kalungaíta

Mineral seleneto de arsênio e paládio: PdAsSe; isométrico, cor cinza-chumbo, brilho metálico.

Mineral descoberto em 2004 (Botelho et al. 2006[*]) e descrito na mina Buraco do Ouro, Cavalcante, Goiás. Ocorre associado a outros minerais do grupo da platina, como sperrylita e estibiopaladinita. Sob luz refletida, o mineral possui cor creme, ou creme escuro quando nas proximidades de grãos de ouro.

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[*]Botelho,N.F.; Moura,M.A.; Peterson,R.; Stanley,C.J.; Silva,D.G. 2006. Kalungaite, PdAsSe, a new platinum-group mineral from the Buraco do Ouro gold mine, Cavalcante, Goiás State, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 70(1):123-130)  Ver Abstract abaixo

[Autor: Botelho,N.F.]  - Em: 19/1/18
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Botelho et al.,2006

Kalungaite, PdAsSe, a new platinum-group mineral from the Buraco do Ouro gold mine, Cavalcante, Goiás State, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine(2006), 70(1):123-130)

Botelho,N.F.; Moura,M.A.; Peterson,R.C; Stanley,C.J.;Silva,D.V.G.

Mineralogical Magazine(2006), 70(1):123-130)

Key words: Kalungaite; PdAsSe; New Mineral Species; Brazil; Buraco do Ouro; Gold Deposit

ABSTRACT

Kalungaite, PdAsSe, is a new mineral discovered in the Buraco do Ouro gold mine, Cavalcante town, Goiás State, Brazil. It occurs in a quartz-muscovite mylonite, related to a peraluminous granite, in platy anhedral aggregates along foliation planes. Associated ore minerals are gold, chalcopyrite, bohdanowiczite, an unnamed Pb-Bi-Se-S mineral, clausthalite, guanajuatite, stibiopalladinite, sperrylite and padmaite. Gangue minerals are muscovite, quartz and rare tourmaline and magnetite. Kalungaite is lead-grey, has a metallic lustre, a black streak and is brittle with uneven fracture. No cleavage was observed. The mineral has a micro-indentation hardness of VHN25 = 438 (range of 429–455 kg/mm2 from five indentations). Under reflected light, kalungaite is cream, or creamy grey adjacent to gold grains, has no internal reflections and is isotropic. Reflectance values in air (and in oil) are: 47.5 (33.3) at 470 nm, 46.9 (32.6) at 546 nm, 46.8 (32.6) at 589 nm and 48.0 (34.0) at 650 nm. The average of eight electron-microprobe analyses gives: Pd 41.32, As 27.49, Bi 0.35, Sb 1.59, Se 27.67 and S 1.22, total 99.64 wt. %, corresponding to Pd1.006(As0.950Sb0.034Bi0.004)Σ1.007. Kalungaite is cubic, space group Pa3, a = 6.089(4) Å, V = 225.78 Å3, Z = 4. Dcalc is 7.59 g/cm3. The strongest seven X-ray powder-diffraction lines [d in Å(I)(hkl)] are: 3.027(75)(002), 1.838(100)(113), 1.172(95)(115, 333), 1.077(80)(044, 144, 334), 0.988(70)(116, 235, 253), 0.929(90)(335) and 0.918(70)(226). Kalungaite is interpreted as having formed from hydrothermal fluids of granitic origin, during synemplacement shearing and alteration, producing an unusual gold-platinum-group element deposit.