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Tennantite-(Hg)

A valid IMA mineral species
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Named according to the IMA recommended nomenclature for the tetrahedrite group, indicating its relationship to other tennantite subgroup species and the predominance of mercury.
Type Locality:
ⓘLengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Similar totetrahedrite-(Hg) in terms of, i.a., relatively longM(1)–S(1) distance (2.389 Å), related to mercury residing at the tetrahedrally coordinatedM(1) site.
Type material contains minor silver.


Unique Identifiers
IMA Formula:
Cu6(Cu4Hg2)As4S13
Approval year:
2020
First published:
2021

Classification of Tennantite-(Hg)

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
G : Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites
B : Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S

Mineral Symbols
Colour:
Black
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
3½ - 4 onMohs scale
Hardness Data:
Could not be measured
Comment:
Estimated based on other members of the tetrahedrite group.
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
4.838 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Could not be measured due to lack of material. Calculated using empirical formula.

Optical Data of Tennantite-(Hg)

Crystallography of Tennantite-(Hg)
General Appearance of Type Material:
Tetrahedral crystals,<0.1 mm in size; may grow on realgar.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Pisa, Via Roma 79, Calci (PI), catalogue number 19919.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Metadolostone.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
RealgarSinnerite

Synonyms of Tennantite-(Hg)

Other Language Names for Tennantite-(Hg)

Relationship of Tennantite-(Hg) to other Species
Other Members of Tennantite Subgroup:
Tennantite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m
Tennantite-(Cu)Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m
Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m
Tennantite-(In)Cu6(Cu4(In3+Cu+))As4S12SIso.43m :I43m
Tennantite-(Mn)Cu6(Cu4Mn2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m
Tennantite-(Ni)Cu6(Cu4Ni2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m
Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m

Common AssociatesTrig.3m(32/m) :P3m12.GB.Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn)[Ag6]4+(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12◻Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg)Ag6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Annivite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Bi4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Pošepnýite(Cu+3◻3)(Hg2+4Cu+2)Sb4Se12(Se0.5◻0.5)Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tennantite-(Cu)Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Argentopolybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9AgS4]Trig. 32 :P3212.GB.Tennantite-(Mn)Cu6(Cu4Mn2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Argentotetrahedrite-(Cd)Ag6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Stibioústalečite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(Sb2Te2)Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Stibiogoldfieldite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(Sb2Te2)S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Arsenogoldfieldite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(As2Te2)S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Arsenoústalečite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(As2Te2)Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tennantite-(In)Cu6(Cu4(In3+Cu+))As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Zvěstovite-(Fe)Ag6(Ag4Fe2+2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Hakite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tennantite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.XKenorozhdestvenskayaite-(Fe)[Ag6]4+(Ag4Fe2+2)Sb4S12◻Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Cu)Cu6(Cu4Cu2+2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Hakite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Zvěstovite-(Zn)Ag6(Ag4Zn2)As4S12SIso.2.GB.Hakite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)[Ag6]4+(Cu4Fe2)As4S12◻Iso.2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Mn)Cu6(Cu4Mn2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tennantite-(Ni)Cu6(Cu4Ni2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Ni)Cu6(Cu4Ni2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Hakite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Argentotennantite-(Fe)Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :F43m2.GB.05Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)[Ag6]4+(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12◻Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Giraudite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4Se12SeIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)Ag6(Cu4Fe2)Sb4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12SIso.43m :I43m2.GB.05UM1992-21-S:AgFeSbAg6(Ag4Fe2+2)Sb4S12SIso.2.GB.10SelenostephaniteAg5SbSe4Orth. 222 :P2121212.GB.10StephaniteAg5SbS4Orth.mm2 :Cmc212.GB.15UM2003-14-S:AgBiFeTeAg16FeBiTe3S82.GB.15UM1979-17-S:BiCuFe~Cu18Fe4BiS162.GB.15Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]Trig.3m(32/m) :P3m12.GB.15ArgentopearceiteAg16As2S11Trig. 32 :P3212.GB.15Cupropolybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]Trig. 3m :P31m2.GB.15Fengruiite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS2Te2]Trig.3m(32/m) :P3m12.GB.15Auropearceite [Ag9AuS4][Ag6As2S7]Trig. 32 :P3212.GB.15Selenopolybasite[(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2(S,Se)7][Ag9Cu(S,Se)2Se2]Trig.3m(32/m) :P3m12.GB.15Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]Mon. 2/m :B2/m2.GB.15Auropolybasite [Ag9AuS4][Ag6Sb2S7]Trig. 32 :P3212.GB.15Cupropearceite[Cu6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]Trig.3m(32/m) :P3m12.GB.20Vorontsovite(Hg5Cu)Σ6TlAs4S12Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.20Ferrovorontsovite(Fe5Cu)Σ6TlAs4S12Iso.43m :I43m2.GB.20Galkhaite(Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12Iso.43m :I43m

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