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Sulfosalt

Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)

Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₂
Crystal systemCubic
ClassSulfosalt
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Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) specimen

Reflected-light photomicrographs of the polished sections which showing occurrences and mineral associations of kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) (Kattr). (a) The greenish-grey grains of kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) (Kattr) in plane-polarized light. (b) Anhedral grains of kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) (Kattr) associated with galena (Gn), sphalerite (Sp) and chalcopyrite (Ccp) in quartz (Qz) and minor pyrosmalite-(Mn) (Pys) and fluorite (Flr). The image is published in an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). — Photo: Shu, Zhengxiang and Shen, Can and Lu, Anhuai and Gu, Xiangping · CC BY-SA 4.0

Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)

Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₂.

It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (space group I-43m). It is a member of the Tetrahedrite structural group.

IMA symbol Kattr-Fe, IMA status: approved, named in 1853.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more K minerals or help write this entry.