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Stannoidite

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Akenobe mine, Oya-cho, Yabu-gun, Hyogo Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
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Formula:
Cu
+
6
Cu
2+
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)
 
3
Sn
 
2
S
 
12
System:OrthorhombicColour:Brass brown
Lustre:MetallicHardness:4
Name:From stannite plus Greek "eides" or Latin "oïda", like, alluding to its similarity to that mineral.


Stannite Group.

Classification of Stannoidite

IMA status:Approved 1968
Explanation of status:Approved by the CNMMN as 68-004a in October 1968, replacing the name hexastannite.
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.07-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.CB.15

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:2.9.3.3

2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:6.1.12

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn
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Type Occurrence of Stannoidite

Co-type Localities:Konjo mine, Aida, Mito-cho, Okayama prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu Island, Japan
Fukoku Mine, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki region, Honshu Island, Japan
Year of Discovery:1969

Physical Properties of Stannoidite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Brass brown
Streak:Dark brown-gray
Hardness (Mohs):4

Crystallography of Stannoidite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 10.76Å, b = 5.4Å, c = 16.09Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.993 : 1 : 2.98
Unit Cell Volume:V 934.89 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Stannoidite

Formula:
Cu
+
6
Cu
2+
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)
 
3
Sn
 
2
S
 
12
Essential elements:Cu, Fe, S, Sn
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Fe, S, Sn, Zn
Common Impurities:Ag

Relationship of Stannoidite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.CB.05Coloradoite
HgTe
2.CB.05Hawleyite
CdS
2.CB.05Metacinnabar
HgS
2.CB.05Polhemusite
(Zn,Hg)S
2.CB.05Sakuraiite
(Cu,Zn,Fe)
 
3
(In,Sn)S
 
4
2.CB.05Sphalerite
(Zn,Fe
2+
 
)S
2.CB.05Stilleite
ZnSe
2.CB.05Tiemannite
HgSe
2.CB.05Rudashevskyite
(Fe,Zn)S
2.CB.10Chalcopyrite
CuFeS
 
2
2.CB.10Eskebornite
CuFeSe
 
2
2.CB.10Gallite
CuGaS
 
2
2.CB.10Haycockite
Cu
 
4
Fe
 
5
S
 
8
2.CB.10Lenaite
AgFeS
 
2
2.CB.10Mooihoekite
Cu
 
9
Fe
 
9
S
 
16
2.CB.10Putoranite
Cu
 
9
Fe
 
9
S
 
16
2.CB.10Roquesite
CuInS
 
2
2.CB.10Talnakhite
Cu
 
9
(Fe,Ni)
 
8
S
 
16
2.CB.10Laforêtite
AgInS
 
2
2.CB.15Černýite
Cu
 
2
(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15Ferrokësterite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15Hocartite
Ag
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15Idaite
Cu
 
5
FeS
 
6
2.CB.15Kësterite
Cu
 
2
(Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15Kuramite
Cu
 
3
SnS
 
4
2.CB.15Mohite
Cu
 
2
SnS
 
3
2.CB.15Pirquitasite
Ag
 
2
ZnSnS
 
4
2.CB.15Stannite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
2.CB.15Velikite
(Cu,Hg)
 
11
Sn
 
4
S
 
16
2.CB.20Chatkalite
Cu
 
6
FeSn
 
2
S
 
8
2.CB.20Mawsonite
Cu
 
6
Fe
 
2
SnS
 
8
2.CB.30Colusite
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(As,Sn,Sb)
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Germanite
Cu
 
13
Fe
 
2
Ge
 
2
S
 
16
2.CB.30Germanocolusite
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(Ge,As)
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Nekrasovite
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(Sn,As,Sb)
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Stibiocolusite
Cu
 
13
V
 
4
(Sb,Sn,As)
 
3
S
 
16
2.CB.30Ovamboite
Cu
 
20
(Fe,Cu,Zn)
 
6
W
 
2
Ge
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.30Maikainite
Cu
 
20
(Fe,Cu)
 
6
Mo
 
2
Ge
 
6
S
 
32
2.CB.35Hemusite
Cu
 
6
SnMoS
 
8
2.CB.35Kiddcreekite
Cu
 
6
SnWS
 
8
2.CB.35Polkovicite
(Fe,Pb)
 
3
(Ge,Fe)
 
1-x
S
 
4
2.CB.35Renierite
(Cu,Zn)
 
11
(Ge,As)
 
2
Fe
 
4
S
 
16
2.CB.35Vinciennite
Cu
+
7
Cu
2+
3
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
Sn(As,Sb)S
 
