Tyrrellite
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About Tyrrellite
Formula:
Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Colour:
Bronze
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3½
Specific Gravity:
6.6
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Informally named by S.C. Robinson in honor of Joseph Burr Tyrrell (November 1, 1858 Weston, Ontario, Canada - August 26, 1957), geologist, Geological Survey of Canada. Tyrrell was an early explorer and surveyor of northern Canada, especially the area between Lake Athabasca and Hudson Bay.
Robinson & Brooker (1952) gave a partial description of an unnamed selenide from Ato Bay (TL2), which according to Harris (1970) was later informally named tyrrellite by Robinson. The name appeared in Hey (1963) and Sendeeva (1964) without explanation. It was formally confirmed as a new species by Harris (1970), who completed the full description of the mineral on material from the Eagle claims (TL1) (Horváth 2003).
Robinson & Brooker (1952) gave a partial description of an unnamed selenide from Ato Bay (TL2), which according to Harris (1970) was later informally named tyrrellite by Robinson. The name appeared in Hey (1963) and Sendeeva (1964) without explanation. It was formally confirmed as a new species by Harris (1970), who completed the full description of the mineral on material from the Eagle claims (TL1) (Horváth 2003).
Co-Type Localities:
Isostructural with:
Se analogue of carrollite and Co analogue of nickeltyrrellite. Unique combination of elements.
Occurs as small grains that look like clausthalite without the cleavage.
Occurs as small grains that look like clausthalite without the cleavage.
Classification of Tyrrellite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Approval year:
1970
First published:
1970
2/D.01-140
2.DA.05
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4
2.10.1.4
2 : SULFIDES
10 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
2 : SULFIDES
10 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
3.11.20
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
11 : Sulphides etc. of Ni
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
11 : Sulphides etc. of Ni
Pronounciation of Tyrrellite
Pronounciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon & Katya Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Tyrrellite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Bronze
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=343 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
{001}
{001}
Fracture:
Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
6.6 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.59 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Tyrrellite
Chemical Properties of Tyrrellite
Formula:
Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
IMA Formula:
Cu(Co,Ni)2Se4
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Tyrrellite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fd3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.005 Å
Unit Cell V:
1,001.50 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
8
Morphology:
granular
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0010334 | Tyrrellite | Yang H, Hubler D K, Lavina B, Downs R T, Costin G (2007) Tyrrellite, Cu(Co0.68Ni0.32)2Se4, isostructural with spinel Acta Crystallographica C63 i73-i74 | ![]() | 2007 | Eagle Claims, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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5.78 Å | (40) |
3.54 Å | (40) |
3.02 Å | (60) |
2.89 Å | (70) |
2.50 Å | (90) |
1.93 Å | (60) |
1.77 Å | (100) |
1.51 Å | (40) |
Comments:
8-1
Type Occurrence of Tyrrellite
Synonyms of Tyrrellite
Other Language Names for Tyrrellite
Relationship of Tyrrellite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Bornhardtite Subgroup | A2+D3+2Se4 | |
Nickeltyrrellite | CuNi2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
3 photos of Tyrrellite associated with Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
3 photos of Tyrrellite associated with Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
2 photos of Tyrrellite associated with Athabascaite | Cu5Se4 |
2 photos of Tyrrellite associated with Berzelianite | Cu2Se |
1 photo of Tyrrellite associated with Clausthalite | PbSe |
1 photo of Tyrrellite associated with Gold | Au |
1 photo of Tyrrellite associated with Penroseite | (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.DA.05 | Bornhardtite | Co2+Co3+2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Carrollite | CuCo2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Fletcherite | CuNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.DA.05 | Greigite | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Indite | FeIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Kalininite | ZnCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Linnaeite | Co2+Co3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. |
2.DA.05 | Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Siegenite | CoNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Trüstedtite | Ni3Se4 | Iso. |
