Morleyite

Ag2CuPb25Sb24As4S68.5
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Myt
Also known as
  • IMA2024-076
  • Morleyiet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Taylor Pit
  1. Madoc
  2. Centre Hastings Municipality
  3. Hastings County
  4. Ontario
  5. Canada

44.5022°, -77.4664°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Triclinic
Space group
#2
Cell parameters
a = 8.2568(2) Å · b = 27.8758(7) Å · c = 29.9824(7) Å
Cell angles
α = 64.626(2) ° · β = 81.941(2) ° · γ = 89.565(2) °
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 3.376 : 3.631

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
82PbLeadLead25207.2005180.000
47.62%
51SbAntimonyAntimony24121.7602922.240
26.87%
16SSulfurSulfur68.532.0602196.110
20.19%
33AsArsenicArsenic474.922299.688
2.76%
47AgSilverSilver2107.868215.736
1.98%
29CuCopperCopper163.54663.546
0.58%
Total10877.320100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • IMA2024-076
  • Morleyiet

In other languages

German
IMA 2024-076 · Morleyit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

2.JB

  • 2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
  • 2.JSulfosalts of PbS archetypeDivision
  • 2.JBGalena derivatives, with PbGroup
  • 2.JBMorleyiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2025Bosi, 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 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-37-249-2025
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Morleyite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/morleyite-471950},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}