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Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). XVIII. New data on the crystal-chemistry of boscardinite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Cristian Biagioni  and
Yves Moëlo
Cristian Biagioni*
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
Yves Moëlo
Affiliation:
Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel, UMR 6502, CNRS, Université de Nantes, 2, rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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*E-mail: biagioni@dst.unipi.it
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Abstract

Boscardinite, ideally TlPb4(Sb7As2)∑9S18, has been described recently as a new homeotypic derivative of baumhauerite, found at Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. New findings of boscardinite in different mineral associations of this deposit have allowed the collection of new crystal-chemical data. Electron-microprobe analysis of the crystal used for the single-crystal X-ray diffraction study gave (in wt.%): Ag 1.81(5), Tl 12.60(21), Pb 17.99(12), Hg 0.14(5), As 9.36(12), Sb 33.60(27), S 23.41(30),Cl 0.06(1), total 98.97(100). On the basis of ∑Me = 14 apfu, it corresponds to Ag0.42Tl1.52Pb2.14Hg0.02 (Sb6.82As3.08)∑9.90S18.04Cl0.04. With respect to the type specimen, these new findings are characterized by a strong Pb depletion, coupled with higher Tl contents, and a significant As enrichment. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of this (Tl,As)-enriched boscardinite confirms the structural features described for the type sample. The unit-cell parameters are a = 8.1017(4), b = 8.6597(4), c = 22.5574(10) Å, α = 90.666(2), β = 97.242(2), γ = 90.850(2)°, V = 1569.63(12) Å3, space group P̄1. The crystal structure was refined down to R1 = 0.0285 on the basis of 6582 reflections with Fo > 4σ(Fo). Arsenic is dominant in three MeS3 sites, compared to one in type boscardinite. The main As-enrichment is observed in the sartorite-type sub-layer. Owing to this chemical peculiarity, (Tl, As)-rich boscardinite shows alternation, along b, of Sb-rich sites and As-rich sites; this feature represents the main factor controlling the 8 Å superstructure. The chemical variability of boscardinite is discussed; the Ag increase observed here gets closer to stoichiometric AgTl3Pb4(Sb14As6)∑20S36 (Z = 1), against possible extension up to AgTl2Pb6(Sb15As4)∑19S36 for type boscardinite.

Keywords

boscardinitesartorite homologous seriesthalliumsilversulfosaltMonte Arsiccio mineApuan AlpsTuscanyItaly
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Research Article
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 81 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 47 - 60
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2017

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