2.HD.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
D : With Tl

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Vli	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of VallouiseiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₃Tl_21.5PbSb₆₃As_41.5S₁₇₀

Elements listed:

Ag, As, Pb, S, Sb, Tl - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of VallouiseiteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.6495(2) Å, b = 28.0728(5) Å, c = 30.3324(7) Å
α = 88.687(2)°, β = 86.759(2)°, γ = 85.676(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.308 : 1 : 1.08

Unit Cell V:

7,331.18 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.9 Å	(57)
3.8 Å	(48)
3.6 Å	(55)
3.3 Å	(41)
2.86 Å	(57)
2.82 Å	(54)
2.73 Å	(58)
2.612 Å	(49)

Type Occurrence of VallouiseiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

collections of the Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Austria, catalogue number NHMW-MIN-O2599

Relationship of Vallouiseite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Chabournéite Group

Other Members of this group:

Chabournéite	Ag_zTl_8-x-zPb_4+2xSb_40-x-yAs_yS₆₈ with 0.00 < x < 0.40(9), 16.15(3)< y < 19.11(10), 0.04(4) < z < 0.11(6)	Tric. 1 : P1
Dalnegroite	(Tl₄Pb₂)(As₁₂Sb₈)S₃₄	Tric. 1 : P1
Dewitite	Ag_zTl_10-x-zPb_2xSb_42-x-yAs_yS₆₈	Tric. 1 : P1
Protochabournéite	Tl_4-xPb_2+2xSb_20-x-yAs_yS₃₄ with 0.02(2) < x < 0.34(2), 5.71(9) < y < 6.69(9)	Tric. 1 : P1
Shimenite	Tl₅Sb_21-yAs_yS₃₄	Tric. 1 : P1

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.HD.	Boscardinite	TlPb₄(Sb₇As₂)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Enneasartorite	Tl₆Pb₃₂As₇₀S₁₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.	Gungerite	TlAs₅Sb₄S₁₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
2.HD.	Shimenite	Tl₅Sb_21-yAs_yS₃₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Dewitite	Ag_zTl_10-x-zPb_2xSb_42-x-yAs_yS₆₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Buynite	TlPb₁₄As₁₇S₄₀	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HD.	Giuşcăite	Ag₂Tl₄Pb₄As₂₀Sb₂S₄₀	Mon. m
2.HD.05e	Chabournéite	Ag_zTl_8-x-zPb_4+2xSb_40-x-yAs_yS₆₈ with 0.00 < x < 0.40(9), 16.15(3)< y < 19.11(10), 0.04(4) < z < 0.11(6)	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.05	Lorándite	TlAsS₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.05	Weissbergite	TlSbS₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.05e	Dalnegroite	(Tl₄Pb₂)(As₁₂Sb₈)S₃₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.15	Christite	TlHgAsS₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
2.HD.15	Richardsollyite	TlPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.20	Jankovićite	Tl₅Sb₉(As,Sb)₄S₂₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.25	Rebulite	Tl₅Sb₅As₈S₂₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.30	Imhofite	Tl_5.8As_15.4S₂₆	Mon. 2/m
2.HD.35	Edenharterite	PbTlAs₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
2.HD.40	Jentschite	TlPbAs₂SbS₆	Mon. 2/m
2.HD.45	Hutchinsonite	TlPbAs₅S₉	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.HD.45	Protochabournéite	Tl_4-xPb_2+2xSb_20-x-yAs_yS₃₄ with 0.02(2) < x < 0.34(2), 5.71(9) < y < 6.69(9)	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.50	Bernardite	TlAs₅S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.55	Sicherite	TlAg₂(As,Sb)₃S₆	Orth.
2.HD.55	Geuerite	Ag₂Tl₄Pb₄As₂₂S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.60	Gabrielite	Tl₆Ag₃Cu₆(As,Sb)₉S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.65	Tsygankoite	Mn₈Tl₈Hg₂(Sb₂₁Pb₂Tl)S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.HD.70	Drechslerite	Tl₄(Sb_4-xAs_x)S₈ (1 < x < 2)	Tric. 1 : P1

Other InformationHide

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References for VallouiseiteHide

Reference List:

http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19006&sid=7b5f62898a52a8076a56a2bf7c2a97c9

Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2023) Newsletter 75. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-4 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.76

Localities for VallouiseiteHide

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