Nakaseite

CuAg3Pb4Sb12S24
Also known as
  • Nakaseit
  • Nakaseita
  • Nakaséite
Variety of
Senandorite
SenandoriteAgPbSb3S6

Where it forms, where it's found

2recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Physical

Lustre
metallic
Colour
lead grey
Cleavage

none

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
51SbAntimonyAntimony12121.7601461.120
42.39%
82PbLeadLead4207.200828.800
24.05%
16SSulfurSulfur2432.060769.440
22.33%
47AgSilverSilver3107.868323.604
9.39%
29CuCopperCopper163.54663.546
1.84%
Total3446.510100.00%

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

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Nakaseit
  • Nakaseita
  • Nakaséite

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1960Ito, Tei-ichi; Muraoka, Hisashi (1960) Nakaséite, an andorite-like new mineral. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 113 (1-6). 94-98 doi:10.1524/zkri.1960.113.1-6.94DOI: 10.1524/zkri.1960.113.1-6.94
  2. 1962(1962): Mineralogical Magazine 33: 261.
  3. 2008Moëlo, Yves, Makovicky, Emil, Mozgova, Nadejda N., Jambor, John L., Cook, Nigel, Pring, Allan, Paar, Werner, Nickel, Ernest H., Graeser, Stephan, Karup-Møller, Sven, Balic-Žunic, Tonči, Mumme, William G., Vurro, Filippo, Topa, Dan (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20 (1) 7-62 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1778DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1778
  4. 2012NESPOLO, Massimo, OZAWA, Tohru, KAWASAKI, Yusuke, SUGIYAMA, Kazumasa (2012) Structural relations and pseudosymmetries in the andorite homologous series. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 107 (6) 226-243 doi:10.2465/jmps.120730 DOI: 10.2465/jmps.120730
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Nakaseite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/nakaseite-10340},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}