Vikingite

vikingite

cosalite

gustavite

heyrovskyite

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Formula: Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀
Sulphosalt, lillianite homologous series group, silver- and bismuth- bearing mineral
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Specific gravity: 7.19 calculated
Hardness: 3½
Colour: Light grey
Common impurities: Cu
Environments

Pegmatites
Hydrothermal environments

Localities

At La Mothe quarry, La Roche-Ballue, Bouguenais, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, vikingite is associated with gustavite, heyrovskyite and quartz (HOM).

At the type locality, the Ivigtut mine, Ivittuut town, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, vikingite is associated with cosalite and occurs as lamellae in galena in the gustavite-galena paragenesis (HOM).

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