Mercury-bearing Tennantite
A variety of Tennantite Subgroup
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About Mercury-bearing Tennantite
Formula:
Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]As4S13
A variety of Tennantite Subgroup
A mercury-bearing variety of tennantite.
If Hg>Zn/Fe, the material would be the As analogue of tetrahedrite-(Hg).
The Hg content is negatively correlated to both the Fe and, especially, the Zn content, and positively but weakly correlated to the Sb content (Foit & Ulbricht, 2001).
A mercury-bearing variety of tennantite.
If Hg>Zn/Fe, the material would be the As analogue of tetrahedrite-(Hg).
The Hg content is negatively correlated to both the Fe and, especially, the Zn content, and positively but weakly correlated to the Sb content (Foit & Ulbricht, 2001).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
26569 (as Mercury-bearing Tennantite)
3911 (as Tennantite Subgroup)
3911 (as Tennantite Subgroup)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:26569:4 (as Mercury-bearing Tennantite)
mindat:1:1:3911:2 (as Tennantite Subgroup)
mindat:1:1:3911:2 (as Tennantite Subgroup)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
5f87ffcc-1692-4a13-9c09-d62e4e0f9feb (as Mercury-bearing Tennantite)
884dd07a-f628-4abb-aa17-37e955224fb8 (as Tennantite Subgroup)
884dd07a-f628-4abb-aa17-37e955224fb8 (as Tennantite Subgroup)
Chemistry of Mercury-bearing Tennantite
Mindat Formula:
Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]As4S13
Synonyms of Mercury-bearing Tennantite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
10 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Cinnabar | HgS |
7 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Gortdrumite | Cu24Fe2Hg9S23 |
6 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
2 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
2 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Moschellandsbergite | Ag2Hg3 |
2 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
2 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Paraschachnerite | Ag3Hg2 |
2 photos of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Baryte | BaSO4 |
1 photo of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
1 photo of Mercury-bearing Tennantite associated with Mercury | Hg |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Mercury-bearing Tennantite
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References for Mercury-bearing Tennantite
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Localities for Mercury-bearing Tennantite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| C.Auer (2016) |
Ireland | |
| Steed (1983) +2 other references |
USA | |
| Faick (1958) +1 other reference |
Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland