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![Reflected-light photomicrograph (a) and backscattered electron (BSE) images (b–d) for zhonghongite. (a) Light green zhonghongite has similar reflecting color to watanabeite. (b–d) Zhonghongite occurs between watanabeite and tetrahedrite and their boundaries are clear. Enr = enargite; Wa = watanabeite; Zhh = zhonghongite; Td = tedrahedrite; Au-Ag-Tel = Au-Ag tellurides. (Color online.)]()
![(a) The ternary diagram for Cu-As(Sb)-S phases and the location for tennantite-tetrahedrite, zhonghongite and watanabeite. (b) The variation range of As and Sb contents for intergrown watanabeite, zhonghongite and tetrahedrite. Enr/luz-Fmt = enargite/luzonite-famatinite; Tn-Td = tennantite-tetrahedrite; Sin = sinnerite; Wa = watanabeite; Ski = skinneite; Zhh = zhonghongite; Chst = chalcostibite; Lt = lautite. (Color online.)]()
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![Back-scattered electron image of watanabeite from the Pefka deposit, Greece. Mineral symbols (after Warr, 2021): Gn = galena; Qz = quartz; Ro = roquesite; Tnt-Fe = tennantite-(Fe); Tnt-In = tennantite-(In); Wa = watanabeite. Catalogue number 20029, Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Pisa, Italy.]()
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![Chemical variability in watanabeite. Same symbols as in Fig. 2.]()
![Diagram showing the relation between Cu*/As* vs. Me*/S ratios for samples of watanabeite described in literature. Red and grey stars indicate the ideal values for watanabeite (Wa) and tetrahedrite-group minerals (TGM). Chemical data are after Shimizu et al. (1993) for the type locality; Paar et al. (2002), Makovicky et al. (2005), and Márquez-Zavalía and Galliski (2007) for Catamarca province, Argentina; Voudouris et al. (2005) for St. Philippos, Greece; Voudouris et al. (2011) for Perama Hill, Greece; Repstock et al. (2015) for Pefka, Greece; Sidorov et al. (2020) for Maletoyvayam, Russia; Zheng et al. (2021) for the Jiama porphyry system, South Tibet. Yellow circles represent analytical data from our study.]()
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![Comparison between the crystal structure of watanabeite, as seen down [011] (a) and tetrahedrite-group minerals, as seen down [111] (b).]()
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![Comparison between the tetrahedrite-like slab of watanabeite, as seen down [001] (a) and the crystal structure of tetrahedrite-group minerals, as seen down [100] (b). Same symbols as in Figure 4.]()
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![Crystal structure of watanabeite as seen down [100] (a), [010] (b), and [001] (c). Polyhedra: dark blue = Cu(1) site; light blue = Cu(2) site; pink = Cu(3) site; yellow = S(8) site. Circles: green = Cu(4)-Cu(6) sites; violet = As(1)-As(3) and M(1a) sites; dark grey = M(1b) site; yellow = S(1)-S(7) sites. Red dotted lines indicated the unit cell, drawings made using CrystalMaker® software.]()
![Images of gachingite (Gac) in association with maletoyvayamite (Mty), watanabeite (Wa), calaverite (Clv) and Au(Fe,Sb,As)O3 included in native gold. (a) Reflected light; (b–d) back-scattered electron images.]()
![Back-scattered electron image of a polished surface showing a massive aggregate of tennantite (tn) with sporadic grains of luzonite (lu) and replacement aggregates of watanabeite (wa) with aikinite (ai).]()
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Crystal structure of Pb-bearing watanabeite from Pefka, Greece Open Access
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 04 March 2024
Mineralogical Magazine (2024) 88 (3): 218–227.
...Cristian Biagioni; Panagiotis Voudouris; Yves Moëlo; Jiří Sejkora; Zdeněk Dolníček; Silvia Musetti; Daniela Mauro Abstract Watanabeite from the Pefka epithermal deposit, northeastern Greece, was examined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electron microprobe analysis. The empirical formula...
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Reflected-light photomicrograph ( a ) and backscattered electron (BSE) imag... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 2. Reflected-light photomicrograph ( a ) and backscattered electron (BSE) images ( b – d ) for zhonghongite. ( a ) Light green zhonghongite has similar reflecting color to watanabeite. ( b – d ) Zhonghongite occurs between watanabeite and tetrahedrite and their boundaries are clear. Enr
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( a ) The ternary diagram for Cu-As(Sb)-S phases and the location for tenna... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 4. ( a ) The ternary diagram for Cu-As(Sb)-S phases and the location for tennantite-tetrahedrite, zhonghongite and watanabeite. ( b ) The variation range of As and Sb contents for intergrown watanabeite, zhonghongite and tetrahedrite. Enr/luz-Fmt = enargite/luzonite-famatinite; Tn-Td
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Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China Available to Purchase
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 February 2025
American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (2): 312–318.
