Quiroguite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Quiroguite
Formula:
Pb23Sb6S32
Doubtful mineral, probably only an impure (Sb-bearing) galena.
Originally reported from San Andrés Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Originally reported from San Andrés Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3345
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3345:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
d67425b3-7481-4fa5-9bb4-778f586a6872
Classification of Quiroguite
2.CD.10 va
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
Chemical Properties of Quiroguite
Formula:
Pb23Sb6S32
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Quiroguite
Other Language Names for Quiroguite
Spanish:Quirogita
Quiroguita
Quiroguita
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.CD. | Svetlanaite | SnSe | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.CD.05 | Herzenbergite | SnS | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CD.05 | Teallite | PbSnS2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.CD.10 | Alabandite | MnS | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.10 | Altaite | PbTe | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.10 | Clausthalite | PbSe | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.10 | Galena | PbS | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.10 | Niningerite | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.10 | Oldhamite | (Ca,Mg)S | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.10 | Keilite | (Fe2+,Mg)S | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CD.15a | Cinnabar | HgS | Trig. 3 2 : P31 2 1 |
2.CD.15b | Hypercinnabar | HgS | Hex. |
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 Quiroguite
Reference List:
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Navarre, L.F. (1895): Anal. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. XXIV. Actas, p. 96. [Abstracted (as "quirogite") in Zeits. Kryst. Mineral. XXVIII, 202, 1897; Neues Jahrb. Mineral. I, 452, Ref. 1897; Bull. Soc. franc. Minéral. XX, 168, 1897.]
Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 204.
Internet Links for Quiroguite
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Localities for Quiroguite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Spain | |
| Mineralogical Magazine 11:241 (abstract) |
San Andrés Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain