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Rhodostannite (Rhodostannit)

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Rhodostannit
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Rhodostannit
Bildbreite: 1,1 mm; Fundort: San José Mine, Provinz Cercado, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Copyright: Mabu; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Bolivien/Oruro, Departamento/Cercado, Provinz/Oruro, Stadt/San José Mine
Mineral: Rhodostannite
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Rhodostannit

Bildbreite: 1,1 mm; Fundort: San José Mine, Provinz Cercado, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Copyright: Mabu
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-12-15
Locality: San José Mine / Oruro, Stadt / Cercado, Provinz / Oruro, Departamento / Bolivien
Rhodostannit auf Andorit
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Rhodostannit auf Andorit
Bildbreite: 20 mm; Fundort: San José Mine, Provinz Cercado, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Copyright: David K. Joyce; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Bolivien/Oruro, Departamento/Cercado, Provinz/Oruro, Stadt/San José Mine
Mineral: Rhodostannite
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Rhodostannit auf Andorit

Bildbreite: 20 mm; Fundort: San José Mine, Provinz Cercado, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Copyright: David K. Joyce
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-12-15
Locality: San José Mine / Oruro, Stadt / Cercado, Provinz / Oruro, Departamento / Bolivien
Rhodostannit
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Rhodostannit
Bildbreite: 2,2 mm; Fundort: San José Mine, Provinz Cercado, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Copyright: Mabu; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Bolivien/Oruro, Departamento/Cercado, Provinz/Oruro, Stadt/San José Mine
Mineral: Rhodostannite
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Rhodostannit

Bildbreite: 2,2 mm; Fundort: San José Mine, Provinz Cercado, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Copyright: Mabu
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-12-15
Locality: San José Mine / Oruro, Stadt / Cercado, Provinz / Oruro, Departamento / Bolivien
Rhodostannit
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Rhodostannit
von Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentinien; grau-metallisches Korn; BB4,1 mm;
Copyright: Peter Köhlen; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A000521, Donator: Klaus Fleck
Location: Argentinien/Jujuy, Provinz/Rinconada Department/Pirquitas Ag-Sn-Lagerstätte
Mineral: Rhodostannite
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Rhodostannit (SNr: A000521)

von Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentinien; grau-metallisches Korn; BB4,1 mm;
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Peter Köhlen
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2016-06-30
Locality: Pirquitas Ag-Sn-Lagerstätte / Rinconada Department / Jujuy, Provinz / Argentinien
Rhdodostannit (schwarz) und Potosiit (grau)
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Rhdodostannit (schwarz) und Potosiit (grau)
Oploca Vein, Pirquitas, Rinconada Departmen, Jujuy, Argentinien. 22 mm.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Doc Diether
Location: Argentinien/Jujuy, Provinz/Rinconada Department/Pirquitas Ag-Sn-Lagerstätte/Oploca Mine
Mineral: Potosíite, Rhodostannite
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Rhdodostannit (schwarz) und Potosiit (grau)

Oploca Vein, Pirquitas, Rinconada Departmen, Jujuy, Argentinien. 22 mm.
Collection: Doc Diether
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2019-10-23
Locality: Oploca Mine / Pirquitas Ag-Sn-Lagerstätte / Rinconada Department / Jujuy, Provinz / Argentinien

You find additional Rhodostannit specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color rötlich, cremigbraun
Lustre Matallglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 4.25
Crystal System tetragonal, I41/a

Chemism

Chemical formula

(Cu,Ag)2FeSn3S8

Chemical composition

Eisen, Kupfer, Silber, Zinn, Schwefel

Unit weight: 817.75486 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 14

Info

Empirical formula:

(Cu0.75Ag0.25)2FeSn3S8

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Sulfur

S

31.37

8

57.14

32.0655000

256.5240000
Iron

Fe

6.83

1

7.14

55.8452000

55.8452000
Copper

Cu

11.66

1.5

10.71

63.5463000

95.3194500
Silver

Ag

6.60

0.5

3.57

107.8682200

53.9341100
Tin

Sn

43.55

3

21.43

118.7107000

356.1321000

Analysis wt%

Cu : 16.00, Fe : 6.80, Sn : 45.50, S : 31.30 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 68)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.DA.10

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
D: Metallsulfide mit M:S = 3:4 und 2:3
A: M:S = 3:4
10:Rhodostannit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/C.06-150

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

Classification by Hölzel

2.DA.400

2: SULFIDES
D: With Me/S <1/1 and >1/2
A: Me/S=3/4 Thiospinels, etc
4: Rhodostannite-Group

Dana 8th edition

02.10.03.01

02: Sulfide Minerals
10: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Spinel supergroup  ⇒ Thiospinel Group  ⇒ Carrollite subgroup

Optical Properties

Color

rötlich, cremigbraun

Change in color

cremigbraun in reflektiertem Licht

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

opak

Lustre

Matallglanz

Anisotropism

ausgeprägt

Reflectivity: (Lambda nm) ↓, ↑, Ø

(400) 29.10, 30.40, 29.75
(420) 28.70, 29.90, 29.30
(440) 28.30, 29.40, 28.85
(460) 28.20, 29.30, 28.75
(480) 28.20, 29.40, 28.80
(500) 28.30, 29.80, 29.05
(520) 28.50, 30.20, 29.35
(540) 28.80, 30.40, 29.60
(560) 28.90, 30.60, 29.75
(580) 28.90, 30.80, 29.85
(600) 28.90, 30.80, 29.85
(620) 28.90, 30.80, 29.85
(640) 28.80, 30.70, 29.75
(660) 28.80, 30.70, 29.75
(680) 28.70, 30.50, 29.60
(700) 28.60, 30.30, 29.45
Reflection chart Rhodostannite

Reflectivity Ø

29.46

Crystallography

Crystal System

tetragonal

Class (H-M)

4/m

Space Group number

88

Space Group

I41/a

Cell parameters a (Å)

7.305

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

10.330

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.414

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

120°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

551.24

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

6.09(40),
5.93(60),
3.64(10),
3.12(100),
2.58(50),
1.993(10),
1.837(20),
1.819(30)
XRD chart Rhodostannite

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

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4.25

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

243–266 (100g)

Density (g/cm³)

4.79 (berechnet)

4.926 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Bolivien/Potosi, Departamento/Rafael Bustillo, Provinz/Vila Apacheta

Type material

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre der RWTH Aachen

Collection number of type material

12124

Paragenesis of type material

Stannit

Preface

Name from

dem griechischen "rhodon" für rosa und der Verwandtschaft zu Stannit

Author (Name, Year)

Springer, 1968

References

Mineralogical Magazine 36 (1968), 1045

Acta Crystallographica B35 (1979), 2195

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German

Rhodostannit

English

Rhodostannite

French

Rhodostannite

Spanish

Rodoestannita

Russian

Родостаннит

Simplified Chinese

蔷薇黄锡矿

Alternative Name

Rhodostannita

Italian

Rodostannita

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1968-018

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Rhs

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