...Figure 2. Reflected-light photomicrograph ( a ) and backscattered electron (BSE) images ( b – d ) for zhonghongite. ( a ) Light green zhonghongite has similar reflecting color to watanabeite. ( b – d ) Zhonghongite occurs between watanabeite and tetrahedrite and their boundaries are clear. Enr...
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Back-scattered electron image of watanabeite from the Pefka deposit, Greece... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Figure 1. Back-scattered electron image of watanabeite from the Pefka deposit, Greece. Mineral symbols (after Warr, 2021 ): Gn = galena; Qz = quartz; Ro = roquesite; Tnt-Fe = tennantite-(Fe); Tnt-In = tennantite-(In); Wa = watanabeite. Catalogue number 20029, Museo di Storia Naturale, Università
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Selected bond distances (in Å) for watanabeite. Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Table 4. Selected bond distances (in Å) for watanabeite.
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Chemical variability in watanabeite. Same symbols as in Fig. 2 . Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Figure 3. Chemical variability in watanabeite. Same symbols as in Fig. 2 .
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Diagram showing the relation between Cu*/As* vs . Me*/S ratios for samples... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Figure 2. Diagram showing the relation between Cu*/As* vs . Me*/S ratios for samples of watanabeite described in literature. Red and grey stars indicate the ideal values for watanabeite (Wa) and tetrahedrite-group minerals (TGM). Chemical data are after Shimizu et al . ( 1993 ) for the type
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Sites, Wyckoff positions, site occupancy, fractional atomic coordinates and... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Table 3. Sites, Wyckoff positions, site occupancy, fractional atomic coordinates and equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å 2 ) for watanabeite.
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![Comparison between the crystal structure of watanabeite, as seen down [011] (a) and tetrahedrite-group minerals, as seen down [111] (b).](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/minmag/88/3/10.1180_mgm.2024.14/5/s_s0026461x24000148_fig5.png?Expires=2147483647&Signature=JDOT2xDJB1pZJN-Vk5w03CPmR4wNap6ZqHXZ92bnUEfirsvBqq0R56Dr~DzeTmK0xDl1avVMu7AWgnbvifEaPqbwRX4PkjtfxzSdOdjrMr0~K9EYmAdSm3-Bv4n5x1PYtk0L5ZdibDi7o43Vp2Kx9uYtvQ0Ev4VeuejDZZ79tkW~mtW7ZvlMikd5HZvVlvj2D2phQQocZx9XyjArO1IBpDkj1E-ikKOUi1k8lY9Qt8lYbJhToeUhta9~HMi78A5ceHqQncf76tgAgoZLKGORYceNB6JWkHZyJ4AozejRDGBvnLHMnWmGPB9-MdrMdFRs~RZ5XK-WzBg~LRsBygfd1g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Comparison between the crystal structure of watanabeite, as seen down [011]... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Figure 5. Comparison between the crystal structure of watanabeite, as seen down [011] (a) and tetrahedrite-group minerals, as seen down [111] (b).
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Chemical data for watanabeite (wt.%) and atoms per formula unit (apfu) on t... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Table 1. Chemical data for watanabeite (wt.%) and atoms per formula unit (apfu) on the basis of 11 apfu. n = number of spot analyses; e.s.d. = estimated standard deviation.
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![Comparison between the tetrahedrite-like slab of watanabeite, as seen down [001] (a) and the crystal structure of tetrahedrite-group minerals, as seen down [100] (b). Same symbols as in Figure 4.](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/minmag/88/3/10.1180_mgm.2024.14/5/s_s0026461x24000148_fig6.png?Expires=2147483647&Signature=ERzK5xh41WJTb41NFDyCQ5aryxWwsFYNrgDyYgBamKQV~DYh2EvJNiowa~8L2wZgxeFrEGgF-VgbeT4tuWvalBfNZet2NPaFFBYe1raKTqM6PHbPMva99f3-wrwg4jNzaA9M8J1kWNeoQnqJblhLLctvTs5xSTCyUeSCxBD~Hh6eiU6eUu24U5l9M5fja4et2XxprxNGG~roO-3l5edOj0ljCTbVFfzuvoEZJeriLdcDmA6JMjsnrZH4EkDAU0Pm8gLcR1hCkRdHrIcmyn1MjgFgtoFrtP9C1K3iTm-x-9bXrM-6fTjTMZITrIe4ZobRDp85CG97TOFTpJdYuopmgg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Comparison between the tetrahedrite-like slab of watanabeite, as seen down ... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Figure 6. Comparison between the tetrahedrite-like slab of watanabeite, as seen down [001] (a) and the crystal structure of tetrahedrite-group minerals, as seen down [100] (b). Same symbols as in Figure 4 .
