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Tetrahedrite-(Zn)

Year of discovery: 2019 (Namex prospect, Canada; Hornhausen, Germany), 2020 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of tetrahedrite-(Zn)

• Cu₁₀Zn₂Sb₄S₁₃
• (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)₁₂Sb₄S₁₃
• [Cu⁺₆][Cu⁺₄][Zn²⁺₂][Sb³⁺₄][S₁₂|S]^26-

• Class: Tetrahedrite series < Tetrahedrite group < Cu sulfosalts < Sulfosalt class
• Class: Sulfosalt

• Zn => Fe: Tetrahedrite-(Fe)
• Zn => Mn: Tetrahedrite-(Mn)

• Sb => As: Tennantite-(Zn)

• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• System: Cubic
• Group: (-4)3m, I(-4)3m
• Lattice: a=10.4