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bournonite

sulfosalt mineral
Class type of: bournonite mineral group Q413314

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
bournonite mineral group
Chemical formula
CuPbSbS₃[5]
Crystal system
orthorhombic crystal system[6]
Described by source
V. Analysis of a triple sulphuret, of lead, antimony, and copper, from Cornwall, IV. Description of a triple sulpburet, of lead, antomony, and copper, from Cornwall; with some observations upon the various modes of attraction which influence the formation of mineral substances, and upon the different kinds of sulphuret of copper, System of Mineralogy, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Belarusian encyclopedia[14][15][16][17][18]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Bnn[20]
IMA status and/or rank
grandfathered mineral (G)[7]
Location of discovery
St Endellion[4]
Mohs' hardness
+3[13]
Named after
Jacques Louis de Bournon[3]
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.GA.50[12]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.GA.50[11]
Point group
orthorhombic-pyramidal[8]
Space group
space group 31[9]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/D.04a[10]
Type locality (geology)
Port Isaac[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en bournonite en wheel ore cs Bournonit de Rädelerz de Wölchit es Bournonita fa بورنونیت fi Bournoniitti fr Endellionite fr Berthonite fr Wölchite it Endellionite ja 車骨鉱 nl bournoniet ro Bourmonit ru Бурнонит uk Бурноніт zh 車輪礦
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2522M-bournonite1.jpg ↗
COD ID
9008197
Dana 8th edition
3.4.3.2
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
bournonit
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/bournonite
Freebase ID
/m/05xznp
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
bournonitt
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1889717
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
burnonit-87d6b2
KBpedia ID
Bournonite
Kivid.info ID
312
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2781061756
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Mindat mineral ID
13k (741–13k, n=3)
Minerals.net mineral and gemstone ID
mineral/bournonite
Museum-digital tag ID
10639
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Mineral", "Bournonite"]

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Crystal system 1
orthorhombic crystal system
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Location of discovery 1
St Endellion
Named after 1
Jacques Louis de Bournon
Type locality (geology) 1
Port Isaac
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Summary

bournonite is a mineral species[1]. bournonite is a type of bournonite mineral group[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . System of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Ueschar · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → V. Analysis of a triple sulphuret, of lead, antimony, and co, IV. Description of a triple sulpburet, of lead, antomony, an, System of Mineralogy +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #66969: pages 301-500 (letter b)"
  2. 11w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → orthorhombic-pyramidal
    "Created claim: Point group: orthorhombic-pyramidal, batch #269342"
  3. 12w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    COD ID → 9008197
    Space group → space group 31
    "Created claim: COD ID: 9008197, batch #269093"
  4. 15w ago · Pescan · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Type locality (geology) → Port Isaac
    Subclass of → bournonite mineral group
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 1889717
    Described by source → V. Analysis of a triple sulphuret, of lead, antimony, and co, IV. Description of a triple sulpburet, of lead, antomony, an, System of Mineralogy +1
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: bournonit"
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