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Name: Tennantite-(Zn)
Tnt-Zn
Specimens in Collection:

#1527: Tennantite-(Zn)
Leonard Mine, Butte, Montana
IMA Chemistry: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S13
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tennantite-(Zn) contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Zinc (Zn)
Arsenic (As)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Switzerland
Year First Published: 1855
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Descloizeaux P M (1855) Sur les formes cristallines de la dufrénoysite. Annales des Mines 5, 389-398 Redefinition of the tetrahedrite group: 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:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
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