- Sulfide mineral
A sulfide mineral is a
mineral containingsulfide (S2-) as the majoranion . Sulfides are economically important as metalore s. The sulfide class also includes theselenide s, thetelluride s, thearsenide s, theantimonide s, the bismuthinides, and thesulfosalt s (sulfur and a second anion such as arsenic). [http://www.minerals.net/mineral/sort-met.hod/group/sulfgrp.htm Minerals.net Dana Classification, Sulfides]Common or important examples include: sulfides: [Klein, Cornelis and Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr., 1986, "Manual of Mineralogy", Wiley, 20th ed., pp 269-293 ISBN 0-471-80580-7 ]
*acanthite Ag2S
*chalcocite Cu2S
*bornite Cu5FeS4
*galena PbS
*sphalerite ZnS
*chalcopyrite CuFeS2
*pyrrhotite Fe1-xS
*millerite NiS
*pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9S8
*covellite CuS
*cinnabar HgS
*realgar AsS
*orpiment As2S3
*stibnite Sb2S3
*pyrite FeS2
*marcasite FeS2
*molybdenite MoS2Arsenides:
*nickeline NiAs
*skutterudite (Co,Ni)As3Antimonides:
*breithauptite NiSbTellurides:
*altaite PbTe
*calaverite AuTe2
*sylvanite (Au,Ag)Te2Sulfosalts:
*cobaltite (Co,Fe)AsS
*arsenopyrite FeAsS
*pyrargyrite Ag3SbS3
*proustite Ag3AsS3
*tetrahedrite Cu12Sb4S13
*tennantite Cu12As4S13
*enargite Cu3AsS4
*bournonite PbCuSbS3
*jamesonite Pb4FeSb6S14References
* [http://webmineral.com/dana/II-2.shtml Webmineral New Dana Classification of Sulfide Minerals]
* [http://webmineral.com/strunz/II.shtml Webmineral Strunz classification: sulfides]
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