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Potosiite and incaite have been found at the Hoei mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Potosiite occurs as tabular crystals (3 cm x 2 cm in size), and is associated with arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, stannite,jamesonite and pyrite, whereas incaite occurs as polycrystalline aggregates rimming galena or as hair-like masses in a matrix of kutnahorite. X-ray powder data reveal that these minerals are potosiite and incaite, respectively. Electron-microprobe analyses of potosiite and incaite gave the general formula (Pb, Sn)2+ 6+xFeSb2Sn4+ 2S14+x, with x < 2.="" potosiite="" is="" homogeneous,="" whereas="" incaite,="" in="" contact="" with="" galena,="" is="" quite="" heterogeneous.="" reflectance="" data="" for="" potosiite="" show="" that="" its="" bireflectance="" is="" one="" of="" the="" lowest="" among="" opaque="" minerals="" with="" a="" sheet-like="">
Potosiit and Incait wurden in Erzen der Hoei-Mine, Oita Präfektur, Japan, nachgewiesen. Potosiit kommt in plattigen Kristallen (3 cm x 2 cm) vor and ist mit Arsenkies, Magnetkies, Zinnkies, Jamesonit and Pyrit assoziiert. Incait kommt in polykristallinen Aggregaten, die Ränder um Bleiglanz bilden, oder als Haar-artige Massen in einer Matrix von Kutnahorite vor. Röntgendiffraktionsdaten zeigen, daß es sich hier um Potosiit and Incait handelt; Mikrosondenanalysen der beiden Minerale geben die allgemeine Formel (Pb, Sn)2+ 6+x(FeSb2 4+)2S4+x, with x < 2.="" potosiit="" ist="" homogen,="" während="" incait="" in="" kontakt="" mit="" bleiglanz="" inhomogen="" ist.="" quantitative="" reflexionsdaten="" für="" potosiit="" zeigen,="" daß="" seine="" bireflexion="" zu="" den="" niedrigsten="" bei="" opaken="" mineralen="" mit="" schichtgitter="">

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