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Bogdanovite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Bogdanovite, etc.

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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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About BogdanoviteHide

Aleksei A. Bogdanov

Formula:

(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)

Colour:

Rose brown to bronze

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

4½

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

Name in honor of Aleksei Alekseevich Bogdanov (Алексей Алексеевич Богданов) (12 (25) February 1907, Sukhum, Kutaisi Province, Russian Empire - 18 September 1971, Moscow, USSR), Russian geologist at the University of Moscow. He was a specialist in the field of tectonics and chairman of the International Commission on Tectonic Maps.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Dimorph of:

Auricupride

Compare, e.g.: tetraauricupride, UM2001-05-E:AuCu, and UM2001-04-E:AgAuCu.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

702

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:702:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

5d47f818-9f8f-417d-99ec-66dbc24ea408

IMA Classification of BogdanoviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1978

First published:

1979

Type description reference:

Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bogdanovite, Au5(Cu,Fe)3(Te,Pb)2, a new mineral of the group of inter-metallic compounds of gold. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 1979(1): 44-52.

Classification of BogdanoviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.BA.80

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Dana 8th ed.:

2.2.3.1

2 : SULFIDES
2 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 3:1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.3.13

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
3 : Sulphides etc. of Au

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
Bog	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 BogdanoviteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Rose brown to bronze

Comment:

Quickly tarnishes in air to bluish-black.

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Comment:

235-270 kg/mm2 for Cu-rich, 290-354 kg/mm2 for Fe-rich.

Cleavage:

None Observed

Optical Data of BogdanoviteHide

Anisotropism:

Unusual. Purple-raspberry or grayish-lilac to gold and yellow.

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
420nm	11.8%	15.8%
440nm	10.5%	15.2%
460nm	9.2%	14.8%
480nm	8.0%	14.8%
500nm	6.9%	16.9%
520nm	6.2%	22.5%
540nm	5.6%	29.5%
560nm	6.1%	34.5%
580nm	8.4%	37.6%
600nm	13.5%	39.2%
620nm	21.0%	40.0%
640nm	29.5%	39.8%
660nm	36.2%	39.0%
680nm	41.2%	37.7%
700nm	44.9%	35.7%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 44.9%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Comments:

Reflectance data for Cu-rich material. Data also provided for Fe-rich material. See Spiridonov and Chvileva (1979) or Fleischer et al. (1979).

Somewhat similar to rickardite and bilibinskite.

Chemistry of BogdanoviteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)

Elements listed:

Au, Cu, Fe, Pb, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ag,Se

Crystallography of BogdanoviteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.087 Å

Unit Cell V:

68.27 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive

Comment:

pseudocubic, probably orthorhombic.

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005253	Bogdanovite	Bayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-755		1990		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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Au   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000
Cu   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.36 Å	(100)
1.230 Å	(80)
2.045 Å	(60)
1.447 Å	(60)
1.180 Å	(30)
1.092 Å	(25)
0.992 Å	(15)

Comments:

Data from Spiridonov and Chvileva (1979).

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of BogdanoviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Intergrowths of differently oriented grains, to 1 mm. Aggregates, varying radially in composition. The size of individual grains is < 10 μm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia, number 79408 (type).
Mining Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, number 1115/1 (type).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Secondary zone.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Gold	Bilibinskite

Reference:

Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bogdanovite, Au5(Cu,Fe)3(Te,Pb)2, a new mineral of the group of inter-metallic compounds of gold. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 1979(1): 44-52.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/VestnikMoskovskogoUniversitetaGeologiya_1_1979_44-52.pdf

Synonyms of BogdanoviteHide

IMA1978-019

Other Language Names for BogdanoviteHide

German:Bogdanovit

Simplified Chinese:碲铁铜金矿

Spanish:Bogdanovita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

7 photos of Bogdanovite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
6 photos of Bogdanovite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
6 photos of Bogdanovite associated with Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
4 photos of Bogdanovite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with Galena	PbS
1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with Tellurium	Te
1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with Chalcocite	Cu₂S

