Owensite

This article is about the mineral. Not to be confused with Owenism or Owenites (ammonite).

Owensite
General
Category	Minerals
Formula	(Ba, Pb)6(Cu, Fe, Ni)25S27
IMA symbol	Owe
Crystal system	Isometric
Crystal class	Hexoctahedral
Space group	cubic
Identification
Color	pale brownish grey
Luster	Metallic
References	[1] [2]

Owensite is a mineral discovered in the Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd deposit, Yukon, with the formula (Ba, Pb)₆(Cu, Fe, Ni)₂₅ S ₂₇. The mineral is related to djerfisherite, but lacks the Cl and monovalent metals found in the latter.

Name

Owensite was named in 1994 in recognition of DeAlton R. Owens, a mineralogist at the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology. ^[3]

See also

• List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (O)

References

1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi: 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . S2CID   235729616.
2. Szymanski, Jan T. "The crystal structure of owensite,(Ba, Pb) 6 (Cu, Fe, Ni) 25 S 27, a new member of the djerfisherite group." The Canadian Mineralogist 33.3 (1995): 671-677.
3. Laflamme, J. H. Gilles; Roberts, Andrew C.; Criddle, Alan J.; Cabri, Louis J. (1995). "Owensite, A New Mineral Species From the Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd Deposit, Yukon" (PDF). The Canadian Mineralogist. 33: 665–670. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-18.