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Tetrahedrite-(Hg)

A valid IMA mineral species
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg)

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg), etc.

Entachen magnesite deposit, Hinterthal, Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg), etc.

Entachen magnesite deposit, Hinterthal, Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg)

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg), etc.

Entachen magnesite deposit, Hinterthal, Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg), etc.

Entachen magnesite deposit, Hinterthal, Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg)

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Tetrahedrite-(Hg), etc.

Entachen magnesite deposit, Hinterthal, Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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About Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

The Sb analogue of tennantite-(Hg).
Chemically resembles gruzdevite.

Note: Some of the reliably analysed material previously described as Mercurian Tetrahedrite or Schwazite may in fact be tetrahedrite-(Hg).


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
53861
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:53861:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
acd056ab-f5c1-404d-b864-f586fa28d74f

IMA Classification of Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

IMA status:
Approved
IMA Formula:
Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S13
Approval year:
2019

Classification of Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2024):
2.GB.05

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 SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference
Ttr-HgIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
TtrWhitney & Evans (2010)Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371

Chemistry of Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Mindat Formula:
Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
Elements listed:
Cu, Hg, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
4 3m - Hextetrahedral
Space Group:
I4 3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.5057(8) Å
Unit Cell V:
1,159.51 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
4.29 Å(w)
3.716 Å(w)
3.035 Å(vs)
2.806 Å(w)
2.626 Å(w)
2.476 Å(w)
1.860 Å(m)
1.584 Å(mw)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Co-Type Localities:
ⓘ Jedová hora (Dědova hora; Giftberg), Neřežín, Chaloupky, Beroun District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
ⓘ Rožňava Mine, Rožňava, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
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), Italy, catalogue number 19895 (Buca della Vena), and the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, catalogue numbers P1N9961 (Jedová hora) and P1N33538 (Rožňava).

Synonyms of Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Other Language Names for Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Relationship of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Tetrahedrite Subgroup > Tetrahedrite Group
Other Members of this group:
Tetrahedrite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
Tetrahedrite-(Cu)Cu6(Cu4Cu2+2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
Tetrahedrite-(Mn)Cu6(Cu4Mn2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
Tetrahedrite-(Ni)Cu6(Cu4Ni2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : F4 3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with CinnabarHgS
4 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with QuartzSiO2
4 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with MetacinnabarHgS
4 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with GalenaPbS
4 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
4 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
2 photos of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with Kongsbergite(Ag,Hg)
1 photo of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
1 photo of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with SphaleriteZnS
1 photo of Tetrahedrite-(Hg) associated with PyriteFeS2

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

2.GB.Polybasite-TacTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.GB.Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg)Ag6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Hakite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Hakite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Pošepnýite(Cu+3◻3)(Hg2+4Cu+2)Sb4Se12(Se0.5◻0.5)Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.ArgentopearceiteAg16As2S11Trig. 3 2 : P3 2 1
2.GB.Zvěstovite-(Zn)Ag6(Ag4Zn2)As4S12SIso.
2.GB.Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)[Ag6]4+(Cu4Fe2)As4S12◻Iso.
2.GB.Tennantite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn)[Ag6]4+(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12◻Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tennantite-(Cu)Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Stibiogoldfieldite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(Sb2Te2)S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tennantite-(Ni)Cu6(Cu4Ni2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Ni)Cu6(Cu4Ni2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Stibioústalečite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(Sb2Te2)Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Arsenogoldfieldite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(As2Te2)S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tennantite-(In)Cu6(Cu4(In3+Cu+))As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tennantite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Mn)Cu6(Cu4Mn2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Argentopolybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9AgS4]Trig. 3 2 : P3 2 1
2.GB.XKenorozhdestvenskayaite-(Fe)[Ag6]4+(Ag4Fe2+2)Sb4S12◻Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Argentotetrahedrite-(Cd)Ag6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tennantite-(Mn)Cu6(Cu4Mn2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Zvěstovite-(Fe)Ag6(Ag4Fe2+2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Hakite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Cu)Cu6(Cu4Cu2+2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Arsenoústalečite(Cu4Cu2)(Cu4Cu+2)(As2Te2)Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.Tetrahedrite-(Cd)Cu6(Cu4Cd2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Giraudite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Hakite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12SeIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)Ag6(Cu4Fe2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05UM1992-21-S:AgFeSbAg6(Ag4Fe2+2)Sb4S12SIso.
2.GB.05Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.GB.05Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12SIso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.05Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)[Ag6]4+(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12◻Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.10SelenostephaniteAg5SbSe4Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
2.GB.10StephaniteAg5SbS4Orth. mm2 : Cmc21
2.GB.15Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.GB.15UM2003-14-S:AgBiFeTeAg16FeBiTe3S8
2.GB.15Selenopolybasite[(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2(S,Se)7][Ag9Cu(S,Se)2Se2]Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15Cupropearceite[Cu6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.GB.15Cupropolybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]Trig. 3m : P3 1m
2.GB.15UM1979-17-S:BiCuFe~Cu18Fe4BiS16
2.GB.20Galkhaite(Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.20Vorontsovite(Hg5Cu)Σ6TlAs4S12Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
2.GB.20Ferrovorontsovite(Fe5Cu)Σ6TlAs4S12Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m

Other InformationHide

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

Internet Links for Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

References for Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

Localities for Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Hide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria
 
  • Lower Austria
    • Neunkirchen District
      • Reichenau an der Rax
        • Hirschwang an der Rax
          • Knappenberg
Auer (2023)
  • Salzburg
    • Zell am See District
      • Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer
        • Hinterthal
Auer (2023)
  • Tyrol
    • Landeck District
      • Serfaus
        • Komperdell (Komperdell Alp)
Carinthia II 2020 Neue Mineralfunde ... +1 other reference
Czech Republic (TL)
 
  • Central Bohemian Region
    • Beroun District
      • Chaloupky
        • Neřežín
Miyawaki et al. (2019) +2 other references
Germany
 
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    • Bad Kreuznach
      • Rüdesheim
        • Niederhausen
Hartmut Hensel Collection
    • Donnersbergkreis
      • Nordpfälzer Land
        • Obermoschel
SEM-EDS by Günter Blaß +1 other reference
    • Kusel
      • Lauterecken-Wolfstein
        • Hinzweiler
Hartmut Hensel Collection
Italy (TL)
 
  • Tuscany
    • Lucca Province
      • Stazzema
        • Pontestazzemese
Miyawaki et al. (2019) +2 other references
    • Pisa Province
D'Orazio et al. (2024)
D'Orazio et al. (2024)
Russia
 
  • Altai Krai
    • Zmeinogorsky District
Sejkora et al. (2023)
Slovakia
 
  • Banská Bystrica Region
    • Brezno District
      • Jasenie
Čík Š. et al. (2020)
  • Košice Region
    • Gelnica District
      • Gelnica
Martin Števko-unpublished
    • Rožňava District
      • Nižná Slaná
Martin Števko-unpublished
      • Rožňava
Miyawaki et al. (2019) +2 other references
    • Spišská Nová Ves District
Martin Števko-unpublished
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