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Name: Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Ttr-Zn
IMA Chemistry: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tetrahedrite-(Zn) contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Zinc (Zn)
Antimony (Sb)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1845
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XIV. Ordnung. Glanze. I. Dystomglanz. Tetraedrit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 563-570 Tetrahedrite group redefined: 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: 4000 Million Years Ago
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