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Argentotennantite-(Zn)

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Dzhezkazgan, Kasachstan; 4x4 cm
Copyright: John Sobolewski; Contribution: Collector
Location: Kasachstan/Qaraghandy, Oblysy (Karaganda)/Dzhezkazgan (Dscheskasgan)/Dzhezkazgan Mine
Mineral: Argentotennantite-(Zn)
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Argentotennantit

Dzhezkazgan, Kasachstan; 4x4 cm
Copyright: John Sobolewski
Contribution: Collector 2008-08-26
Locality: Dzhezkazgan Mine / Dzhezkazgan (Dscheskasgan) / Qaraghandy, Oblysy (Karaganda) / Kasachstan

Collectors Summary

Color hellgrau zu grünlich grau
Streak color rot braun
Hardness (Mohs) 3.5
Crystal System kubisch, I43m

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S13

Additional chem. information

Mögliche Beimengungen werden in George 2017 beschrieben, siehe auch Tetraedrit-Gruppe.

Chemical composition

Arsen, Kupfer, Silber, Zink, Schwefel

Unit weight: 1748.751228 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 29

Info

Empirical formula:

Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S13

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Sulfur

S

23.84

13

44.83

32.0655000

416.8515000
Copper

Cu

14.54

4

13.79

63.5463000

254.1852000
Zinc

Zn

7.48

2

6.90

65.4094000

130.8188000
Arsenic

As

17.14

4

13.79

74.9216020

299.6864080
Silver

Ag

37.01

6

20.69

107.8682200

647.2093200

Analysis wt%

Ag : 33.54, Cu : 15.60, Zn : 5.44, Fe : 1.13, As : 8.80, Sb : 12.59, S : 22.66 (Ref: Doklady Akademiia Nauk, SSSR 86)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.GB.05

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfoarsenide, Sulfoantimonide, Sulfobismuthide)
G: Sulfoarsenide, Sulfoantimonide, Sulfobismuthide
B: Insel(Neso)-Sulfarsenide, usw., mit zusätzlichen Schwefel (S)
05:Tennantit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/C.11-020

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1
11: Tetraedrit-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

2.FB.170

2: SULFIDES
F: Sulfarsenites, Sulfantimonites, Sulfbismuthinites Trigonal Pyramids ~[AsS3]3-, ~[SbS3]3-, ~[BiS3]3-
B: Neso Sulfarsenites with additional S
1: Tennantite-Group

Dana 8th edition

03.03.06.07

03: Sulfides - Sulfosalts
03: Sulfides - Sulfosalts where 3 < z/y < 4 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
06: Tetrahedrite Group (Isometric: I-43m)

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Tetrahedrite Group  ⇒ Arsenofreibergite Series

Optical Properties

Color

hellgrau zu grünlich grau

Streak color

rot braun

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

opak

Crystallography

Crystal System

kubisch

Class (H-M)

43m

Space Group number

217

Space Group

I43m

Cell parameters a (Å)

10.584

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

-

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

1185.631

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

3.06(100),
2.65(30),
2.073(20),
1.869(80),
1.595(40),
1.230(20),
1.161(20),
1.080(20)
XRD chart Argentotennantite-(Zn)

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

308 (30g)

Density (g/cm³)

5.05 (berechnet)

4.898 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Kasachstan/Aqmola oblysy/Stepnogorsk/Aksu (Aqsu)-Erzfeld/Kvartsitovje Gorki

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Spiridonov & Sokolova & Gapeev & Dashevskaya & Evstigneeva & Chvileva

References

Transactions (Doklady) of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Earth Science Sections 290 (1986), 167

Moëlo, Y.; Makovicky, E.; Mozgova, N.N.; Jambor, J.L.; Cook, N.J.; Pring, A.; Paar,W.; Nickel, E.H.; Graeser, G.; Karup-Møller, S.; et al. Sulfosalt systematics: A review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA commission on ore mineralogy. Eur. J. Mineral. 2008, 20, 7–46.

George, L. L., Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2017). Minor and trace elements in natural tetrahedrite-tennantite: Effects on element partitioning among base metal sulphides. Minerals, 7(2), 17. doi:10.3390/min7020017

IMA group assignments

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English

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Russian

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Japanese

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CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1985-026

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Atnt-Zn

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) 1wTp_8a-r0-eqZKVZoapAw
GUID (Global unique identifier) FFE904D7-BEC6-4FAF-9EA9-92956686A903
Database ID 179