Drechslerite

Tl4(Sb4-xAsx)S8 (1 < x < 2)
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Dre
Also known as
  • Drechsleriet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Lengenbach Quarry
  1. Fäld
  2. Binn
  3. Goms
  4. Valais
  5. Switzerland

46.3653°, 8.2205°

2recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Triclinic
Space group
#1
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
  1. 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
  2. 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}
}