Vinciennite
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About Vinciennite
Formula:
Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16
Colour:
Orange
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Name:
Named in honor of Henri Vincienne (13 January 1898, Lizy sur Ourcq, Seine et Marne, France - 30 June 1965), professor of mineralogy, ENSMP, France.
This page provides mineralogical data about Vinciennite.
Classification of Vinciennite
Approved
Approval year:
1983
2/C.07-30
2.CB.35a
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
3.1.2.1
3 : SULFOSALTS
1 : ø > 4
3 : SULFOSALTS
1 : ø > 4
6.1.14
6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn
6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn
Physical Properties of Vinciennite
Chemical Properties of Vinciennite
Formula:
Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16
IMA Formula:
Cu10Fe4SnAsS16
Common Impurities:
Zn
Crystallography of Vinciennite
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.69 Å, c = 10.69 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 1
Unit Cell V:
1,221.61 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Type Occurrence of Vinciennite
Synonyms of Vinciennite
Other Language Names for Vinciennite
German:Vinciennit
Spanish:Vinciennita
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.CB. | Agmantinite | Ag2MnSnS4 | Orth. |
2.CB.05a | Coloradoite | HgTe | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.CB.05a | Hawleyite | CdS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05a | Metacinnabar | HgS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05c | Polhemusite | (Zn,Hg)S | Tet. |
2.CB.05b | Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 | Iso. |
2.CB.05a | Sphalerite | ZnS | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05a | Stilleite | ZnSe | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05a | Tiemannite | HgSe | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.05 | UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn | Cu2Fe3Zn5S10 | |
2.CB.05a | Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.10a | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10a | Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 | Tet. |
2.CB.10a | Gallite | CuGaS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10b | Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 | Orth. 2 2 2 |
2.CB.10a | Lenaite | AgFeS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10b | Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 | Tet. |
2.CB.10b | Putoranite | Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 | Iso. |
2.CB.10a | Roquesite | CuInS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.10b | Talnakhite | Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m |
2.CB.10a | Laforêtite | AgInS2 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d |
2.CB.15a | Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
2.CB.15a | Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.CB.15a | Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
2.CB.15a | Idaite | Cu5FeS6 | Hex. |
2.CB.15a | Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.CB.15a | Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 | Tet. |
2.CB.15b | Mohite | Cu2SnS3 | Mon. |
2.CB.15a | Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.CB.15a | Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
2.CB.15c | Stannoidite | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 | Orth. |
2.CB.15a | Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 | Tet. |
2.CB.15c | UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?) | |
2.CB.20 | Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
2.CB.20 | Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
2.CB.30 | Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
2.CB.30 | Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n |
2.CB.30 | Germanocolusite | Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
2.CB.30 | Nekrasovite | Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 | Iso. |
2.CB.30 | Stibiocolusite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
2.CB.30 | Ovamboite | Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 | Iso. |
2.CB.30 | Maikainite | Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
2.CB.35a | Hemusite | Cu6SnMoS8 | Iso. |
2.CB.35a | Kiddcreekite | Cu6SnWS8 | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.CB.35a | Polkovicite | (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 | Iso. |
2.CB.35a | Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 2c |
2.CB.35a | Morozeviczite | (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 | Iso. |
2.CB.35b | Catamarcaite | Cu6GeWS8 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.40 | Lautite | CuAsS | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.CB.45 | Cadmoselite | CdSe | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Greenockite | CdS | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Rambergite | MnS | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.45 | Buseckite | (Fe,Zn,Mn)S | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.CB.55a | Cubanite | CuFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CB.55b | Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.CB.60 | Picotpaulite | TlFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
2.CB.60 | Raguinite | TlFeS2 | Orth. |
2.CB.65 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 | Mon. 2/m |
2.CB.65 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CB.70 | Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 | Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m |
2.CB.75 | Vulcanite | CuTe | Orth. |
2.CB.80 | Empressite | AgTe | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.CB.85 | Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
6.1.1 | Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 | Tet. |
6.1.2 | Mohite | Cu2SnS3 | Mon. |
6.1.3 | Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 | Tet. |
6.1.4 | Hemusite | Cu6SnMoS8 | Iso. |
6.1.5 | Kiddcreekite | Cu6SnWS8 | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
6.1.6 | Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
6.1.7 | Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
6.1.8 | Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
6.1.9 | Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
6.1.10 | Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
6.1.11 | Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
6.1.12 | Stannoidite | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 | Orth. |
6.1.13 | Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
6.1.15 | Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
6.1.16 | Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
6.1.17 | Teallite | PbSnS2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
6.1.18 | Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
6.1.19 | Lévyclaudite | Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28 | Tric. 1 |
6.1.20 | Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
6.1.21 | Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 | Tric. |
6.1.22 | Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 | Iso. |
6.1.23 | Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 | Orth. |
6.1.24 | Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 | Mon. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Vinciennite
Reference List:
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Cesbron, F., Giraud, R., Picot, P. and Pillard, F. (1985) La vinciennite, Cu10Fe4Sn(As,Sb)S16, une nouvelle espèce minéral. Etude paragénétique du gîte type Chizeuil, Saône-et-Loire. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 108: 447-456.
