Bulletin Mineralogie Petrologie

Pažout Richard, Korbelová Zuzana

Volume 32, issue 2 (2024), pages 147-152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46861/bmp.32.147

Mn-bearing sulfosalts, benavidesite, Mn-rich jamesonite, Mn-rich Ag-excess fizélyite, Mn-rich senandorite, chemical composition, Kutná Hora ore district, Czech Republic

A rare and interesting occurrence of Mn-bearing sulfosalts has been found in samples from medieval mine dumps of Roveňské pásmo Lode of Kutná Hora ore district, Czech Republic. The following suite of manganese-containing sulfosalts was identified: Mn-rich Ag-excess fizélyite, Mn-rich senandorite, benavidesite and Mn-rich jamesonite. Chemical analyses are presented and discussed. The empirical chemical formula of Mn-rich Ag-excess fizélyite is Ag_6.10 Cu_0.06(Pb_12.69Mn_0.70Fe_0.26)_Σ13.65Sb_20.98S₄₈, that of Mn-bearing senandorite is (Ag_0.94Cu_0.05)_Σ0.99(Pb_0.99Mn_0.03)_Σ1.02Sb_3.00S_5.98. The mean chemical composition of benavidesite is Pb_3.92(Mn_0.50Fe_0.45)_Σ0.95Sb_6.18S_13.95 and that of Mn-rich jamesonite is Pb_3.92(Fe_0.57Mn_0.37)_Σ0.94Sb_6.13S_14.02. An overview of Mn-containing sulfosalts is given.

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