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Bilibinskite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Bilibinskite, etc.

Aginskoe Au deposit, Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
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Bilibinskite, etc.

Aginskoe Au deposit, Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
03367860017888226362580.jpg
Bilibinskite, etc.

Aginskoe Au deposit, Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
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About BilibinskiteHide

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Yurii A. Bilibin
Formula:
PbCu2Au3Te2
Colour:
Light brown, rose brown
Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
12.7
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named in honor of Yurii Aleksandrovich Bilibin (Юрий Александрович Билибин) (6(19) May 1901, Rostov, Yaroslavl Province, Russian Empire - 4 May 1952, Leningrad, USSR), geologist at VSEGEI, Leningrad. He was a specialist in the geology of gold deposits.
This page provides mineralogical data about Bilibinskite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
672
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:672:7

IMA Classification of BilibinskiteHide

Classification of BilibinskiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
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.:
2.1.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
1 : AmXp, with m:p > 3:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:
3.3.12

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.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
BbIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of BilibinskiteHide

Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Light brown, rose brown
Streak:
Golden brown to brown
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN20=329 - 419 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Cleavage:
None Observed
Density:
12.7 g/cm3 (Measured)    14.44 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of BilibinskiteHide

Anisotropism:
Strong from grey and dove-color to canary yellow and fiery-red
Bireflectance:
color changed from grey-violet to beige-cream and blood red that results in strong color bireflectance

Chemistry of BilibinskiteHide

Mindat Formula:
PbCu2Au3Te2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Au50.060 %
Te21.620 %
Pb17.554 %
Cu10.767 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Au
Te
Pb
Cu
Elements listed:
Au, Cu, Pb, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Ag,Fe,Se

Crystallography of BilibinskiteHide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.095 Å
Unit Cell V:
68.67 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Morphology:
Massive
Comment:
Pseudocell Optical data indicate symmetry equal or less than orthorhombic

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
3.06 Å(40)
3.00 Å(10)
2.37 Å(100)
2.05 Å(70)
1.448 Å(60)
1.232 Å(80)
1.184 Å(20)
Comments:
Aginsk gold telluride deposit, Kamchatka, Far Eastern Region, Russia.

Geological EnvironmentHide

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

Type Occurrence of BilibinskiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, 101/1–2; Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 78385, vis207.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Weathering zone of tellurium deposits.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BezsmertnoviteKrenneriteNative GoldSylvanite
Reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Bezsmertnaya, M.S., Chvileva, T.N., Bezsmertnyi, V.V. (1978) Bilibinskite, Au3Cu2PbTe2, a new mineral of gold-telluride deposits. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 107(3): 310-315. (in Russian)

Synonyms of BilibinskiteHide

Other Language Names for BilibinskiteHide

Simplified Chinese:碲铅铜金矿
Spanish:Bilibinskita
Traditional Chinese:碲鉛銅金礦

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Bilibinskite associated with SylvaniteAgAuTe4
1 photo of Bilibinskite associated with Bezsmertnovite(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)
1 photo of Bilibinskite associated with AltaitePbTe
1 photo of Bilibinskite associated with Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
1 photo of Bilibinskite associated with Native GoldAu

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

2.BA.MakotoiteAg12(Cu3Au)S8Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.AlburniteAg8GeTe2S4Iso.
2.BA.DzierżanowskiteCaCu2S2Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.BA.XuwenyuaniteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.'Orileyite'(Fe,Cu)2As
2.BA.JuxingiteBi6Cu+138Cu2+2Fe3+30S125Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.LuoxianchangiteAg8SnS4Se2Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.BA.05DjurleiteCu31S16Mon. 2/m : P21/c
2.BA.05GeeriteCu8S5Trig. 3
2.BA.05RoxbyiteCu58S32Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.05ChalcociteCu2SMon. 2/m : P21/c
2.BA.10DigeniteCu9S5Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.BA.10AniliteCu7S4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.15BorniteCu5FeS4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20BellidoiteCu2SeTet. 4/m : P42/n
2.BA.20BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25AthabascaiteCu5Se4Orth.
2.BA.25UmangiteCu3Se2Tet. 42m : P421m
2.BA.30RickarditeCu7Te5Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30WeissiteCu2-xTeHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35AcanthiteAg2SMon. 2/m : P21/m
2.BA.35SpryiteAg8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.40d'UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu'Ag6AuCu2S5
2.BA.40MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40StromeyeriteAgCuSOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.BA.42HoneaiteAu3TlTe2 Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45JalpaiteAg3CuS2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.45SelenojalpaiteAg3CuSe2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.45KuriliteAg8Te3SeTrig. 3 : R3
2.BA.47Spiridonovite(Cu1-xAgx)2TeTrig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50WuyanzhiiteCu2STet. 422 : P43212
2.BA.50EucairiteAgCuSeOrth.
2.BA.52'Argentite'Ag2SIso.
2.BA.55NaumanniteAg2SeOrth. 222 : P212121
2.BA.55AguilariteAg4SeSMon. 2/m : P21/c
2.BA.60ChenguodaiteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Orth.
2.BA.60HessiteAg2TeMon. 2/m : P21/c
2.BA.60CervelleiteAg4TeSMon. 2/m : P21/c
2.BA.65Henryite(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70ArgyroditeAg8GeS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.70Putzite(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.70CanfielditeAg8SnS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.75FischesseriteAg3AuSe2Iso. 432 : I4132
2.BA.75UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.75Penzhinite(Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4Hex. 622 : P6322
2.BA.75PetrovskaiteAuAgSMon.
2.BA.75PetziteAg3AuTe2Iso. 432 : I4132
2.BA.80Bezsmertnovite(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)Orth.
2.BA.80Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)Iso.

Other InformationHide

Electrical:
metallic conduction.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for BilibinskiteHide

References for BilibinskiteHide

Localities for BilibinskiteHide

Showing 12 localities.

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - 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.
Armenia
 
  • Gegharkunik Province
    • Sotk
Spiridonov (2011)
China
 
  • Xinjiang
    • Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
      • Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture)
        • Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.)
Huiliang Xiao et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Kazakhstan
 
  • Akmola Region
    • Shortandy District
Pekov (1998)
Spiridonov (2011)
    • Stepnogorsk
      • Stepnyak group
Spiridonov (2011)
  • East Kazakhstan Region
    • Kurshim District
Глоба В.А. Месторождение Манка - новый геолого-промышленный тип месторождений золота. // Изв. НАН РК et al. (403) +1 other reference
  • Karaganda Region
    • Shet District
Spiridonov (2011)
Spiridonov (2011)
North Macedonia
 
  • Probistip Municipality
    • Kratovo-Zletovo ore district
Serafimovski et al. (2015) +1 other reference
Russia
 
  • Buryatia
    • Muysky District
      • Muya
Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold +2 other references
  • Kamchatka Krai
    • Bystrinsky District
      • Central Kamchatka mining district
Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold +4 other references
    • Koryak Okrug
      • Karaginsky District
Spiridonov (2011)
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