Tsygankoite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Tsygankoite
Formula:
Mn8Tl8Hg2(Sb21Pb2Tl)S48
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Metallic
Specific Gravity:
5.450 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in honor of Mikhail Vladimirovich Tsyganko (Михаил Владимирович Цыганко) (b. 25 October 1979), a mineral collector from Severouralsk, Northern Urals, Russia, who collected the samples within which the new mineral was discovered. He runs a private museum, the Ore Cabinet Museum, in Severouralsk, Russia.
New structure type. Unique combination of elements.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52713
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52713:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
e6e6c5e3-6300-4ad2-9f00-b0876c1da30d
IMA Classification of Tsygankoite
Approved
Approval year:
2017
First published:
2018
Approval history:
IMA No. 2017-088
Classification of Tsygankoite
2.HD.65
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
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Tsy | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Tsygankoite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Black
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
VHN10=131 - 167 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Parting:
None observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
5.450 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Tsygankoite
Anisotropism:
Strong
Light grey to Black
Light grey to Black
Colour in reflected light:
White
Internal Reflections:
None observed
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Chemistry of Tsygankoite
Mindat Formula:
Mn8Tl8Hg2(Sb21Pb2Tl)S48
Crystallography of Tsygankoite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C1 2/m 1
Cell Parameters:
a = 21.362(4) Å, b = 3.858(1) Å, c = 27.135(4) Å
β = 106.94(1)°
β = 106.94(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 5.537 : 1 : 7.033
Unit Cell V:
2139.19 ų
Z:
1
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
3.587 Å | (100) |
3.391 Å | (68) |
3.353 Å | (70) |
3.204 Å | (88) |
2.858 Å | (64) |
2.841 Å | (72) |
2.805 Å | (60) |
2.786 Å | (99) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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High-? alteration and/or metamorphism | |
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) |
Type Occurrence of Tsygankoite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Lath-like elongated crystals up to 0.2 mm embedded in calcite–dolomite–clinochlore matrix.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mineralogical collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, registration number 5018/1 (cotypes)
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Kasatkin, A.V., Makovicky, E., Plášil, J., Škoda, R., Agakhanov, A.A, Karpenko, V.Y. and Nestola, F. (2018) Tsygankoite, Mn8Tl8Hg2(Sb21Pb2Tl)Σ24S48, a New Sulfosalt from the Vorontsovskoe Gold Deposit, Northern Urals, Russia. Minerals: 8(5): 218.
Synonyms of Tsygankoite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.HD. | Boscardinite | TlPb4(Sb7As2)S18 |
2.HD. | Enneasartorite | Tl6Pb32As70S140 |
2.HD. | Gungerite | TlAs5Sb4S13 |
2.HD. | Shimenite | Tl5Sb21-yAsyS34 |
2.HD. | Dewitite | AgzTl10-x-zPb2xSb42-x-yAsyS68 |
2.HD. | Vallouiseite | Ag3Tl21.5PbSb63As41.5S170 |
2.HD. | Buynite | TlPb14As17S40 |
2.HD.05e | Chabournéite | AgzTl8-x-zPb4+2xSb40-x-yAsyS68 with 0.00 < x < 0.40(9), 16.15(3)< y < 19.11(10), 0.04(4) < z < 0.11(6) |
2.HD.05 | Lorándite | TlAsS2 |
2.HD.05 | Weissbergite | TlSbS2 |
2.HD.05e | Dalnegroite | (Tl4Pb2)(As12Sb8)S34 |
2.HD.15 | Christite | TlHgAsS3 |
2.HD.15 | Richardsollyite | TlPbAsS3 |
2.HD.20 | Jankovićite | Tl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S22 |
2.HD.25 | Rebulite | Tl5Sb5As8S22 |
2.HD.30 | Imhofite | Tl5.8As15.4S26 |
2.HD.35 | Edenharterite | PbTlAs3S6 |
2.HD.40 | Jentschite | TlPbAs2SbS6 |
2.HD.45 | Hutchinsonite | TlPbAs5S9 |
2.HD.45 | Protochabournéite | Tl4-xPb2+2xSb20-x-yAsyS34 with 0.02(2) < x < 0.34(2), 5.71(9) < y < 6.69(9) |
2.HD.50 | Bernardite | TlAs5S8 |
2.HD.55 | Sicherite | TlAg2(As,Sb)3S6 |
2.HD.60 | Gabrielite | Tl6Ag3Cu6(As,Sb)9S21 |
2.HD.70 | Drechslerite | Tl4(Sb4-xAsx)S8 (1 < x < 2) |
Fluorescence of Tsygankoite
None
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.
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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.
Russia (TL) | |
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Vorontsovskoe deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia