Named in honour of Dr. Shunso Ishihara (石原舜三), a leading authority on the links between the genesis of granitic rocks and mineralization. Dr. Shunso Ishihara was born on March 10, 1934 in the town of Fuchu, 6 km east of Hiroshima, Japan. On the morning of August 6, 1945, he witnessed the bombing and destruction of Hiroshima by American forces, and that afternoon, attended to the burned and injured who fled the city. He attended the University of Hiroshima, and obtained his B.Sc. degree in geology in 1956. The same year, he joined the Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), at a time when the Japanese government had committed itself to investigate the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Thus began his focus on the genesis of molybdenite deposits of Japan, commonly associated with uraninite. He tackled a study of the Questa Mo deposits in New Mexico for his M.Sc. thesis, defended at Columbia University in New York (1963). In his D.Sc. thesis (University of Tokyo, 1970), he concluded that calc-alkaline granitic rocks, such as occur in the Japanese island arc, vary in their inherent degree of oxidation according to their geographic location. Belts of magnetite-series (oxidized) and ilmenite-series (reduced) granites were found to differ in their pattern of mineralization. The magnetite–ilmenite scheme remains the basis of metallogenic classification of granites to this day. In 1985, Dr. Ishihara became the head of the Mineral Resources Department of the GSJ, and in 1989, its Director. He retired in 1997. He has published widely on the geochemical and mineralogical attributes of oxidized and reduced granites in Japan and abroad. Among the many awards given to him are the Silver Medal of the Society of Economic Geology (1989) and the Gold Medal of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (2009). He passed away in 2020. He was also Emeritus Advisor of AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Tsukuba, Japan. He made relationships between the degree of oxidation of a granite magma and the ore mineralization.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Sphalerite structure type.

Compare also sakuraiite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

46067

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46067:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

64d7fae0-28f8-4dbc-893c-d7378ffe16da

IMA Classification of IshiharaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2013

First published:

2014

Type description reference:

Márquez-Zavalía, M.F., Galliski, M.Á., Drábek, M., Vymazalová, A., Watanabe, Y., Murakami, H., Bernhardt, H.-J. (2014) Ishiharaite, (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S, a new mineral from the Capillitas Mine, Northwestern Argentina. Canadian Mineralogist: 52: 969-980.

Classification of IshiharaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.CB.05a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Ish	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Ish	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of IshiharaiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Dark gray

Comment:

Greater than tennantite

Optical Data of IshiharaiteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
470nm	6.77%	18.27%
546nm	7.91%	20.10%
589nm	8.96%	21.74%
650nm	10.44%	23.94%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 23.94%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

burgundy brown with a faint violet hue in air and violet-burgundy in oil.

Chemistry of IshiharaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S

Elements listed:

Cu, Fe, Ga, In, S, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of IshiharaiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

4 3m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

F4 3m

Setting:

F4 3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.368(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

154.68 Å³

Morphology:

As subhedral, equidimensional, individual grains.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020262	Ishiharaite	Marquez-Zavalia M F, Galliski M A, Drabek M, Vymazalova A, Watanabe Y, Murakami H, Bernhardt H J (2015) Ishiharaite, (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S, a new mineral from the Capillitas mine, Northwestern Argentina The Canadian Mineralogist 52 969-980		2015	Capillitas mine, Argentina	0	293

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Ga   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.19000
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In   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.08000
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S   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   1.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.096 Å	(100)
2.684 Å	(20)
1.898 Å	(60)
1.620 Å	(40)
1.344 Å	(10)
1.231 Å	(10)
1.097 Å	(15)
1.035 Å	(10)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of IshiharaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

General Appearance of Type Material:

As subhedral, equidimensional, individual grains (20 to 50 μm in size) included in tennantite

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Museo de Mineralogiá ‘‘Alfred Stelzner’’, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, catalogue number 3280

