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Name: Tetrahedrite-(Zn) RRUFF ID: R100204 Ideal Chemistry: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 Locality: Level 390, Vein 14, Mina Herminia, Julcani District, Huancavelica, Peru Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Metallic gray massive, associated with gustavite, R100203 Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Tetrahedrite (11) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Tetrahedrite-(Zn) samples (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100204.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.491(1)Å b: 10.491(1)Å c: 10.491(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1081.5(1)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Tetrahedrite-(Zn) | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Ramasamy K, Sims H, Butler W H, Gupta A (2014) Selective nanocrystal synthesis and calculated electronic structure of all four phases of copperantimonysulfide, Chemistry of Materials, 26, 2891-2899 |
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Gill S B, Piercey S J, Layton-Matthews D (2016) Mineralogy and metal zoning of the Cambrian Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au Lemarchant volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit, Newfoundland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1307-1344 |
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Apopei A I, Damian G, Buzgar N, Buzatu A, Andrá P, Milovska S (2017) The determination of the Sb/As content in natural tetrahedrite-tennantite and bournonite-seligmannite solid solution series by Raman spectroscopy, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1439-1456 |
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Makovicky E, Karup-Møller S (2017) Exploratory studies of substitutions in the tetrahedrite/tennantite-goldfieldite solid solution, The Canadian Mineralogist, 55, 233-244 |
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