American Mineralogist (1986) 71: 1280-1281. (Abs.)
Jambor, J.L., Owens, D.R. (1987) Vinciennite in the Maggie porphyry copper deposit, British Columbia. Canadian Mineralogist: 25: 227-228.
Kouzmanov, K., Ramboz, C., Bailly, L. and Bogdanov, K. (2004) Genesis of high sulfidation vinciennite-bearing Cu-As-Sn (±Au) assemblage from the Radka epithermal copper deposit, Bulgaria: Evidence from mineralogy and infrared microthermometry of enargite. Canadian Mineralogist: 42: 1501-1521.
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Argentina | |
| Hubert, P., Werner, H., & Dan, T. (2009). A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina, 64(3), 514-524. |
| Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina); DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.; Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. |
Bulgaria | |
| Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., & Bogdanov, K. (2002) Trace mineralogy of the Upper Cretaceous banatitic Magmatic and metallogenetic Belt, SE Europe. In 11th Quadrennial IAGOD symposium–Geocongress 2002, Windhoek, Namibia, July 2002. CD Volume of extended abstracts. |
| Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., & Popov, K. (2004). Mineral Assemblages And Genesis Of The Cu-Au Epithermal Deposits In The Southern Part Of The Panaguyrishte Ore District, Bulgaria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 36:406-415; KOUZMANOV, K., RAMBOZ, C., BAILLY, L. & BOGDANOV, K. (2004): Genesis of high sulfidation vinciennite-bearing Cu-As-Sn (±Au) assemblage from the Radka epithermal copper deposit, Bulgaria: Evidence from mineralogy and infrared microthermometry of enargite. Can. Mineral. 42, 1501-1521.; Kouzmanov, K. (2004). Galena-bearing myrmekitic intergrowths from the Radka deposit, Bulgaria: Origin and mechanisms of formation. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, 41, 17-30.; Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., & Bogdanov, K. (2002) Trace mineralogy of the Upper Cretaceous banatitic Magmatic and metallogenetic Belt, SE Europe. In 11th Quadrennial IAGOD symposium–Geocongress 2002, Windhoek, Namibia, July 2002. CD Volume of extended abstracts. |
Canada | |
| Jambor, J.L., Owens, D.R. (1987): Vinciennite in the Maggie porphyry copper deposit, British Columbia. Canadian Mineralogist 25, 227-228; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 |
| Hannington M.D., Bleeker W. and Kjarsgaard I (1999). Sulfide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Ore Genesis of the Kidd Creek Deposit: Part II. The Bornite Zone: Economic Geology, Monograph 10, 225-266. |
China | |
| Liu Wenyuan, Dong Cheng, Gu Xiangping, Liu Yu, Qiu Xiaoping, and Chen Yuchuan (2014): The crystal structure of kiddcreekite solved using micro X-ray diffraction and the EPCryst program. Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 1517-1525 |
Liu Wenyuan, Dong Cheng, Gu Xiangping, Liu Yu, Qiu Xiaoping, and Chen Yuchuan (2014): The crystal structure of kiddcreekite solved using micro X-ray diffraction and the EPCryst program. Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 1517-1525. | |
France (TL) | |
| Cesbron, F., Giraud, R., Picot, P. and Pillard, F. (1985) La vinciennite, Cu10Fe4Sn(As,Sb)S16, une nouvelle espèce minéral. Etude paragénétique du gîte type Chizeuil, Saône-et-Loire. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 108: 447-456. |
Peru | |
| Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36. |
| Catchpole, H., Kouzmanov, K. & Fontboté, L. (2012): Copper-excess stannoidite and tennantite-tetrahedrite as proxies for hydrothermal fluid evolution in a zoned Cordillerian base metal district, Morococha, Central Peru. Can. Mineral. 50, 719-743. |
| Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 |
Portugal | |
| Cabri, L. J., Gaspar, O. C., Lastra, R., & McMahon, G. (1998). Distribution of gold in tin-rich samples from the Corvo orebody, Portugal. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36(5), 1347-1360. |
Russia | |
| Plotinskaya, O. Y., Grabezhev, A. I., Groznova, E. O., Seltmann, R., & Lehmann, B. (2014). The Late Paleozoic porphyry–epithermal spectrum of the Birgilda–Tomino ore cluster in the South Urals, Russia. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 79, 910-931. |
O.Yu. Plotinskaya data |
Chizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France