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Chatkalite

• Formula:
  Cu₆FeSn₂S₈

• System: Tetragonal

• Name:
  For the type locality.

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)

• Type Locality:
  Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te deposit, Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Angren Region, Tashkent (Toshkent) Viloyati, Uzbekistan

• Dana 8th: 2.9.3.2
  
  2 : SULFIDES
  9 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:1

• Hardness (Mohs): 4½

• Density: 5.00 g/cm³ (calculated)

• Diapheny: Opaque