3 (1995): 671-677.
  3. ^ "Owensite: Owensite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.