Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Lengenbach Quarry
- Fäld
- Binn
- Goms
- Valais
- Switzerland
46.3653°, 8.2205°
2recorded occurrences
Safety & handling
Crystallography
- Cell parameters
- a = 6.041(1) Å · b = 6.166(1) Å · c = 11.573(2) Å
- Cell angles
- α = 100.89(3) ° · β = 99.17(3) ° · γ = 104.54(3) °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 1.021 : 1.916
Synonyms
- Drechsleriet
In other languages
- German
- Drechslerit · IMA 2019-061
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.2.HD.70
- 2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
- 2.HSulfosalts of SnS archetypeDivision
- 2.HDWith TlGroup
- 2.HD.70DrechsleriteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2020Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 52. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (1) 1-11 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-1-2020 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-1-2020
- 2022(2022) Drechslerite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Drechslerite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/drechslerite-54027},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}