2.DA.05 | Violarite | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Xingzhongite | Pb2+Ir3+2S4 | Iso. |
2.DA.05 | Ferrorhodsite | (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 | Iso. |
2.DA.05 | Cadmoindite | CdIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Cuprokalininite | CuCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.10 | Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
2.DA.10 | Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. |
2.DA.15 | Brezinaite | Cr3S4 | Mon. 2/m |
2.DA.15 | Heideite | (Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4 | Mon. 2/m |
2.DA.20 | Inaglyite | Cu3Pb(Ir,Pt)8S16 | Hex. |
2.DA.20 | Konderite | Cu3Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
2.DA.25 | Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
2.10.1.1 | Linnaeite | Co2+Co3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.2 | Carrollite | CuCo2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.3 | Fletcherite | CuNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.5 | Bornhardtite | Co2+Co3+2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.6 | Siegenite | CoNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.7 | Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.8 | Violarite | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.9 | Trüstedtite | Ni3Se4 | Iso. |
2.10.1.10 | Greigite | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.11 | Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.12 | Indite | FeIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.13 | Kalininite | ZnCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.14 | Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.10.1.15 | Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.16 | Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.10.1.17 | Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. |
2.10.1.20 | Cuprokalininite | CuCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
3.11.1 | Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 | Trig. 3 2 : R3 2 |
3.11.2 | Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2 |
3.11.3 | Millerite | NiS | Trig. 3m : R3m |
3.11.4 | Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.11.5 | Vaesite | NiS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.11.6 | Shandite | Ni3Pb2S2 | Trig. |
3.11.7 | Donharrisite | Ni3HgS3 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
3.11.8 | Violarite | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.11.9 | Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
3.11.10 | Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.11.11 | Siegenite | CoNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.11.12 | Fletcherite | CuNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.11.13 | Villamanínite | (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 | Tric. |
3.11.14 | Mäkinenite | γ-NiSe | Trig. |
3.11.15 | Sederholmite | beta-NiSe | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
3.11.16 | Trüstedtite | Ni3Se4 | Iso. |
3.11.17 | Wilkmanite | Ni3Se4 | Mon. |
3.11.18 | Kullerudite | NiSe2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
3.11.19 | Penroseite | (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.11.21 | Imgreite | NiTe (?) | Hex. |
3.11.22 | Melonite | NiTe2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
3.11.23 | Kitkaite | NiTeSe | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
3.11.24 | Dienerite | Ni3As | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d |
3.11.25 | Orcelite | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
3.11.26 | Maucherite | Ni11As8 | Tet. 4 2 2 : P41 21 2 |
3.11.27 | Nickeline | NiAs | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm |
3.11.28 | Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
3.11.29 | Pararammelsbergite | NiAs2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
3.11.30 | Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Im3 |
3.11.31 | Oregonite | Ni2FeAs2 | Hex. |
3.11.32 | Westerveldite | (Fe,Ni,Co)As | Orth. |
3.11.33 | Langisite | CoAs | Hex. 6 : P63 |
3.11.34 | Gersdorffite | NiAsS | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.11.35 | Jolliffeite | NiAsSe | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.11.36 | Breithauptite | NiSb | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
3.11.38 | Ullmannite | NiSbS | Iso. 2 3 : P21 3 |
3.11.39 | Willyamite | CoSbS |
Fluorescence of Tyrrellite
Not fluorescent
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 Tyrrellite
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ROBINSON, S.C. & BROOKER, E.J. (1952): A cobalt - nickel - copper selenide from the Goldfields district, Saskatchewan, Canada. American Mineralogist 37, 542-544.
HEY, M. (1963) Appendix to the Second Edition of an Index of Mineral Species and Varieties Arranged Chemically. British Museum, London, U.K. (6, 128).
Sindeeva, N.D. (1964) Mineralogy and types of deposits of selenium and tellurium. Interscience Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, New York. (77-78).
