Potosiite and incaite from the Hoei Mine, Japan

Potosiite and incaite have been found at the Hoei mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Potosiite occurs as tabular crystals (3 cm x 2 cm in size), and is associated with arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, stannite,jamesonite and pyrite, whereas incaite occurs as polycrystalline aggregates rimming galena or as hair-...

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Hauptverfasser: Shimizu, Masaaki (VerfasserIn) , Moh, Günter (VerfasserIn) , Kato, Akira (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1992
In: Mineralogy and petrology
Year: 1992, Jahrgang: 46, Heft: 2, Pages: 155-161
ISSN:1438-1168
DOI:10.1007/BF01160184
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Verfasserangaben:M. Shimizu, G.H. Moh, and A. Kato
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Zusammenfassung:Potosiite and incaite have been found at the Hoei mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Potosiite occurs as tabular crystals (3 cm x 2 cm in size), and is associated with arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, stannite,jamesonite and pyrite, whereas incaite occurs as polycrystalline aggregates rimming galena or as hair-like masses in a matrix of kutnahorite. X-ray powder data reveal that these minerals are potosiite and incaite, respectively. Electron-microprobe analyses of potosiite and incaite gave the general formula (Pb, Sn)2+6+xFeSb2Sn4+2S14+x, with x < 2. Potosiite is homogeneous, whereas incaite, in contact with galena, is quite heterogeneous. Reflectance data for potosiite show that its bireflectance is one of the lowest among opaque minerals with a sheet-like structure.
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ISSN:1438-1168
DOI:10.1007/BF01160184