Reckibachite

Ag2Pb12As14Sb4S40
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Rek
IMA approved
2024
Also known as
  • IMA2019-071
  • Reckibachiet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Reckibach
  1. Binn
  2. Goms
  3. Valais
  4. Switzerland

46.3606°, 8.1906°

2recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Monoclinic
Space group
P21/c
Cell parameters
a = 8.479(2) Å · b = 7.946(2) Å · c = 25.261(5) Å
Cell angles
β = 100.54(3) °
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 0.937 : 2.979

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
82PbLeadLead12207.2002486.400
45.04%
16SSulfurSulfur4032.0601282.400
23.23%
33AsArsenicArsenic1474.9221048.908
19.00%
51SbAntimonyAntimony4121.760487.040
8.82%
47AgSilverSilver2107.868215.736
3.91%
Total5520.484100.00%

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

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • IMA2019-071
  • Reckibachiet

In other languages

German
Reckibachit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

2.HB

  • 2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
  • 2.HSulfosalts of SnS archetypeDivision
  • 2.HBWith Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and PbGroup
  • 2.HBReckibachiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2024Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2024) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 77. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 165-172 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-165-2024DOI: 10.5194/ejm-36-165-2024
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Reckibachite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/reckibachite-470995},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}