Sulfide mineral

Pyrite

Stibnite

Realgar

Thesulfide mineralsare a class ofmineralscontainingsulfide(S²⁻) ordisulfide(S2−2) as the majoranion.Some sulfide minerals are economically important as metalores.The sulfide class also includes theselenides,thetellurides,thearsenides,theantimonides,the bismuthinides, thesulfarsenidesand thesulfosalts.Sulfide minerals areinorganic compounds.

Minerals

Common or important examples include:

• AcanthiteAg₂S
• ChalcociteCu₂S
• BorniteCu₅FeS₄
• GalenaPbS
• SphaleriteZnS
• ChalcopyriteCuFeS₂
• PyrrhotiteFe
  _1–xS
• MilleriteNiS
• Pentlandite(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
• CovelliteCuS
• CinnabarHgS
• RealgarAsS
• OrpimentAs₂S₃
• StibniteSb₂S₃
• PyriteFeS₂
• MarcasiteFeS₂
• MolybdeniteMoS₂

Sulfarsenides:

• Cobaltite(Co,Fe)AsS
• ArsenopyriteFeAsS
• GersdorffiteNiAsS

Sulfosalts:

• PyrargyriteAg₃SbS₃
• ProustiteAg₃AsS₃
• TetrahedriteCu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃
• TennantiteCu₁₂As₄S₁₃
• EnargiteCu₃AsS₄
• BournonitePbCuSbS₃
• JamesonitePb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
• CylindritePb₃Sn₄FeSb₂S₁₄

Nickel–Strunz Classification -02- Sulfides

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses theClassification of Nickel–Strunz(mindat.org,10 ed, pending publication).

• Abbreviations:
  • "*" - discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
  • "?"- questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status).
  • "REE" -Rare-earth element(Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)
  • "PGE" -Platinum-group element(Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)
  • 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V^[5,6]Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
    • Neso: insular (fromGreekνησος nēsos, island)
    • Soro: grouping (fromGreekσωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
    • Cyclo: ring
    • Ino: chain (fromGreekις [genitive: ινοςinos], fibre)
    • Phyllo: sheet (fromGreekφύλλονphyllon,leaf)
    • Tekto: three-dimensional framework
• Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
  • NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
  • X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
  • Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
  • ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

