Tetrahedrite Group (original) (raw)
Formula:
M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
A = Cu+, Ag+, ☐;
note that A6 can also be a metal-metal bonded (hence charge deficient) [Ag6]4+ cluster (i.e. as in kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe));
B = Cu+, Ag+;
C = Zn2+, Fe2+, Hg2+, Cd2+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Cu+, Fe3+;
D = Sb3+, As3+, Bi3+, Te4+;
Y = S2-, Se2-;
Z = S2-, Se2-, ☐.
The tetrahedrite group is currently (as of 2024) divided into ten different subgroups on the basis of the A, B, D, and Y constituents. The nature of the dominant C constituent is made explicit using a hyphenated suffix between parentheses.
The new nomenclature and classification of the tetrahedrite group was approved by the IMA in 2019 (proposal 18-K) and published by Biagioni et al. (2020).
A Bi-dominant composition, which probably represents a new species, has been reported by Gołębiowska et al. (2012).
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29338:7
f78f5dee-47bc-4dc3-8b34-a1037d251a53
IMA status notes:
IMA Approved Group Name
Approval history:
2019. Nomenclature and classification of the tetrahedrite group approved (IMA proposal 18-K)
Mindat Formula:
M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
A = Cu+, Ag+, ☐;
note that A6 can also be a metal-metal bonded (hence charge deficient) [Ag6]4+ cluster (i.e. as in kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe));
B = Cu+, Ag+;
C = Zn2+, Fe2+, Hg2+, Cd2+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Cu+, Fe3+;
D = Sb3+, As3+, Bi3+, Te4+;
Y = S2-, Se2-;
Z = S2-, Se2-, ☐.
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0014484 | Freibergite Subgroup | Peterson R C, Miller I (1986) Crystal structure and cation distribution in freibergite and tetrahedrite Mineralogical Magazine 50 717-721 |  |
1986 | Keno Hill, Yukon, Canada | 0 | 293 |
| 0014610 | Freibergite Subgroup | Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17 | 1993 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014878 | Goldfieldite | Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8 | 1996 | Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014879 | Goldfieldite | Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8 | 1996 | Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014880 | Goldfieldite | Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8 | 1996 | Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014881 | Goldfieldite | Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8 | 1996 | Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014882 | Goldfieldite | Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8 | 1996 | Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0006002 | Tennantite Subgroup | Makovicky E, Karanovic L, Poleti D, Balic-Zunic T, Paar W H (2005) Crystal structure of copper-rich unsubstituted tennantite, Cu12.5As4S13 The Canadian Mineralogist 43 679-688 | |
2005 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0010519 | Tennantite Subgroup | Pauling L, Neumann E W (1934) The crystal structure of binnite, (Cu,Fe)12As4S13, and the chemical composition and structure of minerals of the tetrahedrite group Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 88 54-62 | |
1934 | Lengenbach quarry, Binnatal, Switzerland | 0 | 293 |
| 0014744 | Tennantite Subgroup | Edenharter A, Koto K, Nowacki W (1971) Uber pearceit, polybasit und binnit Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1971 337-341 | 1971 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0000964 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Johnson M L, Burnham C W (1985) Crystal structure refinement of an arsenic-bearing argentian tetrahedrite American Mineralogist 70 165-170 | |
1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003193 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample A2 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163 | |
2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003194 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample E3 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163 | |
2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003195 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample C2 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163 | |
2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003196 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample E5 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163 | |
2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005171 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Makovicky E, Skinner B J (1979) Studies of the sulfosalts of copper VII. Crystal structures of the exolution products Cu12.3Sb4S13 and Cu13.8Sb4S13 of unsubstituted synthetic tetrahedrite The Canadian Mineralogist 17 619-634 | |
1979 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005172 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Makovicky E, Skinner B J (1979) Studies of the sulfosalts of copper VII. Crystal structures of the exolution products Cu12.3Sb4S13 and Cu13.8Sb4S13 of unsubstituted synthetic tetrahedrite The Canadian Mineralogist 17 619-634 | |
1979 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014485 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Peterson R C, Miller I (1986) Crystal structure and cation distribution in freibergite and tetrahedrite Mineralogical Magazine 50 717-721 | |
1986 | Turquetil Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | 0 | 293 |
| 0014607 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17 | 1993 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014608 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17 | 1993 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014609 | Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17 | 1993 | 0 | 293 |
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