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Polloneite

About

New member of the sartorite homologous series (N=4). Its Ag content, although small, is important.

The structure is a 3-fold superstructure, where the unit cell parameter (7.9 Å) is tripled. It consists of:
- As-Sb rich slabs
- crankshaft chains (few types)
- isolated (As,Sb)-S polyhedra
There are 3 different broad ribbons consisting of double layer fragments; 2 of them contain 2 asymmetric fragments with long crankshaft chains, while the third fragment type, containing Ag, has small mirror-symmetrical metalloid groups and is devoid of the crankshaft chains. The above is likely a cause of an order-disorder character. The structure is different from that of veenite and dufrénoysite.

Type Locality
Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Mineral Data
AgPb46As26Sb23S120
Physical Properties
Colour: 
Greyish-black
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3 - 3½
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA2014-093