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Name: Argentotennantite-(Zn)
Atnt-Zn
IMA Chemistry: Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S13
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Argentotennantite-(Zn) contains elements:
Silver (Ag)
Copper (Cu)
Zinc (Zn)
Arsenic (As)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Kazakhstan
Year First Published: 1985
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Spiridonov E M, Sokolova N F, Gapeev A K, Dashevskaya D M, Evstigneeva T L, Chvileva T N, Demidov V G, Balashov E P, Shulga V I (1986) A new mineral - argentotennantite, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 290, 206-210 Chemical formula revised: Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy, European Journal of Mineralogy 20, 7-46 Renamed from argentotennantite, and chemical composition changed from Ag_6_[Cu_4_(Fe,Zn)_2_]As_4_S_13_: Biagioni C, George L L, Cook N J, Makovicky E, Moëlo Y, Pasero M, Sejkora J, Stanley C J, Welch M D, Bosi F (2020) The tetrahedrite group: Nomenclature and classification. American Mineralogist 105, 109-122
Structural Group Name: Tetrahedrite
Fleischer's Group Name: tennantite
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 2000 Million Years Ago
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