Formula
(repeating unit) Pb2SnInBiS7 Crystal system Triclinic | Dana classification 03.01.03.03 | |
 | ||
Category Sulfides and Sulfosalts Strunz classification 2.HF.25a (10th edition) Crystal class Pinacoidal (1)
(same H-M symbol) | ||
Abramovite is a very rare mineral from the sulfides and sulfosalt categories. It has the chemical formula Pb2SnInBiS7. It occurs as tiny elongated lamellar-shaped crystals, up 1 mm × 0.2 mm in size, and is characterized by its non-commensurate structure.
Contents
Etymology and History
Abramovite is named after the mineralogist Dmitry Vadimovich Abramov (born 1963) of the A.E. Fersman Museum, Russia.
It was discovered as fumarole crust on the Kudriavy (Kudryavyi) volcano, Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Far East Region, Russia.
Formation
Abramovite is a product of precipitation from fumarolic gases (600 °C [1,112 °F]) in an active stratovolcano.
References
Abramovite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA