Stannoidite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Stannoidite
Formula:
Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Colour:
Brass brown
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
4.68 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
From stannite plus Greek "eides" or Latin "oïda", like, alluding to its similarity to that mineral.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3748
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3748:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c0af9dcc-da60-4389-aa7e-04051fbb62e4
IMA Classification of Stannoidite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12
Approval year:
1968
First published:
1969
Classification of Stannoidite
2.CB.15c
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.
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.
2.9.3.3
2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
6.1.12
6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn
6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
1 : Sulphostannates and other sulfides containing Sn
Mineral Symbols
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.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Sta | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Sta | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Physical Properties of Stannoidite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Brass brown
Streak:
Dark brown-gray
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=181 - 274 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
4.68 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Stannoidite
Anisotropism:
Strong; dark orange-red to yellow-gray
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 | R2 |
---|---|---|
400nm | 17.5% | 18.9% |
440nm | 18.2% | 20.3% |
480nm | 20.8% | 23.0% |
520nm | 22.8% | 25.3% |
560nm | 24.6% | 27.1% |
600nm | 26.2% | 28.4% |
640nm | 27.8% | 29.5% |
680nm | 29.6% | 30.5% |
700nm | 30.3% | 30.8% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 30.8%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
pinkish brown
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
pale salmon-brown to brown
Chemistry of Stannoidite
Mindat Formula:
Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Common Impurities:
Ag
Crystallography of Stannoidite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
2 2 2 - Disphenoidal
Space Group:
I2 2 2
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.767 Å, b = 5.411 Å, c = 16.118 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.99 : 1 : 2.979
Unit Cell V:
939.04 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Morphology:
Massive, in veinlets, to 1 mm
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0010783 | Stannoidite | Kudoh Y, Takeuchi Y (1976) The superstructure of stannoidite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 144 145-160 | 1976 | Konjo mine, Japan | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.11 Å | (100) |
1.906 Å | (70) |
1.621 Å | (20b) |
2.70 Å | (16) |
4.83 Å | (10) |
5.40 Å | (5) |
4.13 Å | (4) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) |
Type Occurrence of Stannoidite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
1) Geological Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
2) National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan, M16183.
3) National School of Mines, Paris, France.
4) National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 121005.
2) National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan, M16183.
3) National School of Mines, Paris, France.
4) National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 121005.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Kato, A. (1969) Stannoidite, Cu5(Fe, Zn)2SnS8, a new stannite-like mineral from the Konjo mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin National Science Museum, Tokyo: 12: 165-172.
Synonyms of Stannoidite
Other Language Names for Stannoidite
Relationship of Stannoidite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Briartite | Cu2(Fe,Zn)GeS4 | Tet. |
Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
Keutschite | Cu2AgAsS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Omariniite | Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 | Orth. 2 2 2 : I2 2 2 |
Permingeatite | Cu3SbSe4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
Richardsite | Zn2CuGaS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn | Cu2Fe2Sn3S7 | |
Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 | |
Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 | Tet. 4 : I4 |
Zincobriartite | Cu2(Zn,Fe)(Ge,Ga)S4 | Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m |
Structurally related to group(s):
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
