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Name: Tennantite-(Zn) RRUFF ID: R050438 Ideal Chemistry: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S13 Locality: Conception del Oro, Zecatecas, Mexico Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 14712 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Grey-black crystals associated with white quartz. The crystals appear to vary in chemistry between tennantite and tetrahedrite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Tetrahedrite (11) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Tennantite-(Zn) samples (3) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R050438.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.2232(2)Å b: 10.2232(2)Å c: 10.2232(2)Å alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 1068.47(7)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Tennantite-(Zn) | |
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Descloizeaux P M (1855) Sur les formes cristallines de la dufrénoysite, Annales des Mines, 5, 389-398 [view file] |
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Wuensch, B.J., Takéuchi, Y., and Nowacki, W (1966) Refinement of the crystal structure of binnite, Cu12As4S13, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 123, 1-20 [view file] |
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Wuensch B J, Takeuchi Y, Nowaki W (1966) Refinement of the crystal structure of binnite, Cu12As4S13, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 123, 1-20 [view file] |
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Biagioni C, George L L, Cook N J, Makovicky E, Moëlo Y, Pasero M, Sejkora J, Stanley C J, Welch M D, Bosi F (2020) The tetrahedrite group: Nomenclature and classification, American Mineralogist, 105, 109-122 [view file] |
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