16
2.CB.35Morozeviczite
(Pb,Fe)
 
3
Ge
 
1-x
S
 
4
2.CB.35Catamarcaite
Cu
 
6
GeWS
 
8
2.CB.40Lautite
CuAsS
2.CB.45Cadmoselite
CdSe
2.CB.45Greenockite
CdS
2.CB.45Hypercinnabar
HgS
2.CB.45Wurtzite
(Zn,Fe)S
2.CB.45Rambergite
MnS
2.CB.55Cubanite
CuFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.55Isocubanite
CuFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.60Picotpaulite
TlFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.60Raguinite
TlFeS
 
2
2.CB.65Argentopyrite
AgFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.65Sternbergite
AgFe
 
2
S
 
3
2.CB.70Sulvanite
Cu
 
3
VS
 
4
2.CB.75Vulcanite
CuTe
2.CB.80Empressite
AgTe
2.CB.85Muthmannite
(Ag,Au)Te
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
6.1.1Kuramite
Cu
 
3
SnS
 
4
6.1.2Mohite
Cu
 
2
SnS
 
3
6.1.3Velikite
(Cu,Hg)
 
11
Sn
 
4
S
 
16
6.1.4Hemusite
Cu
 
6
SnMoS
 
8
6.1.5Kiddcreekite
Cu
 
6
SnWS
 
8
6.1.6Stannite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
6.1.7Rhodostannite
Cu
 
2
FeSn
 
3
S
 
8
6.1.8Mawsonite
Cu
 
6
Fe
 
2
SnS
 
8
6.1.9Chatkalite
Cu
 
6
FeSn
 
2
S
 
8
6.1.10Ferrokësterite
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)SnS
 
4
6.1.11Kësterite
Cu
 
2
(Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
6.1.13Černýite
Cu
 
2
(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS
 
4
6.1.14Vinciennite
Cu
+
7
Cu
2+
3
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
Sn(As,Sb)S
 
16
6.1.15Pirquitasite
Ag
 
2
ZnSnS
 
4
6.1.16Hocartite
Ag
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)SnS
 
4
6.1.17Teallite
(Pb,Sn)SnS
 
2
6.1.18Franckeite
Pb
 
5
Sn
 
3
Sb
 
2
S
 
14
6.1.19Lévyclaudite
Pb
 
8
Sn
 
7
Cu
 
3
(Bi,Sb)
 
3
S
 
28
6.1.20Cylindrite
Pb
 
3
Sn
 
4
FeSb
 
2
S
 
14
6.1.21Potosíite
Pb
 
6
Sn
 
3
FeSb
 
3
S
 
16
6.1.22Sakuraiite
(Cu,Zn,Fe)
 
3
(In,Sn)S
 
4
6.1.23Petrukite
(Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)
 
3
(Sn,In)S
 
4
6.1.24Incaite
(Pb,Ag)
 
4
Sn
 
4
FeSb
 
2
S
 
13

Other Names for Stannoidite

Synonyms:
HexastanniteIMA 1968-004a
German names:
HexastannitStannoidit
Japanese names:
褐錫鉱
Russian names:
Станноидит
Spanish names:
HexastannitaStannoidita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Stannoidite

Reference List:Bulletin Nat. Science Museum, Tokyo (1969): 12: 165-172.

American Mineralogist (1969): 54: 1495.

Mineralogical Abstracts: 29: 245.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 144: 145-160.

Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal, Kiev (1982): 4: 62.

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    Localities for Stannoidite

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    Argentina
     
    • Catamarca
      • Andalgalá
    • Córdoba
      • Minas Department
    		Sureda (1978): Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina 33(4):299-324
    • Jujuy
      • Rinconada Department
    • La Rioja
      • Sierra de Famatina
    		Brotkorb (2002): las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
    • Río Negro
      • Valcheta
    		Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002
    • Salta
      • El Quevar
    		Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
      • Organullo Mining District
    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Hardinge Co.
        • Tingha
          • Swinton
    		R.E Brown and W.J Stroud, Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, 1997.; American Mineralogist 1965: 50: 900-908.
    • Tasmania
      • Queenstown district
    		Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.
    Bottrill RS & Baker, WE (in prep) Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania
    Bolivia
     
    • Oruro Department
      • Dalence Province
        • Santa Fé Mining District
    		Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
    Bulgaria
     
