For being the iron analogue of vorontsovite. The root name is for the type locality, but also honors the mining engineer Vladimir Vasilyevich Vorontsov (1842 – after 1908), superintendent of the Bogoslovskiy mining district.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit), Tur'insk, Turya river, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Isostructural with:

Galkhaite, Vorontsovite

The Fe analogue of voronstovite and Fe-Tl analogue of galkhaite. Chemically similar to ferrostalderite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

51817

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:51817:0

IMA Classification of FerrovorontsoviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

(Fe²⁺₅Cu¹⁺)Tl¹⁺As³⁺₄S^2-₁₂

Approval year:

2017

First published:

2018

Type description reference:

Kasatkin, Anatoly, Nestola, Fabrizio, Agakhanov, Atali, Škoda, Radek, Karpenko, Vladimir, Tsyganko, Mikhail, Plášil, Jakub (2018) Vorontsovite, (Hg₅Cu)_Σ6TlAs₄S₁₂, and Ferrovorontsovite, (Fe₅Cu)_Σ6TlAs₄S₁₂: The Tl- and Tl-Fe-Analogues of Galkhaite from the Vorontsovskoe Gold Deposit, Northern Urals, Russia. Minerals, 8 (5) 185 doi:10.3390/min8050185

Classification of FerrovorontsoviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.GB.20

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
G : Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites
B : Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S

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 for Standard
Fvor	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 FerrovorontsoviteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black

Streak:

Black

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀=166 - 174 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Parting:

None observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

4.744 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of FerrovorontsoviteHide

Bireflectance:

None observed

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	24.90%
420nm	25.02%
440nm	25.21%
460nm	25.43%
470nm	25.54%
480nm	25.64%
500nm	25.87%
520nm	26.11%
540nm	26.41%
546nm	26.49%
560nm	26.71%
580nm	27.06%
589nm	27.26%
600nm	27.47%
620nm	27.52%
640nm	27.83%
650nm	27.90%
660nm	27.98%
680nm	28.39%
700nm	28.83%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 28.83%.

Colour in reflected light:

Light gray

Internal Reflections:

None observed

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of FerrovorontsoviteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Fe₅Cu)_Σ6TlAs₄S₁₂

Elements listed:

As, Cu, Fe, S, Tl - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of FerrovorontsoviteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

43m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

I43m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.2390(7) Å

Unit Cell V:

1,073.43 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.175 Å	(93)
3.646 Å	(13)
2.952 Å	(100)
2.735 Å	(57)
2.562 Å	(18)
1.869 Å	(11)
1.810 Å	(40)
1.543 Å	(24)

Locality:

Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit), Tur'insk, Turya river, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Reference:

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

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

Type Occurrence of FerrovorontsoviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit), Tur'insk, Turya river, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Black anhedral grains to 0.2 mm in dolomite-calcite matrix.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, registration number 4976/1.

Reference:

Synonyms of FerrovorontsoviteHide

IMA2017-007

Other Language Names for FerrovorontsoviteHide

Dutch:Ferrovorontsoviet

German:Ferrovorontsovit

Relationship of Ferrovorontsovite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Galkhaite Group

Other Members of Galkhaite Group:

Galkhaite	(Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
Vorontsovite	(Hg₅Cu)_Σ6TlAs₄S₁₂	Iso. 43m : I43m

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.GB.	'Polybasite-Tac'	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.	Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg)	Ag₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Annivite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Bi₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Pošepnýite	(Cu⁺₃◻₃)(Hg²⁺₄Cu⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂(Se_0.5◻_0.5)	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Cu)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentopolybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉AgS₄]	Trig. 32 : P321
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Mn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Mn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentotetrahedrite-(Cd)	Ag₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Stibioústalečite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Stibiogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Arsenogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Arsenoústalečite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(In)	Cu₆(Cu₅In)As₄S₁₃	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Zvěstovite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Hakite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.X	Kenorozhdestvenskayaite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Hakite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Zvěstovite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Ag₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso.
2.GB.	Hakite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Mn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Mn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tennantite-(Ni)	Cu₆(Cu₄Ni₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.	Tetrahedrite-(Ni)	Cu₆(Cu₄Ni₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Hakite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Ag₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Argentotennantite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Argentotennantite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Tetrahedrite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Giraudite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	Goldfieldite	(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)Te₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.GB.05	'UM1992-21-S:AgFeSb'	Ag₆(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso.
2.GB.10	Selenostephanite	Ag₅SbSe₄	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
2.GB.10	Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
2.GB.15	'UM2003-14-S:AgBiFeTe'	Ag₁₆FeBiTe₃S₈
2.GB.15	'UM1979-17-S:BiCuFe'	~Cu₁₈Fe₄BiS₁₆
2.GB.15	Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15	Argentopearceite	Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁	Trig. 32 : P321
2.GB.15

Ferrovorontsovite

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