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SULPHOSALT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Mineralogy
DEF

[A type of sulfide] in which both metallic and metalloid or non-metallic elements are present in combination with sulfur ...

OBS

Sulfosalts ... conform to the general composition AmBnXp, in which m, n, and p are integers; A may be lead, silver, thallium, or copper; B may be antimony, arsenic, bismuth, tin, or germanium; and X may be sulfur or selenium.

PHR

Sulphosalt mineralization, mineralogy.

Key term(s)
  • sulfosalt mineral
  • sulfo-salt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Minéralogie
CONT

On regroupe parmi les sulfures les minéraux ayant formule de type général AmSp, où A est un métal [argent, cuivre, plomb, zinc, fer, nickel, mercure, arsenic, antimoine, molybdène], et S est le soufre. En revanche, les sulfosels ont comme formule générale AmBnSp = AmSq·BnSp-q, où le métalloïde B coexiste avec le soufre.

CONT

La structure de la majorité des sulfosels consiste en clusters, bandes ou couches d'unité sulfure simple liées par des liaisons dirigées de type moléculaire.

Spanish

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