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Bogdanovite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Bogdanovite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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About BogdanoviteHide

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Aleksei A. Bogdanov
Formula:
(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Colour:
Rose brown to bronze
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Name in honor of Aleksei Alekseevich Bogdanov (Алексей Алексеевич Богданов) (12 (25) February 1907, Sukhum, Kutaisi Province, Russian Empire - 18 September 1971, Moscow, USSR), Russian geologist at the University of Moscow. He was a specialist in the field of tectonics and chairman of the International Commission on Tectonic Maps.
Dimorph of:
Auricupride
Compare, e.g.: tetraauricupride, UM2001-05-E:AuCu, and UM2001-04-E:AgAuCu.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:702:7

IMA Classification of BogdanoviteHide

Classification of BogdanoviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2025):
2.BA.80

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
Dana 8th ed.:
2.2.3.1

2 : SULFIDES
2 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:
3.3.13

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
3 : Sulphides etc. of Au

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference
BogIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of BogdanoviteHide

Lustre:
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Rose brown to bronze
Comment:
Quickly tarnishes in air to bluish-black.
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Comment:
235-270 kg/mm2 for Cu-rich, 290-354 kg/mm2 for Fe-rich.
Cleavage:
None Observed

Optical Data of BogdanoviteHide

Anisotropism:
Unusual. Purple-raspberry or grayish-lilac to gold and yellow.
Reflectivity:
WavelengthR1 (%)R2 (%)
420nm11.8%15.8%
440nm10.5%15.2%
460nm9.2%14.8%
480nm8.0%14.8%
500nm6.9%16.9%
520nm6.2%22.5%
540nm5.6%29.5%
560nm6.1%34.5%
580nm8.4%37.6%
600nm13.5%39.2%
620nm21.0%40.0%
640nm29.5%39.8%
660nm36.2%39.0%
680nm41.2%37.7%
700nm44.9%35.7%


Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 44.9%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Comments:
Reflectance data for Cu-rich material. Data also provided for Fe-rich material. See Spiridonov and Chvileva (1979) or Fleischer et al. (1979).

Somewhat similar to rickardite and bilibinskite.

Chemistry of BogdanoviteHide

Mindat Formula:
(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Cu9.710 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Au, Cu, Fe, Pb, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Ag,Se

Crystallography of BogdanoviteHide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.087 Å
Unit Cell V:
68.27 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Massive
Comment:
pseudocubic, probably orthorhombic.

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0005253BogdanoviteBayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-75519900293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.36 Å(100)
1.230 Å(80)
2.045 Å(60)
1.447 Å(60)
1.180 Å(30)
1.092 Å(25)
0.992 Å(15)
Comments:
Data from Spiridonov and Chvileva (1979).

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of BogdanoviteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Aginskoe Au deposit (Aginskoye deposit), Central Kamchatka mining district, Bystrinsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:
Intergrowths of differently oriented grains, to 1 mm. Aggregates, varying radially in composition. The size of individual grains is < 10 μm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia, number 79408 (type).
Mining Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, number 1115/1 (type).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Secondary zone.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BilibinskiteNative Gold
Reference:
Spiridonov, E.M., Chvileva, T.N. (1979) Bogdanovite, Au5(Cu,Fe)3(Te,Pb)2, a new mineral of the group of inter-metallic compounds of gold. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya: 1979(1): 44-52.