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Summary of crystal data and parameters describing data collection and refin... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Table 2. Summary of crystal data and parameters describing data collection and refinement for watanabeite. 1 w = 1/[σ 2 ( F o 2 ) + (0.0472 P ) 2 + 38.2973 P ]. 2 Flack ( 1983 )
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Weighted bond-valence sums (in valence units) for watanabeite. Note: ... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Table 5. Weighted bond-valence sums (in valence units) for watanabeite. Note: left and right superscripts indicate the number of equivalent bonds involving cations and anions, respectively. The following site occupancies were used for M (1a) and M (1b) sites, respectively: M (1a) = Sb
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![Crystal structure of watanabeite as seen down [100] (a), [010] (b), and [001] (c). Polyhedra: dark blue = Cu(1) site; light blue = Cu(2) site; pink = Cu(3) site; yellow = S(8) site. Circles: green = Cu(4)-Cu(6) sites; violet = As(1)-As(3) and M(1a) sites; dark grey = M(1b) site; yellow = S(1)-S(7) sites. Red dotted lines indicated the unit cell, drawings made using CrystalMaker® software.](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/minmag/88/3/10.1180_mgm.2024.14/5/s_s0026461x24000148_fig4.png?Expires=2147483647&Signature=Ka3gbTPSc5EW8rHqBSnhRtS1Yg1YpA7b2p6PY4d6HUrufQCOSNBb3EiOQxQHzVVOHHHhV9MLJP4EwNh6SpzNk7Fg-B9w-zO0j38pbCMb7jMLVRnHLH0lYXZ9A7Wz3n2yHutfacLnCUbqM5IpYAqsaUl14qsPuOLBLnpVUonyR7e3J-xqaKmK2j4ahOw8~nN6nqRG6gvZ6JOnq4MwizwJkuxlxrIq4qudsuOs6psDAyJQ7xWiisLE-YGpVL-gAqryVgehL~wLVcmnxmfVINXP64kZAqJnuYl~xw8HM8nLs40hPf7kxvYdR3a09B-u2ikVnL01b4UCiomJgKio2yEY9w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Crystal structure of watanabeite as seen down [100] (a), [010] (b), and [00... Open Access
Published: 04 March 2024
Figure 4. Crystal structure of watanabeite as seen down [100] (a), [010] (b), and [001] (c). Polyhedra: dark blue = Cu(1) site; light blue = Cu(2) site; pink = Cu(3) site; yellow = S(8) site. Circles: green = Cu(4)-Cu(6) sites; violet = As(1)-As(3) and M (1a) sites; dark grey = M (1b) site
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Images of gachingite (Gac) in association with maletoyvayamite (Mty), watan... Available to Purchase
in Gachingite, Au(Te 1– x Se x ) 0.2 ≈ x ≤ 0.5, a new mineral from Maletoyvayam deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 24 January 2022
Fig. 2. Images of gachingite (Gac) in association with maletoyvayamite (Mty), watanabeite (Wa), calaverite (Clv) and Au(Fe,Sb,As)O 3 included in native gold. (a) Reflected light; (b–d) back-scattered electron images.
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in CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF COPPER-RICH UNSUBSTITUTED TENNANTITE, Cu 12.5 As 4 S 13
> The Canadian Mineralogist
Published: 01 April 2005
F ig . 1. Back-scattered electron image of a polished surface showing a massive aggregate of tennantite (tn) with sporadic grains of luzonite (lu) and replacement aggregates of watanabeite (wa) with aikinite (ai).
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Gachingite, Au(Te 1– x Se x ) 0.2 ≈ x ≤ 0.5, a new mineral from Maletoyvayam deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia Available to Purchase
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 24 January 2022
Mineralogical Magazine (2022) 86 (2): 205–213.
...Fig. 2. Images of gachingite (Gac) in association with maletoyvayamite (Mty), watanabeite (Wa), calaverite (Clv) and Au(Fe,Sb,As)O 3 included in native gold. (a) Reflected light; (b–d) back-scattered electron images. ...
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Maletoyvayamite, Au 3 Se 4 Te 6 , a new mineral from Maletoyvayam deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia Available to Purchase
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 21 January 2020
Mineralogical Magazine (2020) 84 (1): 117–123.
... and watanabeite) and supergene tripuhyite. Maletoyvayamite has a good cleavage on {010} and {001}. In plane-polarised light, maletoyvayamite is grey, has strong bireflectance (grey to bluish grey), and strong anisotropy; it exhibits no internal reflections. Reflectance values for maletoyvayamite in air ( R min, R...
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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF COPPER-RICH UNSUBSTITUTED TENNANTITE, Cu 12.5 As 4 S 13 Available to Purchase
Journal: The Canadian Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Association of Canada
Published: 01 April 2005
The Canadian Mineralogist (2005) 43 (2): 679–688.
...F ig . 1. Back-scattered electron image of a polished surface showing a massive aggregate of tennantite (tn) with sporadic grains of luzonite (lu) and replacement aggregates of watanabeite (wa) with aikinite (ai). ...
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