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Herzenbergite

SnS

Year of discovery: 1934 (Maria-Teresa mine, Bolivia), 1963 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of herzenbergite

• (Sn,Pb)SnS₂
• [Sn⁴⁺][S]

• Class: Sulfide

• Sn₂ => PbSn: Teallite (Series)

• S => Sb: Stistaite

• Color: Gray, Black
• Streak: Dark brown
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Massive

• Cleavage: Good on {010} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 2
• Density: 5.2

• System: Orthothombic
• Group: mmm, Pbnm
• Lattice: a=4.3, b=11.2, c=4.0

Etymology: Robert Herzenberg (1885-?), German chemist