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Name: Hocartite RRUFF ID: R130018 Ideal Chemistry: Ag2FeSnS4 Locality: Pirquitas mine, Jujuy Province, Argentina Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Gray granular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Groups: [ Stannite (11) ] [ Sphalerite (35) ] |
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REFERENCES for Hocartite | |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Caye R, Laurent Y, Picot P, Pierrot R, Lévy C (1968) La hocartite, Ag2SnFeS4, une nouvelle espèce minérale, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 91, 383-387 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 573-580 [view file] |
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