Class: sulfides, selenides, tellurides

• 02.A Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc.
  • 02.AA Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Sn, Au: 10aAlgodonite,10bDomeykite,10dKoutekite;15Novakite,20Cuprostibite,25Kutinaite,30Allargentum,35Dyscrasite,40Maldonite,45Stistaite
  • 02.AB Ni-metalloid alloys: 10Orcelite,15Maucherite,20Oregonite
  • 02.AC Alloys of metalloids with PGE: 05aAtheneite,05aVincentite;10aStillwaterite,10bMertieite-II, 10cArsenopalladinite;15aMiessiite,15aIsomertieite,15b Mertieite-I; 20aStibiopalladinite,20bPalarstanide,20cMenshikovite;25aPalladoarsenide,25bRhodarsenide,25cPalladodymite,25dNaldretteite,25eMajakite,25fPalladobismutharsenide;30Polkanovite;35aGenkinite,35bUngavaite,40Polarite;45aFroodite,45bIridarsenite,45cBorishanskiite
• 02.B Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1)
  • 02.BA With Cu, Ag, Au: 05aChalcocite,05bDjurleite,05cGeerite,05dRoxbyite,05eDigenite,05fAnilite;10Bornite;15aBerzelianite,15bBellidoite,15cUmangite,15dAthabascaite;20aRickardite,20bWeissite;25aStromeyerite,25bMckinstryite,25cSelenojalpaite,25cJalpaite,25dEucairite,25eHenryite;30aAcanthite,30aArgentite*, 30bAguilarite,30bNaumannite,30cHessite,30dCervelleite,30eStutzite;35Argyrodite,35Putzite,35Canfieldite;40aFischesserite,40aPetzite,40bUytenbogaardtite,40cPetrovskaite,40dPenzhinite;45Bezsmertnovite,50Bogdanovite,55Bilibinskite,60Chenguodaite
  • 02.BB With Ni, Fe: 05Heazlewoodite;10Arsenohauchecornite,10Bismutohauchecornite,10Hauchecornite,10Tellurohauchecornite,10Tucekite;15aArgentopentlandite,15aCobaltpentlandite,15aGeffroyite,15aManganoshadlunite,15aPentlandite,15aShadlunite,15bGodlevskite,15cSugakiite;20Vozhminite
  • 02.BC With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc.: 05Palladseite,05Miassite;10Oosterboschite;15Jagueite,15Chrisstanleyite;20Keithconnite,25Vasilite,30Telluropalladinite,35Luberoite,40Oulankaite,45Telargpalite,50Temagamite,55Sopcheite,60Laflammeite,65Tischendorfite,70Kharaelakhite
  • 02.BD With Hg, Tl: 05Imiterite,10Gortdrumite;15Balkanite,15Danielsite;20Donharrisite,25Carlinite;30Bukovite,30Thalcusite,30Murunskite;35Rohaite,40Chalcothallite,45Sabatierite,50Crookesite,55Brodtkorbite
  • 02.BE With Pb(Bi): 05Betekhtinite,10Furutobeite;15Rhodplumsite,15Shandite;20Parkerite,25Schlemaite,30Pasavaite
• 02.C Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)
  • 02.CA With Cu: 05aCovellite,05bKlockmannite,05cSpionkopite,05dYarrowite;10Nukundamite,15Calvertite
  • 02.CB With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc.: 05aRudashevskyite,05aHawleyite,05aColoradoite,05aMetacinnabar,05aSphalerite,05aTiemannite,05aStilleite,05bSakuraiite,05cPolhemusite;07.0Arsenosulvanite?; 10aChalcopyrite,10aEskebornite,10aGallite,10aLenaite,10aRoquesite,10aLaforetite,10bHaycockite,10bMooihoekite,10bPutoranite,10bTalnakhite;15aCernyite,15aHocartite,15aKuramite,15aPirquitasite,15aStannite,15aVelikite,15aIdaite,15aFerrokesterite,15aKesterite,15bMohite,15cStannoidite;20Chatkalite,20Mawsonite;30Colusite,30Germanite,30Germanocolusite,30Nekrasovite,30Stibiocolusite,30Maikainite,30Ovamboite;35aHemusite,35aKiddcreekite,35aRenierite,35aPolkovicite,35aMorozeviczite,35aCatamarcaite,35aVinciennite;40Lautite;45Cadmoselite,45Rambergite,45Greenockite,45Wurtzite;55aCubanite,55bIsocubanite;60Picotpaulite,60Raguinite;65Argentopyrite,65Sternbergite;70Sulvanite,75Vulcanite,80Empressite,85Muthmannite
  • 02.CC With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.: 05Zlatogorite,05Breithauptite,05Freboldite,05Langisite,05Nickeline,05Sederholmite,05Stumpflite,05Sudburyite,05Sobolevskite,05Achavalite,05Jaipurite*, 05Hexatestibiopanickelite,05Kotulskite;10Smythite,10Pyrrhotite,10Troilite;15Cherepanovite,15Modderite,15Ruthenarsenite,15Westerveldite;20Makinenite,20Millerite;25Mackinawite,30Vavrinite;35aBraggite,35aCooperite,35aVysotskite
  • 02.CD With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.: 05Herzenbergite,05Teallite;10Altaite,10Galena,10Clausthalite,10Alabandite,10Niningerite,10Oldhamite,10Keilite;15aCinnabar,15bHypercinnabar
• 02.D Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3