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.BA.	Orileyite	(Fe,Cu)₂As
2.BA.	Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
2.BA.	Dzierżanowskite	CaCu₂S₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.BA.	Makotoite	Ag₁₂(Cu₃Au)S₈	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.	Xuwenyuanite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.05	Chalcocite	Cu₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.05	Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05	Geerite	Cu₈S₅	Trig. 3
2.BA.05	Roxbyite	Cu₉S₅	Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.10	Anilite	Cu₇S₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.10	Digenite	Cu₉S₅	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.BA.15	Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20	Bellidoite	Cu₂Se	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/n
2.BA.20	Berzelianite	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25	Athabascaite	Cu₅Se₄	Orth.
2.BA.25	Umangite	Cu₃Se₂	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2₁m
2.BA.30	Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30	Weissite	Cu_2-xTe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.35	Spryite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40	Stromeyerite	AgCuS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.BA.40d	UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu	Ag₆AuCu₂S₅
2.BA.42	Honeaite	Au₃TlTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Kurilite	Ag₈Te₃Se	Trig. 3 : R3
2.BA.45	Selenojalpaite	Ag₃CuSe₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.47	Spiridonovite	(Cu_1-xAg_x)₂Te	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50	Eucairite	AgCuSe	Orth.
2.BA.50	Wuyanzhiite	Cu₂S	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₃ 2₁ 2
2.BA.52	Argentite	Ag₂S	Iso.
2.BA.55	Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.55	Naumannite	Ag₂Se	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.BA.60	Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60	Hessite	Ag₂Te	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.60	Chenguodaite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Orth.
2.BA.65	Henryite	(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65	Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36	Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.70	Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2
2.BA.70	Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.75	Fischesserite	Ag₃AuSe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6₃ 2 2
2.BA.75	Petrovskaite	AuAgS	Mon.
2.BA.75	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.80	Bezsmertnovite	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	Orth.
2.BA.80	Bilibinskite	PbCu₂Au₃Te₂	Iso.

Other InformationHide

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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References for BogdanoviteHide

Reference List:

Fleischer, Michael, Burns, Roger G., Cabri, Louis J., Chao, George Y., Hogarth, D. D., Pabst, Adolf (1979) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 64 (11-12) 1329-1334

Bayliss, P. (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 751-755.

Jambor, John L., Burke, Ernst A. J. (1991) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 76 (11-12) 2020-2026

Spiridonov, E.M. (1991) Composition and structure of the bilibinskite-bogdanovite mineral group. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh: 37: 138-145.

Jambor, J.L., Pertsev, N.N., Roberts, A.C. (1995) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 80: 845-850.

(2023) Bogdanovite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for BogdanoviteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Belgium
Wallonia Luxembourg Vielsalm Salmchâteau ⓘ Copper-tellurium-mineralization ?	perso.infonie.be (2004)

Canada
Ontario Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Ames et al. (2017)
Seagull Lake Area Seagull Lake complex ⓘ Nipigon Reefs Project	Wilson et al. (2013)

Greenland
Sermersooq ⓘ Skaergaard intrusion	Nielsen et al. (2015)

Indonesia
Papua Province Mimika Regency Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District) ⓘ Wanagon deposit	Hartiningsih et al. (2022)

Kazakhstan
Akmola Region Shortandy District ⓘ Southern Dzhelambet deposit	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
East Kazakhstan Region Kurshim District ⓘ Manka Au deposit	Глоба В.А. Месторождение Манка - новый геолого-промышленный тип месторождений золота. // Изв. НАН РК et al. (403)

Mexico
ⓘ Sonora	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold

North Macedonia
Probistip Municipality Kratovo-Zletovo ore district ⓘ Plavica deposit (Plavica-Zlatica deposit; Plavitsa deposit)	Serafimovski et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Russia
Buryatia Muysky District Muya ⓘ Pionerskoye gold deposit	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold +1 other reference
Kamchatka Krai Bystrinsky District Central Kamchatka mining district ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit) (TL)	Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold +3 other references
Zabaykalsky Krai Kalarsky District Kodar–Udokan ore district Udokan ⓘ Pravo-Ingamakitsk Cu deposit	Gongalsky et al. (2007)

USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Graeme (1993)
ⓘ Campbell Mine	Graeme (1993) +1 other reference

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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