Mercury-bearing Tennantite

Where it forms, where it's found

3recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
29CuCopper Copper 10 63.546 635.460
31.84%
16SSulfur Sulfur 13 32.060 416.780
20.89%
80HgMercury Mercury 2 200.592 401.184
20.10%
33AsArsenic Arsenic 4 74.922 299.688
15.02%
30ZnZinc Zinc 2 65.380 130.760
6.55%
26FeIron Iron 2 55.845 111.690
5.60%
Total 1995.562 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
29CuCopper	Copper	10	63.546	635.460	31.84%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	13	32.060	416.780	20.89%
80HgMercury	Mercury	2	200.592	401.184	20.10%
33AsArsenic	Arsenic	4	74.922	299.688	15.02%
30ZnZinc	Zinc	2	65.380	130.760	6.55%
26FeIron	Iron	2	55.845	111.690	5.60%
	Total	1995.562	100.00%

Synonyms

Mercurian Tennantite

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1958Faick, J.N. (1958), Geology of the Ord mine, Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver district, AZ, USGS Bull. 1042-R: 685.
1995Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
2001Foit, F. F.; Ulbricht, M. E. (2001) Compositional variation in mercurian tetrahedrite-tennantite from epithermal deposits of the Steens and Pueblo Mountains, Harney County, Oregon. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (3). 819-830 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.3.819 DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.39.3.819

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Mercury-bearing Tennantite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/mercury-bearing-tennantite-26569},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}