Bilibinskite

Bilibinskite
General
CategoryTelluride mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Au3Cu2PbTe2
IMA symbolBb[1]
Strunz classification02.BA.55
Crystal systemCubic
Crystal classSulfide
Identification
Formula mass1,180.39 g/mol
ColorBronze colored, light brown or brownish-pink
Crystal habitMassive
CleavageNone
Mohs scale hardness4.5 – 5
LusterSub-metallic
Streakgolden brown
Diaphaneityopaque
Density14.27
Optical propertiesAnisotropic
Other characteristicsIMA Status Approved (1978)
References[2][3]

Bilibinskite is an Au – Cu – Pb telluride. It is a rare mineral that was named after Soviet geologist Yuri Bilibin (1901–1952), who researched the geology of gold deposits during the time of the USSR.[4]

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Bilibinskite – Russian Foundation for Basic Researches
  3. ^ Handbook of Mineralogy
  4. ^ Spiridonov E., Bezsmertnaya M., Chvileva T., Bezsmertny V. Bilibinskite, Au3Cu2PbTe2, a new mineral gold-telluride deposits. Intern. Geol. Rev. 1979. Vol. 21. P. 1411—1415.