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Color

grünlichgrau-met.

Streak color

grau

Lustre

Metallglanz

Hardness (Mohs)

Crystal System

monoklin, Cc

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu₂SnS₃

Chemical composition

Kupfer, Zinn, Schwefel

Unit weight: 341.9998 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 6

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Empirical formula:

Cu₂SnS₃

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Sulfur	S	28.13	3	50.00	32.0655000	96.1965000
Copper	Cu	37.16	2	33.33	63.5463000	127.0926000
Tin	Sn	34.71	1	16.67	118.7107000	118.7107000

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Analysis wt%

Ø Cu : 37.69, Sn : 35.15, Sb : 0.67, S : 27.91 (Ref: Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 1904-1974 82)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.CB.15

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
C: Metallsulfide, M : S = 1 : 1 (und ähnliche)
B: mit Zink (Zn), Eisen (Fe), Kupfer (Cu), Silber (Ag), usw.
15:Stannit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/C.17-030

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1

Classification by Hölzel

2.CB.840

2: SULFIDES
C: Sulfides (etc) with Me/S=1/1
B: With Zn,Cu (etc), Coordination Number ~[4] Framework of Cornersharing Tetrahedra: Sphalerite-Germanite-Family
8: Cubanite-Argentopyrite-Group

Dana 8th edition

02.09.16.01

02: Sulfide Minerals
09: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color	grünlichgrau-met.
Streak color	grau
Change in color	grüner Farbton in reflektiertem Licht
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	opak
Lustre	Metallglanz
Anisotropism	ausgeprägt aber ohne Farbeffekte
Reflectivity: (Lambda nm) ↓, ↑, Ø	(440) 24.60, , 24.60 (460) 24.70, , 24.70 (480) 25.30, , 25.30 (500) 25.60, , 25.60 (520) 25.40, , 25.40 (540) 25.50, , 25.50 (560) 25.60, , 25.60 (580) 25.70, , 25.70 (600) 25.60, , 25.60 (620) 25.70, , 25.70 (640) 26.00, , 26.00 (660) 25.90, , 25.90 (680) 26.20, , 26.20 (700) 26.40, , 26.40

Reflectivity Ø	25.59

Crystallography

Crystal System	monoklin
Class (H-M)	m
Space Group number	9
Space Group	Cc
Cell parameters a (Å)	6.653
Cell parameters b (Å)	11.537
Cell parameters c (Å)	6.665
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	0.577
Cell parameters c/b	0.578
Cell parameters α	90.0
Cell parameters β	109.75
Cell parameters γ	90.0
Z	4
Volumne (Å³)	481.484
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	3.66(10), 3.34(10), 3.13(100), 2.82(10), 2.72(20), 2.63(10), 2.44(20), 1.920(70)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	4
VHN (Hardness Vickers)	179 (20g)
Density (g/cm³)	4.75 (berechnet)
	4.718 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

Usbekistan /Toshkent (Tashkent), Provinz /Angren /Chatkal-Kuraminskii-Gebiet /Kochbulak Gold-Lagerstätte

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Kovalenker & Malov & Evstigneeva & Vyal'sov, 1982

References

Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 111 (1982), 110

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Idaite	Cu₃FeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃ monoklin : m : Cc	2.CB.15
Černýite	Cu₂CdSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Velikite	Cu₂(Hg,Zn)SnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	2.CB.15
Hocartite	Ag₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Keutschite	Cu₂AgAsS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Kësterite	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)SnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	2.CB.15
Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂ orthorhombisch : 222 : I222	2.CB.15
Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m, 4 : I42m, I4	2.CB.15
Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	2.CB.15
Richardsite	Zn₂CuGaS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	2.CB.15
Omariniite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂ orthorhombisch : 222 : I222	2.CB.15c

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Herzenbergite	SnS orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbnm	II/C.17-010
Stistaite	SnSb hexagonal	II/C.17-020
Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃ monoklin : m : Cc	II/C.17-030
Teallite	PbSnS₂ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbnm	II/C.17-040
Suredaite	PbSnS₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pnma	II/C.17-045
Lévyclaudite	Pb₈Sn₇Cu₃(Bi,Sb)₃S₂₈ monoklin	II/C.17-055
Coiraite	(Pb,Sn)_12.5Sn₅FeAs₃S₂₈ monoklin	II/C.17-065
Franckeite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9 triklin : 1 : C1	II/C.17-070
Cylindrite	Pb₃Sn₄FeSb₂S₁₄ triklin	II/C.17-080
Abramovite	Pb₂SnInBiS₇ triklin : 1 : P1	II/C.17-090
Merelaniite	Mo₄Pb₄VSbS₁₅ triklin : 1, 1 : C1, C1	II/C.17-110

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pcmn	2.CB.800
Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pmmn	2.CB.810
Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccmb	2.CB.830
Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃ monoklin : m : Cc	2.CB.840
Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃ kubisch : 43m : P43m	2.CB.850
Crerarite	(Pt,Pb)Bi₃(S,Se)_4-x kubisch : m3m : Fm3m	2.CB.860
Raguinite	TlFeS₂ monoklin : 2/m : C2/m	2.CB.870
Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : 222, mm2, mmm : C222, Cmm2, Amm2, Cmmm	2.CB.880

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Teallite	PbSnS₂ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbnm	02.09.10.01
Rasvumite	KFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Cmcm	02.09.11.01
Pautovite	CsFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Cmcm	02.09.11.02
Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccmb	02.09.12.01
Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : 222, mm2, mmm : C222, Cmm2, Amm2, Cmmm	02.09.12.02
Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pcmn	02.09.13.01
Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pmmn	02.09.13.02
Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃ kubisch : 43m : P43m	02.09.13.03
Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈ hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	02.09.14.02
Nukundamite	(Cu,Fe)₄S₄ trigonal : 3m : P3m1	02.09.15.01
Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃ monoklin : m : Cc	02.09.16.01
Caswellsilverite	NaCrS₂ trigonal : 3m : R3m	02.09.17.01
Schöllhornite	Na_0.3CrS₂·H₂O hexagonal	02.09.17.02
Cronusite	Ca_0.2CrS₂·H₂O trigonal : 3m, 32, 3m : R3m, R32, R3m	02.09.17.03
Petrukite	(Cu,Ag)₂(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S₄ orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pmn2₁	02.09.18.01
Bartonite	K₆Fe₂₀S₂₆S tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4/mmm	02.09.19.01
Chlorbartonite	K₆Fe₂₄S₂₆(Cl,S) tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4/mmm	02.09.19.02

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1981-015

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Moh

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