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Kirkiite, etc.

Agios Philippos Mine, Kirki Mines, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Kirkiite, etc.

Agios Philippos Mine, Kirki Mines, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Kirkiite, etc.

Agios Philippos Mine, Kirki Mines, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

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About KirkiiteHide

Agios Philippos mine

Agios Philippos Mine, Kirki Mines, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Formula:

Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉

Hardness:

3½

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Jordanite Homologous Series Group

Name:

After the type locality at the Agios Philippos Pb-Zn deposit, Kirki (Kirka), Xánthi Prefecture, Thraki (Thrace; Thracia) Department, Greece.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Agios Philippos Mine (St Philippos Mine; Agios Philippos Pb-Zn deposit; Kirki Mine; Kirka Mine), Kirki Mines (Kirka), Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

This page provides mineralogical data about Kirkiite.

Classification of KirkiiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Strunz 8th ed.:

2/E.27-10

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

2.JB.30b

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb

Dana 8th ed.:

3.4.17.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
4 : ø = 3

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.6.32

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
6 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb alone

Physical Properties of KirkiiteHide

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Chemical Properties of KirkiiteHide

Formula:

Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉

Elements listed:

As, Bi, Pb, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of KirkiiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

P2₁/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.700(2) Å, b = 26.237(6) Å, c = 8.774(3) Å
β = 119.653(4)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.332 : 1 : 0.334

Unit Cell V:

1740.2 Å³

Comment:

Data from Pinto et al. (2006) for a sample with a composition very close to the endmember.

Type Occurrence of KirkiiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Agios Philippos Mine (St Philippos Mine; Agios Philippos Pb-Zn deposit; Kirki Mine; Kirka Mine), Kirki Mines (Kirka), Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Synonyms of KirkiiteHide

IMA1984-030

Other Language Names for KirkiiteHide

German:Kirkiit

Russian:Киркиит

Simplified Chinese:硫砷铋铅矿

Spanish:Kirkiita

Traditional Chinese:硫砷鉍鉛礦

Relationship of Kirkiite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Jordanite Homologous Series Group

Other Members of this group:

Arsenmarcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
Geocronite	Pb₁₄(Sb,As)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
Jordanite	Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Marcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Kirkiite associated with Bismuthinite

Bi₂S₃

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

2.JB.	Andorite VI	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.JB.05	Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.10	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.15	Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.15	Marrite	AgPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.20	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25a	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25i	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	Mon.
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon.
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth.
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth.
2.JB.25b	Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25j	Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25f	Ángelaite	Cu₂AgPbBiS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25i	Cuproneyite	Cu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.30a	Geocronite	Pb₁₄(Sb,As)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl	Orth.
2.JB.35c	Pillaite	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35a	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.JB.35b	Scainiite	Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35d	Pellouxite	(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35f	Tubulite	Ag₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃	Mon. m : Pb
2.JB.35e	Chovanite	Pb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40b	Aschamalmite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Bursaite	Pb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)	Orth.
2.JB.40b	Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40a	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40c	Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth.
2.JB.40d	Schirmerite	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
2.JB.40e	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
2.JB.40a	Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.
2.JB.40b	Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
2.JB.40	UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2.JB.40	UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇
2.JB.40a	Andorite IV	Pb₁₈Ag₁₅Sb₄₇S₉₆	Mon. 2 : P2
2.JB.55	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.JB.60	Marrucciite	Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.65	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆	Orth.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

