Tetrahedrite-(Zn)

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Horhausen
Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Altenkirchen
Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
50.5884°, 7.5309°

149recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Isometric
Space group: #208
Cell parameters: a = 10.3798(8) Å
Z: 2

Crystal structure

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
38.05%
51SbAntimony Antimony 4 121.760 487.040
29.16%
16SSulfur Sulfur 13 32.060 416.780
24.96%
30ZnZinc Zinc 2 65.380 130.760
7.83%
Total 1670.040 100.00%
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	38.05%
51SbAntimony	Antimony	4	121.760	487.040	29.16%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	13	32.060	416.780	24.96%
30ZnZinc	Zinc	2	65.380	130.760	7.83%
	Total	1670.040	100.00%

Synonyms

Tetrahedriet-(Zn)
Zincian Tetrahedrite
Zn-tetrahedrite

In other languages

German: IMA 18-K · Tetraedrit-(Zn)
Italian: Tetraedrite- · tetraedrite-(Zn)

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

2.GB.05

2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
2.GSulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthitesDivision
2.GBNeso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional SGroup
2.GB.05Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Species

Group, growth & confusion

6 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1964Wuensch, Bernhardt J. (1964) The crystal structure of tetrahedrite, Cu12Sb4S13. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 119 (5). 437-453 doi:10.1524/zkri.1964.119.5-6.437 DOI: 10.1524/zkri.1964.119.5-6.437
1974Charlat, M., Lévy, C. (1974) Substitutions multiples dans la série tennantite-tétraédrite. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 97, 241–250.
1975Charlat, M., Lévy, C. (1975) Influence des principales substitutions sur le paramètre cristallin dans la série tennantite-tétraédrite. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 98, 152–158.
1976Charlat, M., Lévy, C. (1976) Influence des principales substitutions sur les propriétés optiques dans la série tennantite-tétraédrite. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 99, 29–37.
2012Lu, Xu; Morelli, Donald T.; Xia, Yi; Zhou, Fei; Ozolins, Vidvuds; Chi, Hang; Zhou, Xiaoyuan; Uher, Ctirad (2012) High Performance Thermoelectricity in Earth‐Abundant Compounds Based on Natural Mineral Tetrahedrites. Advanced Energy Materials, 3 (3). 342-348 doi:10.1002/aenm.201200650DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201200650

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Tetrahedrite-(Zn) — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/tetrahedrite-zn-53583},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}