  • 02.DA M:S = 3:4: 05Bornhardtite,05Florensovite,05Carrollite,05Fletcherite,05Daubréelite,05Greigite,05Linnaeite,05Kalininite,05Polydymite,05Violarite,05Tyrrellite,05Siegenite,05Trustedtite,05Cadmoindite,05Cuproiridsite,05Cuprorhodsite,05Dayingite*, 05Ferrorhodsite,05Indite,05Malanite,05Xingzhongite;10Rhodostannite,10Toyohaite;15Wilkmanite,15Brezinaite,15Heideite;20Inaglyite,20Konderite;25Kingstonite
  • 02.DB M:S = 2:3 and similar: 05Heklaite,05aAntimonselite,05aGuanajuatite,05aBismuthinite,05aStibnite,05aMetastibnite,05bPaakkonenite;10Ottemannite,10Suredaite;15Bowieite,15Kashinite;20Montbrayite,25Edgarite,30Tarkianite,35Cameronite
  • 02.DC Variable M:S: 05Platynite?, 05aHedleyite,05bNevskite,05bTelluronevskite,05bIngodite,05bSulphotsumoite,05bTsumoite,05cKawazulite,05cParaguanajuatite,05cSkippenite,05cTetradymite,05cTellurantimony,05cTellurobismuthite,05dLaitakarite,05dIkunolite,05dJoseite,05d Joseite-B, 05dPilsenite,05eVihorlatite,05eBaksanite,05eProtojoseite*, 05eSztrokayite*
• 02.E Metal Sulfides, M:S £1:2
  • 02.EA M:S = 1:2: 05Sylvanite,10Calaverite;15Krennerite,15Kostovite;20Berndtite,20Merenskyite,20Melonite,20Kitkaite,20Moncheite,20Sudovikovite,20Shuangfengite;25Verbeekite;30Drysdallite,30Jordisite,30Molybdenite,30Tungstenite
  • 02.EB M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.: 05aAurostibite,05aCattierite,05aHauerite,05aFukuchilite,05aErlichmanite,05aGeversite,05aInsizwaite,05aLaurite,05aKrutaite,05aPyrite,05aPenroseite,05aSperrylite,05aVaesite,05aVillamaninite,05aTrogtalite,05aDzharkenite,05aGaotaiite,05bBambollaite;10aFrohbergite,10aHastite?, 10aFerroselite,10aKullerudite,10aMattagamite,10aMarcasite,10bAlloclasite,10cGlaucodot,10dCostibite,10ePararammelsbergite,10eParacostibite,10fOenite;15aClinosafflorite,15aAnduoite,15aOmeiite,15aLollingite,15aNisbite,15aRammelsbergite,15aSafflorite,15bSeinajokite;20Paxite,20Arsenopyrite,20Gudmundite,20Ruarsite,20Osarsite;25Krutovite,25Cobaltite,25Changchengite,25Hollingworthite,25Gersdorffite,25Irarsite,25Jolliffeite,25Padmaite,25Platarsite,25Ullmannite,25Tolovkite,25Willyamite,25Milotaite,25Kalungaite,25Maslovite,25Testibiopalladite,25Michenerite,25Mayingite;30Urvantsevite,35Rheniite
  • 02.EC M:S = 1:>2: 05Ferroskutterudite,05Kieftite,05Dienerite?, 05Nickelskutterudite,05Skutterudite;10Patronite
• 02.F Sulfides of Arsenic, Alkalies; Sulfides with Halide, Oxide, Hydroxide,H₂O
  • 02.FA With As, (Sb), S: 05Duranusite,10Dimorphite,15aRealgar,15bPararealgar,20Alacranite,25Uzonite;30Laphamite,30Orpiment;35Getchellite,40Wakabayashilite
  • 02.FB With Alkalies (without Cl, etc.): 05Cronusite,05Caswellsilverite,05Schollhornite;10Chvilevaite,15Orickite;20Rasvumite,20Pautovite;25Colimaite
  • 02.FC With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides): 05Djerfisherite,05Owensite,05Thalfenisite;10Bartonite,10Chlorbartonite;15aArzakite,15aCorderoite,15aLavrentievite,15bKenhsuite,15cGrechishchevite,15dRadtkeite;20aCapgaronnite,20bIltisite,20cPerroudite;25Demicheleite-(Br), 25 Demicheleite-(Cl)
  • 02.FD With O, OH,H₂O:05Kermesite,10Viaeneite,20Erdite,25Coyoteite;30Haapalaite,30Valleriite,30Yushkinite;35 Tochilinite, 40Wilhelmramsayite,45Vyalsovite,50Bazhenovite
• 02.X Unclassified Strunz Sulfides
  • 02.XX Unknown: 00Horsfordite?, 00Imgreite?, 00Bravoite?, 00Isochalcopyrite?, 00Bayankhanite?, 00Dzhezkazganite*, 00Matraite?, 00Iridisite*, 00Prassoite,00Samaniite,00Horomanite,00Jeromite?, 00Dilithium*, 00Kurilite?

See also

• Classification of non-silicate minerals
• Classification of silicate minerals

References

• Stuart J. Mills; Frédéric Hatert; Ernest H. Nickel & Giovanni Ferraris (2009). "The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals".Eur. J. Mineral.21(5): 1073–1080.Bibcode:2009EJMin..21.1073M.doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1994.hdl:2268/29163.S2CID39751471.
• Ernest H. Nickel & Monte C. Nichols (March 2009)."IMA-CNMNC List of Mineral Names".IMA-CNMNC. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-06-26.Retrieved2011-01-26.
• Ferraiolo, Jim."Nickel–Strunz (Version 10) Classification System".webmineral.com.
• Webmineral New Dana Classification of Sulfide Minerals

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