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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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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Mineralogy and petrology
Year: 1992, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-161 |
| ISSN: | 1438-1168 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF01160184 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160184
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| Author Notes: | M. Shimizu, G.H. Moh, and A. Kato |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 03.04.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1438-1168 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF01160184 |