32 photos of Stannoidite associated with Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
19 photos of Stannoidite associated with Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
12 photos of Stannoidite associated with Cassiterite | SnO2 |
10 photos of Stannoidite associated with Sphalerite | ZnS |
9 photos of Stannoidite associated with Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
4 photos of Stannoidite associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
4 photos of Stannoidite associated with Nukundamite | Cu3.33Fe0.66S4 |
4 photos of Stannoidite associated with Galena | PbS |
3 photos of Stannoidite associated with Roquesite | CuInS2 |
3 photos of Stannoidite associated with Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.CB. | Agmantinite | Ag2MnSnS4 |
2.CB. | Richardsite | Zn2CuGaS4 |
2.CB. | Gachingite | Au(Te1-xSex) |
2.CB. | Tolstykhite | Au3S4Te6 |
2.CB. | Hanswilkeite | KFeS2 |
2.CB. | Auroselenide | AuSe |
2.CB. | Ruizhongite | (Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8 |
2.CB. | Okruginite | Cu2SnSe3 |
2.CB.05a | Coloradoite | HgTe |
2.CB.05a | Hawleyite | CdS |
2.CB.05a | Metacinnabar | HgS |
2.CB.05c | Polhemusite | (Zn,Hg)S |
2.CB.05b | Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
2.CB.05a | Sphalerite | ZnS |
2.CB.05a | Stilleite | ZnSe |
2.CB.05a | Tiemannite | HgSe |
2.CB.05 | UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn | Cu2Fe3Zn5S10 |
2.CB.05a | Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
2.CB.05a | Ishiharaite | (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S |
2.CB.07a | Shenzhuangite | NiFeS2 |
2.CB.07a | Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulpide) | Cu2MnSnS4 |
2.CB.10a | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
2.CB.10a | Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 |
2.CB.10a | Gallite | CuGaS2 |
2.CB.10b | Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 |
2.CB.10a | Lenaite | AgFeS2 |
2.CB.10b | Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 |
2.CB.10b | Putoranite | Cu1.1Fe1.2S2 |
2.CB.10a | Roquesite | CuInS2 |
2.CB.10b | Talnakhite | Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 |
2.CB.10a | Laforêtite | AgInS2 |
2.CB.10a | Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
2.CB.10a | UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn | Cu2Fe2Sn3S7 |
2.CB.10c | Omariniite | Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 |
2.CB.15a | Černýite | Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
2.CB.15a | Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 |
2.CB.15b | Mohite | Cu2SnS3 |
2.CB.15a | Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
2.CB.15a | Velikite | Cu2HgSnS4 |
2.CB.15c | UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Ge2S12 (?) |
2.CB.17a v | Arsenic-bearing Renierite | Cu11GeAsFe4S16 |
2.CB.20 | Chatkalite | Cu6FeSn2S8 |
2.CB.20 | Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
2.CB.30 | Argyropyrite | near Ag2Fe7S11 |
2.CB.30 | Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
2.CB.30 | Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
2.CB.30 | Germanocolusite | Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Nekrasovite | Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Stibiocolusite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 |
2.CB.30 | Ovamboite | Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Maikainite | Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 |
2.CB.30 | Frieseite | Ag2Fe5S8 (?) |
2.CB.35a | Hemusite | Cu6SnMoS8 |
2.CB.35a | Kiddcreekite | Cu6SnWS8 |
2.CB.35a | Polkovicite | (Fe,Pb)3(Ge,Fe)1-xS4 |
2.CB.35a | Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
2.CB.35a | Vinciennite | Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
2.CB.35a | Morozeviczite | (Pb,Fe)3Ge1-xS4 |
2.CB.35b | Catamarcaite | Cu6GeWS8 |
2.CB.40 | Lautite | CuAsS |
2.CB.42 | Lingbaoite | AgTe3 |
2.CB.45 | Cadmoselite | CdSe |
2.CB.45 | Greenockite | CdS |
2.CB.45 | Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
2.CB.45 | Rambergite | MnS |
2.CB.45 | Buseckite | (Fe,Zn,Mn)S |
2.CB.45 | Maletoyvayamite | Au3Se4Te6 |
2.CB.47 | Murchisite | Cr5S6 |
2.CB.50 | Zincselenide | ZnSe |
2.CB.50 | Wassonite | TiS |
2.CB.52 | Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
2.CB.55a | Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
2.CB.55b | Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
2.CB.60 | Picotpaulite | TlFe2S3 |
2.CB.60 | Raguinite | TlFeS2 |
2.CB.65 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 |
2.CB.65 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 |
2.CB.70 | Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 |
2.CB.75 | Vulcanite | CuTe |
2.CB.80 | Empressite | AgTe |
2.CB.85 | Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 |
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.
