Toyohaite
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About Toyohaite
Formula:
Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Colour:
Gray-brown
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Member of:
Name:
Named after its discovery locality, Toyoha Mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Type Locality:
Isostructural with:
Classification of Toyohaite
Approved
Notes:
Redefined by the IMA
Approval Year:
1989
Approval History:
Redefined by IMA as Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 Bosi et al. 2018)
2/C.06-160
2.DA.10
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4
2.10.3.2
2 : SULFIDES
10 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
2 : SULFIDES
10 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
Physical Properties of Toyohaite
Chemical Properties of Toyohaite
Formula:
Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Cu,Zn,Cd
Crystallography of Toyohaite
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Type Occurrence of Toyohaite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geology Museum (Geological Survey of Japan)
Synonyms of Toyohaite
Other Language Names for Toyohaite
Relationship of Toyohaite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Carrollite | Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| Cuprokalininite | CuCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| Fletcherite | Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | |
| Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. |
| Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Toyohaite associated with Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| 2 photos of Toyohaite associated with Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| 2 photos of Toyohaite associated with Hocartite-Pirquitasite Series | |
| 1 photo of Toyohaite associated with Sphalerite | ZnS |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 2.DA.05 | Bornhardtite | Co2+Co3+2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Carrollite | Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Fletcherite | Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | |
| 2.DA.05 | Greigite | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Indite | FeIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Kalininite | ZnCr2S4 | |
| 2.DA.05 | Linnaeite | Co2+Co3+2S4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Siegenite | CoNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Trüstedtite | Ni3Se4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Violarite | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Xingzhongite | Pb2+Ir3+2S4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Ferrorhodsite | (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 | Iso. |
| 2.DA.05 | Cadmoindite | CdIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.05 | Cuprokalininite | CuCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
| 2.DA.10 | Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
| 2.DA.15 | Brezinaite | Cr3S4 | Mon. 2/m |
| 2.DA.15 | Heideite | (Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4 | Mon. 2/m |
| 2.DA.20 | Inaglyite | Cu3Pb(Ir,Pt)8S16 | Hex. |
| 2.DA.20 | Konderite | Cu3Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
| 2.DA.25 | Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
| 2.10.3.1 | Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Toyohaite
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Mineralogical Journal, Japan (1991): 15(5): 222-232.
American Mineralogist (1992): 77: 1117.
New Minerals (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.
Bosi, F., Biagioni, C. & Pasero, M.(2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy. 31:183-192
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Localities for Toyohaite
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Argentina | |
| Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| Brodtkorb, "Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina" (2002); DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372. | |
| Rob Lavinsky specimen; Amer.Min.(2000) 85, 1066-1075 | |
Japan (TL) | |
| Min. Jour. (Japan): 15:222-232.; Eijun Ohta (1991) Polymetallic Mineralization at the Toyoha Mine, Hokkaido, Japan. Mining Geology 41:279-295 |
Oploca Vein System, Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina