Eliopoulosite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Formula:

V₇S₈

Lustre:

Metallic

Specific Gravity:

4.545 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Name:

Dr. Demetrios Eliopoulos (1947–2019), a geoscientist at the Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME) of Greece and his widow, Prof. Maria Eliopoulos (nee Economou, 1947), University of Athens, Greece

Type Locality:

ⓘ Agios Stefanos mine, Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece

Known synthetic analogue. Chemically similar to patrónite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

54274

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:54274:2

IMA Classification of EliopoulositeHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2020

Type description reference:

Bindi, Luca, Zaccarini, Federica, Bonazzi, Paola, Grammatikopoulos, Tassos, Tsikouras, Basilios, Stanley, Chris, Garuti, Giorgio (2020) Eliopoulosite, V7S8, A New Sulfide from the Podiform Chromitite of the Othrys Ophiolite, Greece. Minerals, 10 (3) 245 doi:10.3390/min10030245

Classification of EliopoulositeHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.CC.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
C : With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Epo	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of EliopoulositeHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Tenacity:

Brittle

Density:

4.545 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of EliopoulositeHide

Anisotropism:

weakly anisotropic light to dark greenish

Bireflectance:

None

Colour in reflected light:

grayish-brown

Internal Reflections:

None

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of EliopoulositeHide

Mindat Formula:

V₇S₈

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
V	58.161 %
S	41.839 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

S, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of EliopoulositeHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

32 - Trapezohedral

Space Group:

P3₂21

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.689(3) Å, c = 17.403(6) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 2.602

Unit Cell V:

674.34 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.896 Å	(29)
2.591 Å	(45)
2.049 Å	(100)
1.672 Å	(40)
1.608 Å	(10)
1.296 Å	(20)
1.096 Å	(15)
1.024 Å	(12)

Locality:

Agios Stefanos mine, Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece

Reference:

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of EliopoulositeHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Agios Stefanos mine, Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece

General Appearance of Type Material:

Tiny crystals (from 5 µm up to about 80 µm) and is anhedral to subhedral in habit.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Pisa, Via Roma 79, Calci (PI), Italy, catalogue number 19911

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Synonyms of EliopoulositeHide

IMA2019-096

Other Language Names for EliopoulositeHide

Dutch:Eliopoulosiet

German:Eliopoulosit

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CC.	Tilkerodeite	Pd₂HgSe₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.CC.	'UM2007-26-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh'	(Ir,Cu,Ni,Pt,Rh,Fe)₉S₁₁
2.CC.	Proxitwelvefoldite	Pd₃Ni₄Te₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
2.CC.	Ferrotorryweiserite	Rh₅Fe₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Tamuraite	Ir₅Fe₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Crowningshieldite	(Ni_0.9Fe_0.1)S	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.	Kuvaevite	Ir₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.	Torryweiserite	Rh₅Ni₁₀S₁₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.05	Achávalite	FeSe	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Langisite	CoAs	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.CC.05	Sederholmite	NiSe	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Freboldite	CoSe	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Nickeline	NiAs	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mcm
2.CC.05	Sobolevskite	PdBi	Hex.
2.CC.05	Jaipurite	CoS	Hex.
2.CC.05	Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	Hex.
2.CC.05	Zlatogorite	NiCuSb₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
2.CC.05	Stumpflite	PtSb	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Sudburyite	PdSb	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.05	Breithauptite	NiSb	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.10	Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS	Mon.
2.CC.10	Smythite	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x=0-0.3)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CC.10	Troilite	FeS	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.15	Ruthenarsenite	(Ru,Ni)As	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15	Westerveldite	(Fe,Ni,Co)As	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CC.15	Modderite	CoAs	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CC.15	Minakawaite	RhSb	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.15	Cherepanovite	RhAs	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CC.20	'UM1990-38-S:CuFeIrNiPtRh'	(Ni,Fe,Rh,Cu,Ir,Pt)S
2.CC.20	Millerite	NiS	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CC.20	Mäkinenite	NiSe	Trig. 3m
2.CC.25	Mackinawite	FeS	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nmm
2.CC.30	Vavřínite	Ni₂SbTe₂	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
2.CC.30	'Hexatestibiopanickelite'	(Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) ?	Hex.
2.CC.35b	Cooperite	PtS	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mmc
2.CC.35a	Vysotskite	PdS	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/m
2.CC.35a	Braggite	PdPt₃S₄	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/m
2.CC.45	Jacutingaite	Pt₂HgSe₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.CC.50	'Imgreite'	NiTe (?)	Hex.

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Health Risks:

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References for EliopoulositeHide

Reference List:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 53. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (1) 209-213 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-209-2020

(2022) Eliopoulosite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for EliopoulositeHide

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- 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.

Greece (TL)

Central Greece

Phthiotis

Domokos

ⓘ Agios Stefanos mine (TL)

Miyawaki et al. (2020) +1 other reference

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Eliopoulosite

Unique IdentifiersHide

IMA Classification of EliopoulositeHide

Classification of EliopoulositeHide

Mineral SymbolsHide

Physical Properties of EliopoulositeHide

Optical Data of EliopoulositeHide

Chemistry of EliopoulositeHide

Crystallography of EliopoulositeHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of EliopoulositeHide

Synonyms of EliopoulositeHide

Other Language Names for EliopoulositeHide

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