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Mindat Short Description

Forms a solid-solution series with stibiocolusite.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Originally named by Sales (1914), but not formally described. Landon R E, Mogilnor A H (1933) Colusite, a new mineral of the sphalerite group, American Mineralogist 18, 528-533 Chemical formula revised from (Cu,Fe,Mo,Sn)₄(S,As,Te)_3-4: Spry P G, Merlino S, Wang S, Zhang X, Buseck P R (1994) New occurrences and refined crystal chemistry of colusite, with comparisons to arsenosulvanite, American Mineralogist 79, 750-762

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Cu¹⁺₁₂Cu²⁺V³⁺As⁵⁺₃S^2-₁₆

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/colusite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Colusite.shtml