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Teallite

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Carguaicollo Mine (Carguaycollo Mine; Carhuaycollo Mine), Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
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Formula:
(Pb,Sn)SnS
 
2
System:OrthorhombicColour:silvery grey, lead-gray ...
Hardness:1½ - 2
Name:For Dr. Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849-1924), former Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland.


Warning: A great many specimens in collections labelled "teallite" are really franckeite. The mineral was originally described from an ore shipment imported to Europe and the original source (type locality) is in some doubt.

Classification of Teallite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.17-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.CD.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:2.9.10.1

2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:6.1.17

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

Co-type Localities:Santa Rosa vein (Santa Rosa mine), El Salvador Mines (Antequera Mine), Monserrat-Antequera district, Pazña, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Carguaicollo Mine (Carguaycollo Mine; Carhuaycollo Mine), Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:British Museum?
Year of Discovery:1904
Associated Minerals at type locality:
WurtziteGreenockite

Physical Properties of Teallite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:silvery grey, lead-gray to iron-gray; tarnishes dull or iridescent
Streak:Black
Hardness (Mohs):1½ - 2
Tenacity:Malleable
Cleavage:Perfect
{001} perfect (lamellar cleavage); flexible
Density (measured):6.36 g/cm3
Density (calculated):6.57 g/cm3

Crystallography of Teallite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Pnma (P21/n 21/m 21/a)
Cell Parameters:a = 4.26Å, b = 11.41Å, c = 4.09Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.373 : 1 : 0.358
Unit Cell Volume:V 198.80 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Thin tabular {001} with nearly square outline; lateral faces striated parallel to the intersection with {001}; {001} striated [110]. Crystals often warped or bent. Usually massive.
Twinning:Observed only in polished section.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Optical Data of Teallite

Type:Anisotropic
Anisotropism:Distinct
Colour in reflected light:White
Pleochroism:Weak
Comments:Parallel {001} white with a light golden tint; [001] pure white.

Chemical Properties of Teallite

Formula:
(Pb,Sn)SnS
 
2
Idealised Formula:
PbSnS
 
2
Essential elements:Pb, S, Sn
All elements listed in formula:Pb, S, Sn
Analyical Data:Isomorphous series with herzenbergite.
Common Impurities:Fe
Relationship of Teallite to other Species
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.CD.05Herzenbergite
SnS
2.CD.10Alabandite
Mn
2+
 
S
2.CD.10Altaite
PbTe
2.CD.10Clausthalite
PbSe
2.CD.10Galena
PbS
2.CD.10Niningerite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)S
2.CD.10Oldhamite
(Ca,Mg)S
2.CD.10Keilite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)S
2.CD.25Cinnabar
HgS
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
6.1.12Stannoidite
Cu
+
6
Cu
2+
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)
 
3
Sn
 
2
S
 
12
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
6.1.18Franckeite
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 Teallite
German names:
Teallit
Russian names:
Тиллит
Spanish names:
Teallita
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.
Industrial Uses:Major tin ore at 2 mines in Bolivia. Elsewhere too rare.
References for Teallite
Reference List:Prior, G.T. (1904), Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 21.



Ahlfeld (1925), Met. Erz: 22: 135.



Ahlfeld (1926), Zbl. Min.: 388 (Zinc-teallite).



Ahlfeld, Himmel, and Kleber (1935), Zbl. Min.: 225.



Hoffmann (1935), Zs. Kr.: 92: 161.



Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 439-441.



Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: A92: 161-173.



Geological Society of America Memoire (1962): 85: 75.



Herwig Pelckmans: www.minerant.org/ftp/Geonieuws1299.pdf (in Flemish)
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    (TL) indicates type locality.  ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.

    Argentina
     
    

    • Jujuy
    

      • Rinconada Department
    

        • Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit
    
    		No reference listed
    Australia
     
    

    • New South Wales
    

      • King Co.
    

        • Rye Park
    
    		McQueen, K. G. (1988): Teallite, low-antimony franckeite and tin-bearing galena from the Wallah Wallah mine, Rye Park, New South Wales. Australian Mineral. 3 (3), 111-116. 
    

    • Tasmania
    

      • Waratah district
    

        • Waratah
    
    		Bottrill
    Bolivia
     
    

    • La Paz Department
    

      • Inquisivi Province
    

        • Colquiri
    
    		Dana 7:I:440; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    

    • Oruro Department
    

      • Cercado Province
    
    		[MinRec 32:476]
    



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      • Dalence Province
    

        • Huanuni
    
    		Dana 7:I:440,449,483.
    


      • Poopó Province
    

        • Callipampa
    

    



        • Pazña
    

          • Monserrat-Antequera district
    
    		Dr. Fritz Berndt, unpublished analyses
    




Dana 7:I:440.
    





Dana 7:I:440.
    




Dana 7:I:441.
    


[MinRec 32:477]
    

    • Potosí Department
    

      • Chayanta Province
    

        • Colquechaca
    
    		[MinRec 32:461]
    



        • Ocuri
    

    


      • Quijarro Province
    

    


      • Sud Lípez Province
    

        • Cerro Morokho
    
    		USGS Bulletin # 1975, p. 251.
    China
     
    

    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
    

      • Hechi Prefecture
    

        • Nandan Co.
    

          • Dachang Sn-polymetallic ore field
    
    		Anthony, J. W. et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy
    Czech Republic
     
    

    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
    

      • Hradec Králové Region
    

        • Trutnov (Trautenau)
    

          • Radvanice
    
    		Jirásek, J.: Thermal Changes of the Rocks in the Dump Pile of the Kateřina Colliery in Radvanice (Eastern Bohemia). Ostrava: VSB – Technical University of  Ostrava, Institute of Geological Engineering - 541, 2001. 69 p.    
    Greenland
     
    

    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
    

      • Arsuk
    

        • Arsuk Firth
    

          • Ivittuut (Ivigtut)
    
    		[www.hedegaard.com]
    Japan
     
    

    • Hokkaido Island
    

      • Sapporo
    
    		Alfredo Petrov collection
    North Korea
     
    

    • North Pyongan Province
    

      • Changsong-gun
    

        • Chonchang-myon
    
    		Ishibashi, M. (1944) Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 31, 5.
    Russia
     
    

    • Eastern-Siberian Region
    

      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
    
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    

    • Far-Eastern Region
    

      • Primorskiy Kray
    

        • Sikhote-Alin
    
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Slovakia
     
    

    • Košice Region
    

      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
    
    		Koděra,  M.  et al., 1986 a  1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel  1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    

    


    

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