Synonyms of BogdanoviteHide

Other Language Names for BogdanoviteHide

German:Bogdanovit
Simplified Chinese:碲铁铜金矿
Spanish:Bogdanovita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
7 photos of Bogdanovite associated with PyriteFeS2
6 photos of Bogdanovite associated with Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
6 photos of Bogdanovite associated with ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
4 photos of Bogdanovite associated with QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with GalenaPbS
1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with Native TelluriumTe
1 photo of Bogdanovite associated with ChalcociteCu2S

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

2.BA.MakotoiteAg12(Cu3Au)S8Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.AlburniteAg8GeTe2S4Iso.
2.BA.DzierżanowskiteCaCu2S2Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.BA.XuwenyuaniteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.Orileyite(Fe,Cu)2As
2.BA.Juxingite Bi6Cu140Fe30S125Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.05DjurleiteCu31S16Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05GeeriteCu8S5Trig. 3
2.BA.05RoxbyiteCu58S32Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.05ChalcociteCu2SMon. 2/m : P21/b
2.BA.10DigeniteCu9S5Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.BA.10AniliteCu7S4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.15BorniteCu5FeS4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20BellidoiteCu2SeTet. 4/m : P42/n
2.BA.20BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25AthabascaiteCu5Se4Orth.
2.BA.25UmangiteCu3Se2Tet. 4 2m : P4 21m
2.BA.30RickarditeCu7Te5Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30WeissiteCu2-xTeHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35AcanthiteAg2SMon. 2/m : P21/m
2.BA.35SpryiteAg8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.40dUM2003-13-S:AgAuCuAg6AuCu2S5
2.BA.40MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40StromeyeriteAgCuSOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.BA.42HoneaiteAu3TlTe2 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45JalpaiteAg3CuS2Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.45SelenojalpaiteAg3CuSe2Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.45KuriliteAg8Te3SeTrig. 3 : R3
2.BA.47Spiridonovite(Cu1-xAgx)2TeTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50WuyanzhiiteCu2STet. 4 2 2 : P43 21 2
2.BA.50EucairiteAgCuSeOrth.
2.BA.52ArgentiteAg2SIso.
2.BA.55NaumanniteAg2SeOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
2.BA.55AguilariteAg4SeSMon. 2/m
2.BA.60ChenguodaiteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Orth.
2.BA.60HessiteAg2TeMon. 2/m : P21/b
2.BA.60CervelleiteAg4TeSMon. 2/m
2.BA.65Henryite(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70ArgyroditeAg8GeS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.70Putzite(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.70CanfielditeAg8SnS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.75FischesseriteAg3AuSe2Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2
2.BA.75UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.75Penzhinite(Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4Hex. 6 2 2 : P63 2 2
2.BA.75PetrovskaiteAuAgSMon.
2.BA.75PetziteAg3AuTe2Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2
2.BA.80Bezsmertnovite(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)Orth.
2.BA.80BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2Iso.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for BogdanoviteHide

References for BogdanoviteHide

Localities for BogdanoviteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Belgium
 
  • Wallonia
    • Luxembourg
      • Vielsalm
        • Salmchâteau
perso.infonie.be (2004)
Canada
 
  • Ontario
    • Thunder Bay District
      • Coldwell complex
Ames et al. (2017)
      • Seagull Lake Area
        • Seagull Lake complex
Wilson et al. (2013)
Greenland
 
  • Sermersooq
    • Kangerlussuaq Fjord
Nielsen et al. (2015)
Indonesia
 
  • Papua Province
    • Mimika Regency
      • Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District)
Hartiningsih et al. (2022)
Kazakhstan
 
  • Akmola Region
    • Shortandy District
Mineralogical Society of America - ...
  • East Kazakhstan Region
    • Kurshim District
Глоба В.А. Месторождение Манка - новый геолого-промышленный тип месторождений золота. // Изв. НАН РК et al. (403)
Mexico
 
Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold
North Macedonia
 
  • Probistip Municipality
    • Kratovo-Zletovo ore district
Serafimovski et al. (2015) +1 other reference
Russia
 
  • Buryatia
    • Muysky District
      • Muya
Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold +1 other reference
  • Kamchatka Krai
    • Bystrinsky District
      • Central Kamchatka mining district
Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold +4 other references
  • Zabaykalsky Krai
    • Kalarsky District
      • Kodar–Udokan ore district
        • Udokan
Gongalsky et al. (2007)
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • Cochise County
Graeme (1993)
Graeme (1993) +1 other reference
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