Rebulite
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About Rebulite
Formula:
Tl5Sb5As8S22
Colour:
Dark gray
Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Specific Gravity:
4.81
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named after a Slovenian geologist or mining engineer named Rebula.
Originally published without approval; later redefined.
Chemically, the As-dominant analogue of jankovićite (triclinic).
Chemically, the As-dominant analogue of jankovićite (triclinic).
Classification of Rebulite
Approved
Notes:
Renamed by the IMA
2/E.14-10
2.HD.25
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
D : With Tl
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
D : With Tl
3.8.13.1
3 : SULFOSALTS
8 : 1 < ø < 2
3 : SULFOSALTS
8 : 1 < ø < 2
5.5.11
5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
5 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Tl
5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
5 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Tl
Physical Properties of Rebulite
Sub-Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Dark gray
Streak:
brownish red
Density:
4.81 g/cm3 (Measured) 4.40 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemical Properties of Rebulite
Formula:
Tl5Sb5As8S22
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Rebulite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 17.44 Å, b = 7.36 Å, c = 32.05 Å
β = 105.03°
β = 105.03°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 2.37 : 1 : 4.355
Unit Cell V:
3,973.15 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Type Occurrence of Rebulite
Other Language Names for Rebulite
Common Associates
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 2.HD.05 | Lorándite | TlAsS2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 2.HD.05 | Weissbergite | TlSbS2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 2.HD.15 | Christite | TlHgAsS3 | Mon. 2/m |
| 2.HD.20 | Jankovićite | Tl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S22 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 2.HD.30 | Imhofite | Tl5.8As15.4S26 | Mon. 2/m |
| 2.HD.35 | Edenharterite | PbTlAs3S6 | Orth. |
| 2.HD.40 | Jentschite | TlPbAs2SbS6 | Mon. 2/m |
| 2.HD.45 | Hutchinsonite | TlPbAs5S9 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
| 2.HD.50 | Bernardite | TlAs5S8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 2.HD.55 | Sicherite | TlAg2(As,Sb)3S6 | Orth. |
| 2.HD.60 | Gabrielite | Tl6Ag3Cu6(As,Sb)9S21 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
| 3.8.13.2 | Jankovićite | Tl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S22 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 5.5.1 | Lorándite | TlAsS2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 5.5.2 | Ellisite | Tl3AsS3 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
| 5.5.3 | Imhofite | Tl5.8As15.4S26 | Mon. 2/m |
| 5.5.4 | Simonite | TlHgAs3S6 | Mon. 2/m |
| 5.5.6 | Christite | TlHgAsS3 | Mon. 2/m |
| 5.5.6 | Routhierite | Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)2(As,Sb)2S6 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
| 5.5.7 | Hutchinsonite | TlPbAs5S9 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
| 5.5.8 | Wallisite | (Cu,Ag)TlPbAs2S5 | Tric. |
| 5.5.9 | Bernardite | TlAs5S8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 5.5.10 | Vrbaite | Hg3Tl4As8Sb2S20 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca |
| 5.5.12 | Gillulyite | Tl2As7.5Sb0.3S13 | Mon. 2/m |
| 5.5.13 | Weissbergite | TlSbS2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 5.5.14 | Rohaite | (Tl,Pb,K)2Cu8.7Sb2S4 | Orth. |
| 5.5.15 | Vaughanite | TlHgSb4S7 | Tric. |
| 5.5.16 | Chalcothallite | Tl2(Cu,Fe)6SbS4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm |
| 5.5.17 | Pierrotite | Tl2(Sb,As)10S16 | Orth. mm2 : Pna21 |
| 5.5.18 | Parapierrotite | TlSb5S8 | Mon. m |
| 5.5.19 | Criddleite | TlAg2Au3Sb10S10 | Mon. |
| 5.5.20 | Chabournéite | Tl4Pb2(Sb,As)20S34 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
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 Rebulite
Reference List:
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Balić-Žunić, T. & Šcavničar, S. (1982): The crystal structure of rebulite, Tl5Sb5As8S22. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 160, 109-125.
American Mineralogist (1983): 68: 644 (abs.)
Mineralogical Record (1993): 24: 446.
Makovicky, E. & Balić-Žunić, T. (1998): Contribution to the crystal chemistry of thallium sulfosalts. IV. Modular description of Tl–As–Sb sulfosalts rebulite and jankovićite. N. Jb. Mineral. Abh., 174, 181-210.
Balić-Žunić, T., Moëlo, Y., Karanović, L., Berlepsch, P. (2015): The solid solutions of rebulite and jankovićite in the phase system Tl2S-As2S3-Sb2S3. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 34, 125-132.
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Localities for Rebulite
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China | |
| Dan Topa & Uwe Kolitsch (EPMA- and SXRD-analyses, 2015-2018); Roth, P., Raber, T., Favreau, G. and Meisser, N. (2017): Thallium Sulfosalts from the Shimen As-Deposit, Hunan, China. Mineral Up 4(6): 8-22. |
North Macedonia (TL) | |
| American Mineralogist, (1983) 68, pp. 644; Rieck, B. (1993) - Famous mineral localities: Allchar, Macedonia, Mineralogical Record, 24 (6), 437-449; Percival, T.J. & Radtke, A.S. (1994): Sedimentary-rock-hosted disseminated gold mineralization in the Alšar district, Macedonia. Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 649-655.; Boevl, B., Bermanec, V., Serafimovski, T., Lepitkoval, S., & Mikulcic, S. (2001). Allchar Mineral Assemblage. Geologica Macedonica, Vol. 15-16, p. 1-23 (2001-2002) Suppl |
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen deposit, Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China