For John Leslie Jambor (July 10, 1936 – January 18, 2008) was a Canadian geologist and mineralogist. Jambor was an exceptional figure in the field of mineralogy and a major contributor to the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC). Jamborite is also named for him.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Sartorite homologous series

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

471941

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:471941:6

IMA Classification of JohnjamboriteHide

IMA status:

Approved, Pending publication

IMA Formula:

Pb²⁺₁₄Sb³⁺_8.5As³⁺_7.5S^2-₃₈

Approval year:

2024

Classification of JohnjamboriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.HC.05c

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
C : With only Pb

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

Chemistry of JohnjamboriteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pb₁₄Sb_8.5As_7.5S₃₈

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pb	50.748 %
S	21.316 %
Sb	18.106 %
As	9.830 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Pb, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of JohnjamboriteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 31.7535(1) Å, b = 8.39262(3) Å, c = 50.2412(2) Å
α = 90.0281(3)°, β = 102.2277(3)°, γ = 89.7075(3)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 3.784 : 1 : 5.986

Unit Cell V:

13,085.11 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.804 Å	(60)
3.801 Å	(56)
3.273 Å	(99)
3.036 Å	(53)
2.928 Å	(52)
2.380 Å	(61)
2.378 Å	(59)
2.098 Å	(100)

Locality:

Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Type Occurrence of JohnjamboriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 2R1, Canada, catalogue number CMNMC 92311 (holotype), and the Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Austria, catalogue number O 3114 (cotype)

Synonyms of JohnjamboriteHide

IMA2024-077

Other Language Names for JohnjamboriteHide

Dutch:Johnjamboriet

German:Johnjamborit

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.HC.	Bernarlottiite	Pb₆(As₅Sb₃)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.	Huntingdonite	Pb₁₉Sb₁₆As₆S₅₁Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.	Moiraite	Pb₁₂Sb₈As₈S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05f	Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈	Mon. m
2.HC.05g	Marumoite	Pb₃₂As₄₀S₉₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05b	Baumhauerite II
2.HC.05d	Rathite	Ag₂Pb_12-xTl_x/2As_18+x/2S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.05e	Heptasartorite	Tl₇Pb₂₂As₅₅S₁₀₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.05d	Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05e	Hendekasartorite	Tl₂Pb₄₈As₈₂S₁₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.05b	Argentobaumhauerite	Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05c	Argentoliveingite	Ag_3+xPb_36-2xAs_51+xS₁₁₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05b	Baumhauerite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05d	Veenite	Pb₁₆Sb_9-xAs_7+xS₄₀, x ~ 0-0.5	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05e	Dekatriasartorite	TlPb₅₈As₉₇S₂₀₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.05a	Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05e	Incomsartorite	Tl₆Pb₁₄₄As₂₄₆S₅₁₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.05c	Liveingite	Pb₂₀As₂₄S₅₆	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05f	Pierrotite	Tl₂(Sb,As)₁₀S₁₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.HC.05d	Rathite-IV	PbAs₂S₄
2.HC.05d	Argentodufrénoysite	Ag₃Pb₂₆As₃₅S₈₀	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05e	Écrinsite	AgTl₃Pb₄As₁₁Sb₉S₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.05a	Sartorite	PbAs₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HC.05a	Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄	Mon. 2/m
2.HC.05f	Philrothite	TlAs₃S₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.05h	Polloneite	AgPb₄₆As₂₆Sb₂₃S₁₂₀	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HC.05a	Guettardite	Pb₈(Sb_0.56As_0.44)₁₆S₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.10a	Fülöppite	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10d	Semseyite	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10d	Rayite	Pb₈(Ag,Tl)₂Sb₈S₂₁	Mon.
2.HC.10c	Heteromorphite	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.10b	Plagionite	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.HC.15	Falkmanite	Pb₃Sb₂S₆	Mon.
2.HC.15	Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.20	Robinsonite	Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.HC.25	Moëloite	Pb₆Sb₆S₁₄(S₃)	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2
2.HC.30	Dadsonite	Pb₂₃Sb₂₅S₆₀Cl	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HC.35	Zoubekite	AgPb₄Sb₄S₁₀	Orth.
2.HC.35	Proto-owyheeite	Ag₉Pb₄₀Sb₄₅S₁₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.35	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.40	Parasterryite	Ag₄Pb₂₀Sb₁₄As₁₀S₅₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
2.HC.50	Lopatkaite	Pb₅Sb₃AsS₁₁	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for JohnjamboriteHide

Reference List:

Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 84. European Journal of Mineralogy, 37 (2). 249-255 doi:10.5194/ejm-37-249-2025

Localities for JohnjamboriteHide

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- 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.

Canada (TL)

Ontario

Hastings County

ⓘ Madoc Township (TL)

Bosi et al. (2025)

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