HARRIS, D.C. (1970): New data on tyrrellite. Canadian Mineralogist 10, 731-736.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina); de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Crosta, S. (2010). Reseña de la ubicación geográfica de los seleniuros de la Sierra de Umango, provincia de La Rioja. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 67(2), 272-279.; Grundmann, G., & Förster, H. J. (2018). The Sierra de Cacheuta Vein-Type Se Mineralization, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Minerals, 8(4), 127.; Paar, W.H., Topa, D., Roberts, A.C., Criddle, A.J., Amann, G., Sureda, R.J. (2002): The new mineral species brodtkorbite, Cu2HgSe2, and the associated selenide assemblage from Tumiñico, Sierra de Cacho, La Rioja, Argentina. Can. Mineral.: 40(1): 225–237 |
Paar, W.H. et al (1996) Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina, 51, #4, 304-312. | |
| Grundmann, G., & Förster, H. J. (2018). The Sierra de Cacheuta Vein-Type Se Mineralization, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Minerals, 8(4), 127. |
| Grundmann, G., & Förster, H. J. (2018). The Sierra de Cacheuta Vein-Type Se Mineralization, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Minerals, 8(4), 127. |
Canada (TL) | |
| ROBINSON, S.C. & BROOKER, E.J. (1952): A cobalt - nickel - copper selenide from the Goldfields district, Saskatchewan, Canada. American Mineralogist 37, 542-544. HARRIS, D.C. (1970): New data on tyrrellite. Canadian Mineralogist 10, 731-736. ; ROBINSON, S.C. & BROOKER, E.J. (1952): A cobalt - nickel - copper selenide from the Goldfields district, Saskatchewan, Canada. American Mineralogist 37, 542-544. HARRIS, D.C. (1970): New data on tyrrellite. Canadian Mineralogist 10, 731-736. |
| ROBINSON, S.C. & BROOKER, E.J. (1952): A cobalt - nickel - copper selenide from the Goldfields district, Saskatchewan, Canada. American Mineralogist 37, 542-544. HARRIS, D.C. (1970): New data on tyrrellite. Canadian Mineralogist 10, 731-736. |
Collected and analyzed by Gunnar Farber. | |
Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484 | |
Czech Republic | |
| Scharm, B. & Scharmová, M. (2000) Accessory minerals of siliceous rocks from the Kokšín hill near Mítov (Barrandian Neoproterozoic). Bulletin of Geosciences, 75(3), 307-318. |
| W. H. Paar, D. Topa, E. Makovický, F. J. Culetto: "Milotaite, PdSbSe, a new palladium mineral, from Předbořice, Czech Republic", The Canadian Mineralogist 43, 689-694 (2005); Bindi, L., Förster, H. J., Grundmann, G., Keutsch, F., & Stanley, C. (2016). Petříčekite, CuSe2, a New Member of the Marcasite Group from the Předbořice Deposit, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic. Minerals, 6(2), 33. |
| Kvaček, M.: Selenides from the deposits of Western Moravia, Czechoslovakia – Part II. Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Geologica, 1979, vol. 23, nos. 1-2, s. 15-38. ; Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484 |
Vavřín, I.: Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 82-89. | |
| Vavřín, I.: Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 82-89. ; Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484 |
Kvaček, M.: Selenides from the deposits of Western Moravia, Czechoslovakia – Part II. Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Geologica, 1979, vol. 23, nos. 1-2, s. 15-38. | |
DR Congo | |
| Wilson, W. E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mineralogical Record 49:236-304 |
Germany | |
| Seeliger, E. & Strunz, H. (1965): Erzpetrographie der Uranmineralien von Wölsendorf. II. Brannerit, Lermontovit(?), Selen und Selenide, Ni- and Bi-Begleitmineralien etc. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 103, 163-178.; Dill, H. G., & Weber, B. (2010). Accessory minerals of fluorite and their implication regarding the environment of formation (Nabburg–Wölsendorf fluorite district, SE Germany), with special reference to fetid fluorite (“Stinkspat”). Ore Geology Reviews, 37(2), 65-86. |
| Heider, J. & Siemroth, J. (2012): Die Selenidmineralisation im Grauwacke-Tagebau Rieder bei Gernrode, Harz. Aufschluss, 63, 213-223. |
Spain | |
| Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484 |
UK | |
| [Camm, 1995, 71 - "Gold in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon"]; C. J. Stanley, A. J. Criddle and D. Lloyd (1990) Precious and Base Metal Selenide Mineralization at Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon. Mineralogical Magazine 54:485-493 |
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