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Rhodostannite

Year of discovery: 1968 (Vila Apacheta, Bolivia), 1983 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of rhodostannite

• Cu₂FeSn₃S₈
• [Cu⁺][Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5][S₄]^8-

• Class: Carrollite subgroup < Thiospinel group < Spinel supergroup
• Class: Sulfide

• Cu => Ag: Toyohaite

• Color: Reddish purple, Gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Very fine granular

• Hardness: 4
• Density: 4.8

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 4/m, I4₁/a
• Lattice: a=7.3, c=10.3

Etymology: Rhodo (rose) in Greek and similarity to Stannite.