Honeaite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Honeaite
Formula:
Au3TlTe2
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Metallic
Specific Gravity:
11.18 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named in honor of Russell M. Honea (18 July 1929 – 31 January 2002), mineralogist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA and later an independent consulting geologist. He redefined empressite and stützite and described/codescribed billingsleyite, chambersite, and sigloite. He donated many specimens to the University of Arizona and to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
New structure type. Chemistry unique among minerals.
The synthetic phases Au3TlTe2 (dimorph) and Au18Tl4Te11 have completely different structures.
According to Bondarenko et al. (2005), Au3TlTe2 (at that time unnamed) has also been reported from the Mayske gold deposit, Ukrainian Shield (Bondarenko et al., 1993; Nechaev et al., 2000).
Probably identical with UM1993-27-Te:AuTl.
The synthetic phases Au3TlTe2 (dimorph) and Au18Tl4Te11 have completely different structures.
According to Bondarenko et al. (2005), Au3TlTe2 (at that time unnamed) has also been reported from the Mayske gold deposit, Ukrainian Shield (Bondarenko et al., 1993; Nechaev et al., 2000).
Probably identical with UM1993-27-Te:AuTl.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46835
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46835:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
01aa30dc-80b6-4344-872b-24c973a19270
IMA Classification of Honeaite
Classification of Honeaite
2.BA.42
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hne | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Honeaite
Optical Data of Honeaite
Anisotropism:
weak, with dark brown to dark blue rotation tints
Colour in reflected light:
slightly bluish grey
Comments:
reflectance values are reported
Chemistry of Honeaite
Mindat Formula:
Au3TlTe2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Honeaite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Pbcm
Setting:
Pbcm
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.9671(4) Å, b = 8.8758(4) Å, c = 7.8419(5) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.01 : 1 : 0.884
Unit Cell V:
624.14 ų
Z:
4
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2.989 Å | (31) |
| 2.938 Å | (100) |
| 2.833 Å | (23) |
| 2.296 Å | (14) |
| 2.219 Å | (15) |
| 2.095 Å | (47) |
| 1.960 Å | (16) |
| 1.853 Å | (17) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Near-surface Processes | |
| 23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47) | |
| High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
| 33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) |
Type Occurrence of Honeaite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum, London, catalogue number BM 2015, 36.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Microvugs and microfractures mostly in areas where amphibolite underwent prehnite alteration, as a part of (likely) greenschist-facies mineralization under relatively low temperatures
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Honeaite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Honeaite associated with Gold | Au |
| 4 photos of Honeaite associated with Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| 3 photos of Honeaite associated with Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| 3 photos of Honeaite associated with Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| 1 photo of Honeaite associated with Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
| 1 photo of Honeaite associated with Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| 1 photo of Honeaite associated with Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 2.BA. | Orileyite | (Fe,Cu)2As |
| 2.BA. | Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 |
| 2.BA. | Dzierżanowskite | CaCu2S2 |
| 2.BA. | Makotoite | Ag12(Cu3Au)S8 |
| 2.BA. | Xuwenyuanite | Ag9Fe3+Te2S4 |
| 2.BA.05 | Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| 2.BA.05 | Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| 2.BA.05 | Geerite | Cu8S5 |
| 2.BA.05 | Roxbyite | Cu9S5 |
| 2.BA.10 | Anilite | Cu7S4 |
| 2.BA.10 | Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| 2.BA.15 | Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| 2.BA.20 | Bellidoite | Cu2Se |
| 2.BA.20 | Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| 2.BA.25 | Athabascaite | Cu5Se4 |
| 2.BA.25 | Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
| 2.BA.30 | Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
| 2.BA.30 | Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| 2.BA.35 | Acanthite | Ag2S |
| 2.BA.35 | Spryite | Ag8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6 |
| 2.BA.40 | Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 |
| 2.BA.40 | Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| 2.BA.40d | UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu | Ag6AuCu2S5 |
| 2.BA.45 | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| 2.BA.45 | Kurilite | Ag8Te3Se |
| 2.BA.45 | Selenojalpaite | Ag3CuSe2 |
| 2.BA.47 | Spiridonovite | (Cu1-xAgx)2Te |
| 2.BA.50 | Eucairite | AgCuSe |
| 2.BA.50 | Wuyanzhiite | Cu2S |
| 2.BA.52 | Argentite | Ag2S |
| 2.BA.55 | Aguilarite | Ag4SeS |
| 2.BA.55 | Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| 2.BA.60 | Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
| 2.BA.60 | Hessite | Ag2Te |
| 2.BA.60 | Chenguodaite | Ag9Fe3+Te2S4 |
| 2.BA.65 | Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
| 2.BA.65 | Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| 2.BA.70 | Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| 2.BA.70 | Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| 2.BA.70 | Putzite | (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6 |
| 2.BA.75 | Fischesserite | Ag3AuSe2 |
| 2.BA.75 | Penzhinite | (Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4 |
| 2.BA.75 | Petrovskaite | AuAgS |
| 2.BA.75 | Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| 2.BA.75 | Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 |
| 2.BA.80 | Bezsmertnovite | (Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb) |
| 2.BA.80 | Bilibinskite | PbCu2Au3Te2 |
| 2.BA.80 | Bogdanovite | (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Honeaite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia (TL) | |
| Mineralogical Magazine +2 other references |
Ukraine | |
| Nechaev et al. (1993) +1 other reference |
| Nechaev et al. (2000) |
| Bondarenko +2 other references |
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Karonie Gold Mine, Aldiss-Karonie, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia