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Xilingolite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Xilingolite

Abichl Alp, Abichl Alp - Beryller area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

Xilingolite

Superior gold & silver prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

Xilingolite, etc.

Superior gold & silver prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

Xilingolite

Abichl Alp, Abichl Alp - Beryller area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

Xilingolite

Superior gold & silver prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

Xilingolite, etc.

Superior gold & silver prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

Xilingolite

Abichl Alp, Abichl Alp - Beryller area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria

Xilingolite

Superior gold & silver prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

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About XilingoliteHide

Chaobuleng Mine on the grassland

Chaobuleng deposit, East Ujimqin Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China

Formula:

Pb₃Bi₂S₆

Colour:

Lead-grey

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

7.08

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Lillianite Homologous Series Group

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, the Chaobuleng Fe-Zn deposit, Xilin Gol (in standard Chinese phonetics: Xilinguole) League, Inner Mongolia, China.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Chaobuleng deposit (Zhaobuleng Mine), East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Dimorph of:

Lillianite

Ramdohrite-Lillianite Group. The monoclinic dimorph of (Ag-free) lillianite.

Compare 'UM1989-22-S:BiPb'.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4336

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4336:2

IMA Classification of XilingoliteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Pb²⁺₃Bi³⁺₂S^2-₆

Approval year:

1982

First published:

1982

Type description reference:

Hong, H., Wang, X., Shi, N., Peng, Z. (1982) Xilingolite, a new sulphide of lead and bismuth, Pb3+xBi2-2/3xS6. Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica (China): 1(4): 14-18. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Classification of XilingoliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.JB.40a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb

Dana 8th ed.:

3.4.16.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
4 : ø = 3

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.6.29

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
6 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb alone

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
Xil	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 XilingoliteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Lead-grey

Streak:

Gray

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=103 - Vickers

Density:

7.08 g/cm³ (Measured) 7.07 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of XilingoliteHide

Anisotropism:

Distinct, dark gray to gray

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
405nm	43.2%	46.6%
436nm	44.5%	46.8%
480nm	44.3%	46.8%
526nm	44.2%	44.9%
546nm	41.8%	44.5%
578nm	41.4%	44.1%
589nm	40.9%	43.8%
622nm	40.5%	43.3%
644nm	40.0%	43.0%
656nm	39.9%	43.0%
664nm	39.8%	43.0%
700nm	37.5%	41.2%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 46.8%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

White to white with blue tint.

Chemistry of XilingoliteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pb₃Bi₂S₆

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pb	50.457 %
Bi	33.927 %
S	15.617 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Bi, Pb, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Zn,Cu,Ag,Sb

Crystallography of XilingoliteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Cell Parameters:

a = 13.65 Å, b = 4.07 Å, c = 20.68 Å
β = 93°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 3.354 : 1 : 5.081

Unit Cell V:

1,147.31 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Prismatic crystals, elongated and striated on {010}

Twinning:

On {001}.

Comment:

Point Group: 2/m, 2, or m. Space Group: C2/m, C2, or Cm.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005755	Xilingolite	Berlepsch P, Armbruster T, Makovicky E, Hejny C, Topa D, Graeser S (2001) The crystal structure of (001) twinned xilingolite, Pb3Bi2S6, from Mittal-Hohtenn, Valais, Switzerland The Canadian Mineralogist 39 1653-1663		2001	Mittal-Hohtenn, Valais, Switzerland	0	293

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 The crystal structure of (001) twinned xilingolite, Pb3Bi2S6,
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PbM1a   0.09675   0.50000   0.13585   0.67000   0.03810
BiM1a   0.09675   0.50000   0.13585   0.33000   0.03810
PbM1b   0.91787   0.50000   0.63337   0.67000   0.03990
BiM1b   0.91787   0.50000   0.63337   0.33000   0.03990
PbM2a   0.36535   0.50000   0.04701   0.67000   0.03860
BiM2a   0.36535   0.50000   0.04701   0.33000   0.03860
BiM2b   0.63998   0.50000   0.55053   1.00000   0.03630
PbM3   0.32697   0.00000   0.24043   1.00000   0.05030
S1a   0.23600   0.00000   0.10070   1.00000   0.04500
S1b   0.76510   0.00000   0.58740   1.00000   0.04800
S2a   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   1.00000   0.04400
S2b   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   1.00000   0.04200
S3   0.18460   0.50000   0.25050   1.00000   0.03600
S4a   0.46240   0.50000   0.16490   1.00000   0.04200
S4b   0.55690   0.50000   0.66480   1.00000   0.03700
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PbM1a 0.03670 0.04280 0.03470 0.00000 0.00110 0.00000
BiM1a 0.03670 0.04280 0.03470 0.00000 0.00110 0.00000
PbM1b 0.03990 0.04170 0.03800 0.00000 -0.00130 0.00000
BiM1b 0.03990 0.04170 0.03800 0.00000 -0.00130 0.00000
PbM2a 0.03670 0.04070 0.03830 0.00000 0.00050 0.00000
BiM2a 0.03670 0.04070 0.03830 0.00000 0.00050 0.00000
BiM2b 0.03400 0.03900 0.03570 0.00000 -0.00080 0.00000
PbM3 0.04730 0.04560 0.05750 0.00000 -0.00350 0.00000
S1a 0.04500 0.04700 0.04300 0.00000 -0.00300 0.00000
S1b 0.04400 0.03700 0.06100 0.00000 -0.01400 0.00000
S2a 0.04800 0.04500 0.04000 0.00000 -0.00200 0.00000
S2b 0.03300 0.03800 0.05600 0.00000 0.00700 0.00000
S3 0.03400 0.04700 0.02700 0.00000 0.00200 0.00000
S4a 0.04500 0.04700 0.03300 0.00000 0.00400 0.00000
S4b 0.03500 0.04700 0.02900 0.00000 0.00100 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.386 Å	(100)
2.177 Å	(90)
2.073 Å	(80)
2.051 Å	(70)
1.955 Å	(70)
1.788 Å	(60)
1.396 Å	(50)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Type Occurrence of XilingoliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Chaobuleng deposit (Zhaobuleng Mine), East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum of Geology, Beijing, China, number M09456 (type).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Fe-Zn-Pb skarn.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Arsenopyrite	Native Bismuth	Bismuthinite	Bornite	Chalcopyrite
Digenite	Galena	Magnetite	Molybdenite	Pyrite
Pyrrhotite	Sphalerite

Reference:

Synonyms of XilingoliteHide

IMA1982-024

Other Language Names for XilingoliteHide

Dutch:Xilingoliet

German:Xilingolit

Russian:Ксилингоит

Simplified Chinese:锡林郭勒矿

Spanish:Xilingolita

Varieties of XilingoliteHide

Silver-bearing Xilingolite

A variety of xilingolite that contains up to about 6% (w/w) of silver.

Relationship of Xilingolite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Lillianite Homologous Series Group

Other Members of Lillianite Homologous Series:

Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Baiamareite	Ag₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
Brusnitsynite	Mn₃CuPbAs₃Sb₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₅As₁₅)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
'Schirmerite'	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
Tarutinoite	Ag₃Pb₇Bi₇S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm
Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Xilingolite associated with Cotunnite	PbCl₂
2 photos of Xilingolite associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
1 photo of Xilingolite associated with Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
1 photo of Xilingolite associated with Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
1 photo of Xilingolite associated with Quartz	SiO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.JB.	Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Ginelfite	Ag₂(Ag_0.5Fe)TlPb_23.5(Sb,As)_33.5S₇₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Chukotkaite	AgPb₇Sb₅S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Selenojunoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈Se₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.	Lechnerite	Ag₁₀Cu₄HgPb₃₃Sb₅₈S₁₂₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Cuprosenandorite	Ag₁₆Cu₈Pb₂₄Sb₇₂S₁₄₄	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.JB.	Morleyite	Ag₂CuPb₂₅Sb₂₄As₄S_68.5	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
2.JB.	Montpelvouxite	AgPb₁₆Sb₂₇As₁₈S₈₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Senandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.JB.	Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
2.JB.05	Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.10	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.15	Marrite	AgPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.15	Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.20	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25j	Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.25i	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25a	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25f	Ángelaite	Cu₂AgPbBiS₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25e	Galenobismutite	PbBi₂S₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.25i	Cuproneyite	Cu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25b	Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Arsenmarcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.30b	Kirkiite	Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl	Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
2.JB.30a	Marcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.35d	Pellouxite	(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35e	Chovanite	Pb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35a	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.JB.35c	Pillaite	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35b	Scainiite	Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35f	Tubulite	Ag₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃	Mon. m : Pb
2.JB.40a	Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40e	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
2.JB.40a	'Bursaite'	Pb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)	Orth.
2.JB.40	'UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb'	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2.JB.40	'UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb'	(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇
2.JB.40a	Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₅As₁₅)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.40a	Tarutinoite	Ag₃Pb₇Bi₇S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40b	Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
2.JB.40a	Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.40b	Baiamareite	Ag₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.40b	Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40b	Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Brusnitsynite	Mn₃CuPbAs₃Sb₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40c	Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm
2.JB.40d	'Schirmerite'	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.JB.55	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.JB.60	Marrucciite	Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.65	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.65	Tazieffite	Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.70	Daliranite	PbHgAs₂S₅	Mon.

