Nekrasovite

See Nekrasov Cossacks for another meaning
Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32IdentificationColorBrownMohs scale hardness4.5DiaphaneityOpaqueSpecific gravity4.62

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.

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

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

External links

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


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