Heptasartorite Explained
| Heptasartorite |
| Category: | Sulfosalt |
| Formula: | Tl7Pb22As55S108 |
| Imasymbol: | Hsat[1] |
| System: | Monoclinic |
| Class: | Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol) |
| Symmetry: | P21/c |
| Unit Cell: | a = 37.62, b = 7.88,
c = 20.07 [Å], β = 101.93° (approximated) |
Heptasartorite is a very rare mineral[2] with formula Tl7Pb22As55S108. It belongs to sartorite homologous series.[3] It is related to other recently approved minerals of the series: enneasartorite and hendekasartorite.[4] [5] All three minerals come from a quarry in Lengenbach, Switzerland, which is famous of thallium minerals.[6] Chemically similar minerals include edenharterite and hutchinsonite.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
- Web site: Heptasartorite: Heptasartorite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-04.
- Topa, D., Stroeger, B., Makovicky, E., Berlepsch, P., and Stanley, C., 2015. Heptasartorite, IMA 2015-073. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1861; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
- Web site: Enneasartorite: Enneasartorite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-10.
- Web site: Hendekasartorite: Hendekasartorite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-10.
- Web site: Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland - Mindat.org . Mindat.org . 2016-03-10.
- Web site: Edenharterite: Edenharterite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-10.
- Web site: Hutchinsonite: Hutchinsonite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-10.
