Silver-bearing Tennantite

Where it forms, where it's found

13recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
47AgSilver Silver 6 107.868 647.208
28.87%
29CuCopper Copper 10 63.546 635.460
28.35%
16SSulfur Sulfur 13 32.060 416.780
18.59%
33AsArsenic Arsenic 4 74.922 299.688
13.37%
30ZnZinc Zinc 2 65.380 130.760
5.84%
26FeIron Iron 2 55.845 111.690
4.98%
Total 2241.586 100.00%
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
47AgSilver	Silver	6	107.868	647.208	28.87%
29CuCopper	Copper	10	63.546	635.460	28.35%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	13	32.060	416.780	18.59%
33AsArsenic	Arsenic	4	74.922	299.688	13.37%
30ZnZinc	Zinc	2	65.380	130.760	5.84%
26FeIron	Iron	2	55.845	111.690	4.98%
	Total	2241.586	100.00%

Synonyms

Argentiferous Tennantite
Fredericite
Fredricite

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1995Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Silver-bearing Tennantite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/silver-bearing-tennantite-25593},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}