Sulfide mineral 2217890 211593176 2008-05-11T03:56:29Z Alexbot 5517884 robot Adding: [[bs:Sulfidni minerali]] A '''sulfide mineral''' is a [[mineral]] containing [[sulfide]] (S<sup>2-</sup>) as the major [[anion]]. Sulfides are economically important as metal [[ore]]s. The sulfide class also includes the [[selenide]]s, the [[telluride]]s, the [[arsenide]]s, the [[antimonide]]s, the bismuthinides, and the [[sulfosalt]]s (sulfur and a second anion such as arsenic).<ref>http://www.minerals.net/mineral/sort-met.hod/group/sulfgrp.htm Minerals.net Dana Classification, Sulfides</ref> Common or important examples include: sulfides:<ref>Klein, Cornelis and Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr., 1986, ''Manual of Mineralogy'', Wiley, 20th ed., pp 269-293 ISBN 0-471-80580-7 </ref> * [[acanthite]] Ag<sub>2</sub>S * [[chalcocite]] Cu<sub>2</sub>S * [[bornite]] Cu<sub>9</sub>FeS<sub>4</sub> * [[galena]] PbS * [[sphalerite]] ZnS * [[chalcopyrite]] CuFeS<sub>2</sub> * [[pyrrhotite]] Fe<sub>1-x</sub>S * [[millerite]] NiS * [[pentlandite]] (Fe,Ni)<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub> * [[covellite]] CuS * [[cinnabar]] HgS * [[realgar]] AsS * [[orpiment]] As<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> * [[stibnite]] Sb<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> * [[pyrite]] FeS<sub>2</sub> * [[marcasite]] FeS<sub>2</sub> * [[molybdenite]] MoS<sub>2</sub> Arsenides: * [[nickeline]] NiAS * [[skutterudite]] (Co,Ni)As<sub>3</sub> Antimonides: *[[breithauptite]] NiSb Tellurides: *[[altaite]] PbTe *[[calaverite]] AuTe<sub>2</sub> *[[sylvanite]] (Au,Ag)Te<sub>2</sub> Sulfosalts: *[[cobaltite]] (Co,Fe)AsS *[[arsenopyrite]] FeAsS *[[pyrargyrite]] Ag<sub>3</sub>SbS<sub>3</sub> *[[proustite]] Ag<sub>3</sub>AsS<sub>3</sub> *[[tetrahedrite]] Cu<sub>12</sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> *[[tennantite]] Cu<sub>12</sub>As<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> *[[enargite]] Cu<sub>3</sub>AsS<sub>4</sub> *[[bournonite]] PbCuSbS<sub>3</sub> *[[jamesonite]] Pb<sub>4</sub>FeSb<sub>6</sub>S<sub>14</sub> ==References== <references/> * [http://webmineral.com/dana/II-2.shtml Webmineral New Dana Classification of Sulfide Minerals] * [http://webmineral.com/strunz/II.shtml Webmineral Strunz classification: sulfides] [[Category:Sulfide minerals| ]] {{mineral-stub}} [[bs:Sulfidni minerali]] [[no:Sulfidmineraler]]