Internet Links for Stannoidite
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Localities for Stannoidite
Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
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- 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| DE BRODTKORB +2 other references |
PUTZ +1 other reference | |
PUTZ +2 other references | |
Marquez-Zavalia et al. (2020) | |
| Marquez-Zavalia et al. (2007) |
| DE BRODTKORB +1 other reference |
| Sureda (1978) |
| Coira et al. (1995) |
| Coira et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
| Brotkorb (2002) |
| Las Especies Minerales de la Republica ... +2 other references |
| Brodtkorb (2002) |
| DE BRODTKORB +2 other references |
Australia | |
| Markham et al. (1965) +1 other reference |
| Ralph Bottrill et al in prep. +1 other reference |
Bottrill et al. (2008) | |
Austria | |
| Vavtar (1986) |
Bolivia | |
| Franco (2018) |
Jiménez-Franco et al. (2018) | |
Jiménez-Franco et al. (2018) | |
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) +1 other reference | |
| Springer (1968) |
Bulgaria | |
| Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference |
| Cook et al. (2002) |
| Bonev +4 other references |
Canada | |
| Singer et al. (2008) |
| Peatfield (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| mineralogy (2) +3 other references |
| ontariominerals.com +2 other references |
| Stephen |
China | |
| Liu Wenyuan et al. (2014) |
Liu Wenyuan et al. (2014) | |
| Xiangmei Ren (1990) |
| Ye et al. (1998) |
| Liu et al. (2017) |
Czech Republic | |
| PAVLU (1984) |
| Pauliš P et al. (2020) |
DR Congo | |
| Kampunzu et al. (2009) |
Finland | |
| Cook N. J. (2011) |
Cook et al. (2011) | |
France | |
| Cesbron et al. (1985) +1 other reference |
| Maurizot et al. (2020) |
| Anthony et al. (1990) +2 other references |
| Anthony et al. (1990) +1 other reference |
| Collected and XRD analysed by Michel ... |
Greece | |
| P. Voudouris et al. (2022) |
Hungary | |
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India | |
| dst.gov.in (2003) +1 other reference |
Japan | |
| Nakata et al. (2011) |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25 et al. (1987) |
| Soeda et al. (1979) +1 other reference |
| Imai et al. (1999) +2 other references |
| CHIMIZU (1993) |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25 et al. (1987) |
Sadanaga et al. (1974) | |
| Kato et al. (1969) +4 other references |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 25 et al. (1987) |
| Am Min 61:3-4 pp 260-265 +3 other references |
| Kato et al. (1969) +1 other reference |
| Kato (1969) +1 other reference |
| Soeda et al. (1978) |
SOEDA et al. (1982) | |
| Yamada (2004) +1 other reference |
| Nakamura et al. (1973) +1 other reference |
| Nagashima et al. (2016) |
Nagashima et al. (2016) | |
Soeda et al. (1979) | |
Kazakhstan | |
| Baibatsha et al. (2015) +1 other reference |
Namibia | |
| Melcher et al. (2006) +1 other reference |
North Macedonia | |
| Serafimovski et al. (2015) |
Peru | |
| Gibson (1992) |
| Catchpole et al. (2012) |
| Bendezú et al. (2009) |
Bendezu et al. (2009) | |
Philippines | |
| Anthony et al. (1990) |
Poland | |
| Gołębiowska B. et al. (Ag) +1 other reference |
| Mochnacka et al. (2015) |
Portugal | |
| Gaspar (2002) +2 other references |
| Ing Soen Oen : "Paragenetic relations of some Cu-Fe-Sn-Sulfides in the Mangualde Pegmatite et al. (Berl.) |
Romania | |
| Cook et al. (2002) |
Russia | |
| Plotinskaya et al. (2014) |
O.Yu. Plotinskaya data +1 other reference | |
| Maslennikov et al. (2013) |
| Tolstykh et al. (2021) |
| [Der Aufschluss 1995:4 p163-180] +2 other references |
| Fersman Mineraloical Museum Russian ... |
Fersman Mineraloical Museum Russian ... | |
Terleev et al. (2014) +2 other references | |
| e-rocks.com (n.d.) +5 other references |
| Иващенко et al. (2015) |
Ivashchenko et al. (2011, September) | |
Spain | |
| Pascua et al. (1997) |
Sweden | |
| Dobbe (1991) +1 other reference |
Dobbe et al. (1994) | |
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Holtstam et al. (1999) | |
Switzerland | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
Tonga | |
| Wendt (2013) |
UK | |
| Dr. Kurt Greenwall collection (Dr. Werner H. Paar analyses) |
| Golley et al. (1995) |
Moore et al. (1984) +1 other reference | |
| Golley et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
USA | |
| Anthony et al. (1995) |
Graeme (1993) +2 other references | |
Uzbekistan | |
| Kovalenker (2003) |
Kovalenker et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
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