Argentotennantite-(Fe)

Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Atnt-Fe
Also known as
  • Argentotennantiet-(Fe)
  • Argentotennantitt-(Fe)
  • IMA2023-126
  • +1 more

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
San Genaro Mine
  1. Santa Ana District
  2. Castrovirreyna Province
  3. Huancavelica
  4. Peru

-13.1918°, -75.1434°

3recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Isometric
Space group
#210
Cell parameters
a = 10.4365(6) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
47AgSilverSilver6107.868647.208
37.42%
16SSulfurSulfur1332.060416.780
24.10%
33AsArsenicArsenic474.922299.688
17.33%
29CuCopperCopper463.546254.184
14.69%
26FeIronIron255.845111.690
6.46%
Total1729.550100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Argentotennantiet-(Fe)
  • Argentotennantitt-(Fe)
  • IMA2023-126
  • Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Argentotennantite-(Zn))

In other languages

German
Argentotennantit-(Fe)
Italian
Argentotennantite- · Argentotennantite-(Fe)

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

2.GB.05

  • 2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
  • 2.GSulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthitesDivision
  • 2.GBNeso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional SGroup
  • 2.GB.05Argentotennantite-(Fe)Species

Group, growth & confusion

In the same group
2 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. Sejkora, J., Velebil, D., Biagioni, C. and Dolníček, Z. (2024) Argentotennantite-(Fe), IMA 2023-126. CNMNC Newsletter 79, Mineralogical Magazine, 88
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Argentotennantite-(Fe) — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/argentotennantite-fe-471105},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}