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Owensite
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		(Ba, Pb)6(Cu, Fe, Ni)25S27
IMA symbolOwe
Crystal systemIsometric
Crystal classHexoctahedral
Space groupcubic
Identification
Colorpale brownish grey
LusterMetallic
References

Owensite is a mineral discovered in the Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd deposit, Yukon, with the formula (Ba, Pb)6(Cu, Fe, Ni)25S27. The mineral is related to djerfisherite, but lacks the Cl and monovalent metals found in the latter.

References

  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. Szymanski, Jan T. "The crystal structure of owensite,(Ba, Pb) 6 (Cu, Fe, Ni) 25 S 27, a new member of the djerfisherite group." The Canadian Mineralogist 33.3 (1995): 671-677.
  3. "Owensite: Owensite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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