Sulfide mineral
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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==
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* [http://webmineral.com/dana/II-2.shtml Webmineral New Dana Classification of Sulfide Minerals]
* [http://webmineral.com/strunz/II.shtml Webmineral Strunz classification: sulfides]
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