| Bukovite | |
| Category: | Selenide – Bukovite group |
| Formula: | Tl2(CuFe)4Se4 |
| Imasymbol: | Bko[1] |
| Strunz: | 2.BD.30 |
| Dana: | 2.5.5.2 |
| System: | Tetragonal |
| Class: | Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Symmetry: | I4/mmm |
| Unit Cell: | V = 216.58 Å3 |
| Color: | Grayish-brown |
| Cleavage: | Distinct/good: Good on imperfect on |
| Mohs: | 2 |
| Luster: | Metallic |
| Diaphaneity: | Opaque |
| Gravity: | 7.40 (calculated) |
| References: | [2] [3] |
Bukovite is a rare selenide mineral with formula Tl2Cu3FeSe4. It is a brown to black metallic mineral which crystallizes in the tetragonal system.[2]
It was first described in 1971 for an occurrence in the Bukov uranium mine, Rožná deposit, Vysočina Region, Moravia, Czech Republic.[3] It has also been reported in Skrikerum, near Tryserum, Kalmar, Sweden; near Vernet-la-Varenne, Puy-de-Dôme, France; and Tuminico, Sierra de Cacho, La Rioja Province, Argentina.[2]