Cupromakovickyite
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Formula:
Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18
Also given as Cu8Ag2Pb4Bi18S36 (doubled formula).
Colour:
grayish white
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4 - 4½
Specific Gravity:
6.78 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
For its chemical relation to makovickyite. The root name is for Emil Makovicky (18 August 1940, Bratislava, Slovakia – ), Slovak–Danish mineralogist, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark and sulphosalt specialist.
Classification of Cupromakovickyite
Approved
Approval year:
2002
First published:
2008
2/E.09-70
2.JA.05d
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
A : Galena derivatives with little or no Pb
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
A : Galena derivatives with little or no Pb
Physical Properties of Cupromakovickyite
Metallic
Colour:
grayish white
Hardness:
4 - 4½ on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
None Observed
Density:
6.78 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemical Properties of Cupromakovickyite
Formula:
Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18
Also given as Cu8Ag2Pb4Bi18S36 (doubled formula).
Also given as Cu8Ag2Pb4Bi18S36 (doubled formula).
Crystallography of Cupromakovickyite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 13.405(8) Å, b = 4.016(3) Å, c = 29.949(19) Å
β = 99.989(16)°
β = 99.989(16)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 3.338 : 1 : 7.457
Unit Cell V:
1587.8 ų
Z:
1
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0006187 | Cupromakovickyite | Topa D, Makovicky E, Balic-Zunic T (2008) What is the reason for the doubled unit-cell volumes of copper-lead-rich pavonite homologues? The crystal structures of cupromakovickyite and makovickyite The Canadian Mineralogist 46 515-523 | ![]() | 2008 | Baita Bihor, Romania | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.478 Å | (100) |
2.842 Å | (94) |
3.646 Å | (57) |
3.486 Å | (41) |
3.345 Å | (33) |
2.964 Å | (33) |
2.282 Å | (31) |
Type Occurrence of Cupromakovickyite
General Appearance of Type Material:
minute segregation lamellae in makovickyite
Geological Setting of Type Material:
sulphosalt bearing quartz veins, hosted by paleozoic amphibolites, hornblendites and granite gneisses
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Topa, D., Paar, W.H. (2008) Cupromakovickyite, Cu8Pb4Ag2Bi18S36, a new mineral species of the pavonite homologous series. Canadian Mineralogist: 46: 503-514.
Synonyms of Cupromakovickyite
Other Language Names for Cupromakovickyite
German:Cupromakovickyit
Simplified Chinese:硫铋银铅铜矿
Relationship of Cupromakovickyite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Cupromakopavonite | Ag3Cu8Pb4Bi19S38 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Dantopaite | Ag5Bi13S22 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Luboržákite | Mn2AsSbS5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Makovickyite | Cu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S9 | Mon. 2/m |
Mummeite | Cu0.58Ag3.11Pb1.10Bi6.65S13 | Mon. |
Pavonite | AgBi3S5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.JA.05e | Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.05g | Borodaevite | Ag5(Bi,Pb,Fe)8(Sb,Bi)2S17 | Mon. |
2.JA.05a | Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.05a | Kitaibelite | Ag10PbBi30S51 | |
2.JA.05i | Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
2.JA.05d | Makovickyite | Cu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S9 | Mon. 2/m |
2.JA.05f | Mummeite | Cu0.58Ag3.11Pb1.10Bi6.65S13 | Mon. |
2.JA.05a | Pavonite | AgBi3S5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.05b | Grumiplucite | HgBi2S4 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.05h | Mozgovaite | PbBi4S7 | Orth. |
2.JA.05c | Kudriavite | (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.05a | Cupromakopavonite | Ag3Cu8Pb4Bi19S38 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.05 | Dantopaite | Ag5Bi13S22 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.10a | Cuprobismutite | Cu8AgBi13S24 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.10c | Hodrušite | Cu8Bi12S22 | Mon. 2/m |
2.JA.10e | Padĕraite | Cu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22 | Mon. |
2.JA.10d | Pizgrischite | (Cu,Fe)Cu14PbBi17S35 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.10b | Kupčíkite | Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.JA.15 | Schapbachite | Ag0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S | Iso. |
2.JA.15 | Cuboargyrite | AgSbS2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.JA.20 | Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
2.JA.20 | Matildite | AgBiS2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
2.JA.20 | Volynskite | AgBiTe2 | Orth. |
Other Information
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 Cupromakovickyite
Reference List:
Sort by Year (asc) | by Year (desc) | by Author (A-Z) | by Author (Z-A)
L. Zak et al.: N. Jb. Mineral. Abh. 168:147-169 (1994)
D. Topa et al.: Can. Mineral. 40:849-869 (2002)
D. Topa et al.: Can. Mineral. 41:1155-1166 (2003)
Lapis 29(5):42 (2004)
Topa, D., Paar, W.H. (2008) Cupromakovickyite, Cu8Pb4Ag2Bi18S36, a new mineral species of the pavonite homologous series. Canadian Mineralogist: 46: 503-514.
Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Balić-Žunić, T. (2008) What is the reason for the doubled unit-cell volumes of copper-lead-rich pavonite homologues? The crystal structures of cupromakovickyite and makovickyite. Canadian Mineralogist: 46: 515-523.
Internet Links for Cupromakovickyite
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Localities for Cupromakovickyite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria (TL) | |
| D. Topa et al.: Can. Mineral. 40:849-869 (2002); D. Topa et al.: Can. Mineral. 41:1155-1166 (2003) |
Japan | |
| Yuya Izumino, Kazuo Nakashima, Mariko Nagashima (2013) Makovickyite and cupromakovickyite from the Obari mine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 108, #2 (April 2013), 94-100. ; Izumino, Y., Nakashima, K., & Nagashima, M. (2014). Cuprobismutite group minerals (cuprobismutite, hodrušhite, kupčíkite and padĕraite), other Bi–sulfosalts and Bi–tellurides from the Obari mine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109(4), 177-190. |
Romania | |
| L. Zak et al.: N. Jb. Mineral. Abh. 168:147-169 (1994) |