Heptasartorite

Heptasartorite
General
Category Sulfosalt
Formula
(repeating unit)		 Tl7Pb22As55S108
Crystal system Monoclinic
Unit cell a=37.62, b=7.88, c=20.07, β=101.93o [Å] (approximated)
Identification
Crystal symmetry

Monoclinic - Prismatic (point group 2/m);

Space group: P21/c
References [1][2]

Heptasartorite is a very rare mineral[2] with formula Tl7Pb22As55S108. It belongs to sartorite homologous series.[1] It is related to other recently approved minerals of the series: enneasartorite and hendekasartorite.[3][4] All three minerals come from a quarry in Lengenbach, Switzerland, which is famous of thallium minerals.[5] Chemically similar minerals include edenharterite and hutchinsonite.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Topa, D., Stroeger, B., Makovicky, E., Berlepsch, P., and Stanley, C., 2015. Heptasartorite, IMA 2015-073. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1861; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
  2. 1 2 "Heptasartorite: Heptasartorite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Enneasartorite: Enneasartorite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Hendekasartorite: Hendekasartorite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Edenharterite: Edenharterite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  7. ↑ "Hutchinsonite: Hutchinsonite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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