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Dunn, Pete J.; Cabri, Louis J.; Chao, George Y.; Fleischer, Michael; Francis, Carl A.; Grice, Joel D.; Jambor, John L.; Pabst, Adolf (1984) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 69 (3-4). 406-412

Berlepsch, P., Armbruster, T., Makovicky, E., Hejny, C., Topa, D., Graeser, S. (2001) The crystal structure of (001) twinned xilingolite, Pb3Bi2S6 from Mittal-Hohtenn, Valais, Switzerland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (6) 1653-1663 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.6.1653

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513

(2005) Xilingolite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2011): 1689) Xilingolit von der Abichlalm, Untersulzbachtal. P. 156 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2011): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 201./121., 135-186.

Ohta, Michihiro, Chung, Duck Young, Kunii, Masaru, Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. (2014) Low lattice thermal conductivity in Pb₅Bi₆Se₁₄, Pb₃Bi₂S₆, and PbBi₂S₄: promising thermoelectric materials in the cannizzarite, lillianite, and galenobismuthite [sic] homologous series. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2 (47). 20048-20058 doi:10.1039/c4ta05135a

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Austria
Carinthia Spittal an der Drau District Flattach Wurten ⓘ Sandfeldkopf	Kolitsch (2012)
Salzburg Tamsweg District Muhr Rotgülden Lower Rotgülden lake ⓘ Arsenic mine	rruff.info (n.d.)
Zell am See District Neukirchen am Großvenediger Abichl Alp - Beryller area ⓘ Abichl Alp	Kolitsch et al. (2011)

China (TL)
Inner Mongolia Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture) East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi) ⓘ Chaobuleng deposit (Zhaobuleng Mine) (TL)	Hong Huidi et al. (1982)
Jiangxi Ganzhou Yudu Co. ⓘ Tieshanlong Mine (Huangsha Mine)	[var: Silver-bearing Xilingolite] Yingchen Ren (1999)

France
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Colmar-Ribeauvillé Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines ⓘ Maurice Lemaire tunnel	N. Meisser analysis

Italy
Piedmont Metropolitan City of Turin Tavagnasco ⓘ Tavagnasco Mines	Ciriotti et al. (2019)
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Trontano ⓘ Rio Graia	Maurizio Dini Collection. Identified by ...
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Nuxis ⓘ Monte Tamara mining area	Deidda et al. (2022)
ⓘ Sa Marchesa Mine	Gian Claudio Lecca et al. (2024)

Kazakhstan
East Kazakhstan Region Katonkaragay District ⓘ Maleevskoe deposit	Николаева et al. (2024)

Sweden
Värmland County Filipstad Persberg ore district Gåsgruvan ore field ⓘ Gåsgruvan	Strand (2017)

Switzerland
Valais Westlich Raron Steg-Hohtenn Mittal ⓘ Mittal-Hohtenn road tunnel	Schweizer strahler +2 other references

USA
Michigan Marquette County Ishpeming Township Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt) ⓘ Superior gold & silver prospect	Travis Olds collection
New Mexico Luna County Victorio Mountains ⓘ Victorio District (Gage District)	Robert E Walstrom (2015)
ⓘ Ogre-Bogle group of claims (Tedford's group; Ogre-Bogle claim)	Walstrom (n.d.)

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