Nekrasovite

Summary

See Nekrasov Cossacks for another meaning

Nekrasovite is a rare copper vanadium sulfosalt mineral with formula Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32. It crystallizes in the isometric system and occurs as small grains in ore aggregates. It is a brown opaque metallic mineral with Mohs hardness of 4.5 and a specific gravity of 4.62.

Nekrasovite
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
Identification
ColorBrown
Mohs scale hardness4.5
DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity4.62

It was first described in 1984 in the Kayragach (Qayragʻoch) Au-Te ore deposit,[1] Ohangaron District, Tashkent Region, eastern Uzbekistan and named for Russian mineralogist Ivan Yakovlevich Nekrasov [ru].

References edit

  1. ^ Kairagach Au deposit, Ohangaron District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan

External links edit

  • Mindat data with locations
  • Webmineral data
  • Mineral Data Publishing - PDF