Tetrahedrite-(Mn)

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Teine Mine
Sapporo City
Ishikari Subprefecture
Hokkaidō Prefecture
Japan
43.0917°, 141.2028°

4recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Isometric
Space group: #210
Cell parameters: a = 10.35953(6) Å

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
38.53%
51SbAntimony Antimony 4 121.760 487.040
29.54%
16SSulfur Sulfur 13 32.060 416.780
25.27%
25MnManganese Manganese 2 54.938 109.876
6.66%
Total 1649.156 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
29CuCopper	Copper	10	63.546	635.460	38.53%
51SbAntimony	Antimony	4	121.760	487.040	29.54%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	13	32.060	416.780	25.27%
25MnManganese	Manganese	2	54.938	109.876	6.66%
	Total	1649.156	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2021-098
Tetrahedriet-(Mn)

In other languages

German: Tetraedrit-(Mn)
Italian: Tetraedrite- · Tetraedrite-(Mn)

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

2.GB

2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
2.GSulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthitesDivision
2.GBNeso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional SGroup
2.GBTetrahedrite-(Mn)Species

Group, growth & confusion

6 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2021Kim, Sung-Yoon, Lee, Go-Eun, Kim, Il-Ho (2021) Charge Transport and Thermoelectric Properties of Mn-Doped Tetrahedrites Cu12-xMnxSb4S13. Korean Journal of Metals and Materials, 59 (5) 329-335 doi:10.3365/kjmm.2021.59.5.329DOI: 10.3365/kjmm.2021.59.5.329
2022(2022) Tetrahedrite-(Mn). Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
2022Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 65. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (1) 143-148 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-143-2022 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-34-143-2022

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Tetrahedrite-(Mn) — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/tetrahedrite-mn-55767},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}