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Epithermal ore deposit

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tennantite Subgroup

Reference:

Synonyms of IshiharaiteHide

IMA2013-119

Relationship of Ishiharaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Sphalerite Group

Other Members of this group:

Browneite	MnS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CB.	Agmantinite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	Orth.
2.CB.	Richardsite	Zn₂CuGaS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.	Gachingite	Au(Te_1-xSe_x)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.	Tolstykhite	Au₃S₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.	Hanswilkeite	KFeS₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.CB.	Auroselenide	AuSe	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.CB.	Ruizhongite	(Ag₂◻)Pb₃Ge₂S₈	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
2.CB.	Okruginite	Cu₂SnSe₃	Mon. m : Bb
2.CB.05a	Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05c	Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S	Tet.
2.CB.05b	Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	Iso.
2.CB.05a	Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05a	Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.05	UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn	Cu₂Fe₃Zn₅S₁₀
2.CB.05a	Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.07a	Shenzhuangite	NiFeS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.07a	Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulpide)	Cu₂MnSnS₄
2.CB.10a	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10a	Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c
2.CB.10a	Gallite	CuGaS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10b	Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 2 2 2
2.CB.10a	Lenaite	AgFeS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10b	Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2m
2.CB.10b	Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pn3m
2.CB.10a	Roquesite	CuInS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10b	Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.CB.10a	Laforêtite	AgInS₂	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
2.CB.10a	Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide)	CuZn₂InS₄
2.CB.10a	UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn	Cu₂Fe₂Sn₃S₇
2.CB.10c	Omariniite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : I2 2 2
2.CB.15a	Černýite	Cu₂(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15a	Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Hocartite	Ag₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)SnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15a	Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆	Hex.
2.CB.15a	Kësterite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15b	Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃	Mon.
2.CB.15a	Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
2.CB.15c	Stannoidite	Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : I2 2 2
2.CB.15a	Velikite	Cu₂HgSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15c	UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Ge₂S₁₂ (?)
2.CB.17a v	Arsenic-bearing Renierite	Cu₁₁GeAsFe₄S₁₆
2.CB.20	Chatkalite	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
2.CB.20	Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
2.CB.30	Argyropyrite	near Ag₂Fe₇S₁₁
2.CB.30	Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Germanocolusite	Cu₂₆V₂(Ge,As)₆S₃₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
2.CB.30	Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
2.CB.30	Ovamboite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu,Zn)₆W₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
2.CB.30	Maikainite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu)₆Mo₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.CB.30	Frieseite	Ag₂Fe₅S₈ (?)
2.CB.35a	Hemusite	Cu₆SnMoS₈	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.CB.35a	Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Renierite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c
2.CB.35a	Vinciennite	Cu⁺₇Cu²⁺₃Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆	Tet.
2.CB.35a	Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35b	Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.40	Lautite	CuAsS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.CB.42	Lingbaoite	AgTe₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.45	Cadmoselite	CdSe	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Greenockite	CdS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Rambergite	MnS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.47	Murchisite	Cr₅S₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1c
2.CB.50	Zincselenide	ZnSe
2.CB.50	Wassonite	TiS	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.CB.52	Dzhezkazganite	ReMoCu₂PbS₆ ?	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.55a	Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.55b	Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.CB.60	Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.CB.60	Raguinite	TlFeS₂	Orth.
2.CB.65	Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃	Mon. 2/m
2.CB.65	Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.70	Sulvanite	Cu₃VS₄	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
2.CB.75	Vulcanite	CuTe	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.80	Empressite	AgTe	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.CB.85	Muthmannite	AuAgTe₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m

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IR Spectrum:

Non-fluorescent.

Health Risks:

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References for IshiharaiteHide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 19. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.12

(2023) Ishiharaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for IshiharaiteHide

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Argentina (TL)

Catamarca Province

Andalgalá Department

Capillitas mining district

ⓘ Nueva Esperanza vein (TL)

Williams et al. (2014) +2 other references

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