    • Pazardzhik (Pazardjik) Oblast
      • Srednogorie (Sredna Gora; Srdnia Gora) Region
        • Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshchina
          • Chelopech
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Revelstoke Mining Division
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    • New Brunswick
      • Charlotte Township
        • Fredericton
    • Ontario
      • Cochrane District
        • Kidd Township
          • Timmins
    		ontariominerals.com
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald)
    		PAVLU, D. (1984): Djurleite and stannoidite from the tin-tungsten deposit at Krasno nad Teplou (Czechoslovakia). - Vestnik Ústredního Ústavu Geologického (Bulletin of the Geological Survey, Prague) 59 (6), 351-354.
    France
     
    • Burgundy
      • Saône-et-Loire
        • Bourbon-Lancy
          • Chalmoux
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol.1, 1990
    • Limousin
      • Creuse
        • Boussac
          • Montebras-en-Soumans
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol.1, 1990
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Nantiat
          • Vaulry
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol.1, 1990
    Greece
     
    • Thraki (Thrace; Thracia) Department
      • Xánthi Prefecture
        • Kirki (Kirka)
    Hungary
     
    • Heves Co.
      • Mátra Mts.
        • Recsk
    		No reference listed
    India
     
    • Uttaranchal
      • Kumaun Division
        • Pithoragarh District
    		http://dst.gov.in/areport/9900/wihgd.htm
    Japan
     
    • Hokkaido Island
      • Sapporo
    		AmMin 85:628
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Shizuoka Prefecture
          • Shimoda City
            • Rendaiji
    		(Several japanese language references; no good reference available in english yet, but will be published soon.)
      • Chugoku region
        • Okayama prefecture
          • Mito-cho
            • Aida
    		Bull.Nat.Sci.Mus.Tokyo (1969) 12, 165-172
        • Shimane Prefecture
      • Kanto region
        • Tochigi Prefecture
          • Ashio
    		Nakamura, T. & Aikawa,N. (1973) Journal of Geosciences, Osaka City University, 16, 1-10.
      • Kinki Region
        • Hyogo Prefecture
          • Asago-gun
            • Ikuno-machi
              • Ikuno mine
    		Ryoichi SADANAGA and Michiaki BUNNO (1974) THE WAKABAYASHI MINERAL COLLECTION Bulletin No. 7 The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
          • Kawabe-gun
            • Inagawa
    		Alfredo Petrov - alfredo@mindat.org
          • Yabu-gun
            • Oya-cho
    		Am Min 61:3-4 pp 260-265
        • Kyoto Prefecture
    		No reference listed
    Philippines
     
    • Luzon
      • Cordillera Administrative Region
        • Benguet Province
          • Mancayan (Mankayan)
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Rudawy Janowickie Mts
        • Czarnów
          • Rędziny
    		Gołębiowska B., Pieczka A., Parafiniuk J. 2006: Cu(Ag)-Pb-Bi(Sb) sulphosalts from Rędziny (Western Sudetes, Poland). Mineralogia Polonica - Special Papers, vol. 28, 78-80
    Portugal
     
    • Beja District
      • Castro Verde
    		Relvas, J. M. R. S. et al. (2006): Hydrothermal Alteration and Mineralization in the Neves-Corvo Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit, Portugal. I. Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry. Econ. Geology 101, 753-790.
    • Viseu District
    		Ing Soen Oen : "Paragenetic relations of some Cu-Fe-Sn-Sulfides in the Mangualde Pegmatite, North Portugal", Mineral. Deposita (Berl.) 5, 59-84, 1970.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		[Der Aufschluss 1995:4 p163-180]
    • Urals Region
      • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
    		O.Yu. Plotinskaya data
    Spain
     
    • Castile and Leon
      • Salamanca
        • Barquilla Sn-Ge-Cd-Cu-Fe Deposit
    Sweden
     
    • Södermanland
      • Nyköping
        • Tunaberg
    		Mineralogy and Petrology (1991) 44 (1-2), 1438-1168; MinMag (1992) 56, 113-115
    Canadian Mineralogist 1994) 32, 179-183
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		No reference listed
    Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Gunnislake Area
    		Dr. Kurt Greenwall collection (Dr. Werner H. Paar analyses)
        • Mount's Bay District
          • Penzance - Ludgvan Area
            • Marazion
    		[Golley & Williams, 1995, 58 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
        • St Agnes District
          • Perranzabuloe
            • Cligga Head
    		[Golley & Williams, 1995, 58 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
        • St Austell District
          • Luxulyan Area (Luxulian Area)
            • Hensbarrow Downs
              • Stenalees
    		Elton, N. J. (1998): Barbosalite, frondelite and other phosphates from Gunheath China Clay Pit, St Austell, Cornwall, England. Journal of the Russell Society 7, 15-18. ; Golley & Williams, 1995, 58 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Mule Mts
          • Warren District
            • Bisbee
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153-154, 379; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.
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