Rathite-IV

Where it forms, where it's found

1recorded occurrences

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Safety & handling

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
82PbLead Lead 1 207.200 207.200
42.70%
33AsArsenic Arsenic 2 74.922 149.844
30.88%
16SSulfur Sulfur 4 32.060 128.240
26.42%
Total 485.284 100.00%
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
82PbLead	Lead	1	207.200	207.200	42.70%
33AsArsenic	Arsenic	2	74.922	149.844	30.88%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	4	32.060	128.240	26.42%
	Total	485.284	100.00%

In other languages

German: Rathit-IV
Italian: rathite-IV

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

2.HC.05d

2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
2.HSulfosalts of SnS archetypeDivision
2.HCWith only PbGroup
2.HC.05dRathite-IVSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1974Ozawa, T.; Nowacki, W. (1974) Note on the mineral rathite-IV. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1974 (11). 530-531 doi:10.1127/njmm/1974/1974/530DOI: 10.1127/njmm/1974/1974/530
1996Ozawa, T. and Tachikawa, O. (1996) A transmission electron microscope observation of 138Å period in Pb-As-S sulfosalts. Mineralogical Journal: 18: 97-101.
2001Pring, A. (2001) The crystal chemistry of the sartorite group minerals from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland - a HRTEM study. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 81. 69-87
2002Berlepsch, P.; Armbruster, Th.; Topa, D. (2002) Structural and chemical variations in rathite, Pb₈Pb_4-_x(Tl₂As₂)_x(Ag₂As₂)As₁₆S₄₀: modulations of a parent structure. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 217 (11). 581-590 doi:10.1524/zkri.217.11.581.20784 DOI: 10.1524/zkri.217.11.581.20784
2006Burke, Ernst A. J. (2006) A mass discreditation of GQN minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (6) 1557-1560 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.6.1557 DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.44.6.1557

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Rathite-IV — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/rathite-iv-43680},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}