5.6.1	Sartorite	PbAs₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
5.6.2	Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅	Mon. 2 : P2₁
5.6.3	Liveingite	Pb₉As₁₃S₂₈	Mon.
5.6.4	Baumhauerite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
5.6.5	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
5.6.6	Jordanite	Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
5.6.7	Fülöppite	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
5.6.8	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
5.6.9	Plagionite	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	Mon. 2/m
5.6.10	Heteromorphite	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
5.6.11	Launayite	CuPb₁₀(Sb,As)₁₂S₂₀	Mon.
5.6.12	Playfairite	Pb₁₆(Sb,As)₁₉S₄₄Cl	Mon.
5.6.13	Semseyite	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
5.6.14	Madocite	Pb₁₉(Sb,As)₁₆S₄₃	Orth.
5.6.15	Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
5.6.17	Robinsonite	Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
5.6.18	Guettardite	PbAsSbS₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
5.6.19	Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄	Mon. 2/m
5.6.20	Veenite	Pb₁₆Sb_9-xAs_7+xS₄₀, x ~ 0-0.5	Mon. 2 : P2₁
5.6.21	Sorbyite	CuPb₉(Sb,As)₁₁S₂₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
5.6.22	Geocronite	Pb₁₄(Sb,As)₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
5.6.23	Galenobismutite	PbBi₂S₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
5.6.24	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
5.6.25	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
5.6.26	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
5.6.27	Giessenite	Pb₂₇Cu₂(Bi,Sb)₁₉S₅₇	Mon. 2/m
5.6.28	Platynite
5.6.29	Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.
5.6.30	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth.
5.6.31	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
5.6.33	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for KirkiiteHide

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Walia, D.S., Chang, L.L.Y. (1973) Investigations in the systems PbS-Sb2S3-As2S3 and PbS-Bi2S3-As2S3. Canadian Mineralogist: 12: 113-119.

American Mineralogist (1986): 71: 1278-1279.

Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh & Nichols (1990), Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. I.

Borodaev, Y.S., Garavelli, A., Kuzmina, O.V., Mozgova, N.N., Organova, N.I., Trubkin, N.V., Vurro, F. (1998) Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. I. Se-bearing kirkiite, Pb10(Bi,As)6(S,Se)19. Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1105-1114.

Pinto, D. (2005) Mineralogy, crystal-chemistry and structures of sulfosalts from Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy): Ag-free lillianite, Cl-bearing galenobismutite, kirkiite and the new mineral vurroite. Plinius: 31: 197-202.

Makovický, E., Balić-Žunić, T., Karanoviæ, L., Poleti, D. (2006) The crystal structure of kirkiite, Pb10Bi3As3S19: Canadian Mineralogist: 44(1): 177-188.

Pinto, D., Balić-Žunić, T., Garavelli, A., Garbarino, C., Makovický, E., Vurro, F. (2006) First occurrence of close-to-ideal kirkiite at Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy): chemical data and single crystal X-ray study. European Journal of Mineralogy: 18: 393-401.

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- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Greece (TL)
East Macedonia and Thrace Evros Kirki Mines (Kirka) ⓘ Agios Philippos Mine (St Philippos Mine; Agios Philippos Pb-Zn deposit; Kirki Mine; Kirka Mine) (TL)	European Journal of Mineralogy (1990): 2: 711-723.; American Mineralogist, Volume 71, pages 1277-1282, 1986; N. Skarpelis (1998) Bull. Geol Soc. Greece 33:51-60

Italy
Sicily Messina Province Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands) Lipari Vulcano Island ⓘ La Fossa crater	BORODAEV Y.S., GARAVELLI A., VURRO F., KUZMINA O., MOZGOVA N.N., ORGANOVA N.I., TRUBKIN N. (1998): Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy - 1 - Se-bearing kirkiite, Pb10(Bi,As)6(S,Se)19 - Canadian Mineralogist - 36, 1105 -1114 .

Mexico
Chihuahua Carmargo Municipality Sierra de las Encinillas ⓘ Guadalupe Mine	Mike Scott S105203 from Cureton from Geomar ID by Dr SA Williams

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Kirkiite

About KirkiiteHide

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Physical Properties of KirkiiteHide

Chemical Properties of KirkiiteHide

Crystallography of KirkiiteHide

Type Occurrence of KirkiiteHide

Synonyms of KirkiiteHide

Other Language Names for KirkiiteHide

Relationship of Kirkiite to other SpeciesHide

Common AssociatesHide

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

Other InformationHide

References for KirkiiteHide

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