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Tetrahedrite group

[A⁺₆][B⁺₄][C²⁺₂][D³⁺₄][X₁₃]

[A⁺₆][B⁺₄][C²⁺₂][D³⁺₄][Y₁₂][Z]

A: [ +: Cu, Ag ][ 0: [] ][ 4+: Ag₆ ]

B: [ +: Cu, Ag ]

C: [ 3+: Fe ][ 2+: Zn, Fe, Hg, Cd, Mn, Cu ][ +: Cu ]

D: [ 3+: Sb, As, Bi, Te ]

Y: [ 2-: S, Se ]

Z: [ 2-: S, Se ][ 0: [] ]

• [ A ][ B ][ D ][ Y ]
• [ Cu ][ Cu ][ Sb ][ S ]: Tetrahedrite series
• [ Ag ][ Cu ][ Sb ][ S ]: Freibergite series
• [ Cu ][ Cu ][ Sb ][ Se ]: Hakite series
• [ Ag ][ Ag ][ Sb ][ S ]: Rozhdestvenskayaite series
• [ Cu ][ Cu ][ As ][ S ]: Tennantite series
• [ Ag ][ Cu ][ As ][ S ]: Arsenofreibergite series
• [ Cu ][ Cu ][ As ][ Se ]: Giraudite series
• [ Cu ][ Cu ][ (Te,D) ][ S ]: Goldfieldite series

• Class: Cu sulfosalts < Sulfosalt class
• Class: Sulfosalt
• System: Cubic