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Sulfosalt

Tennantite-(Cd)

Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂₎As₄S₁₃
Crystal systemCubic
ClassSulfosalt
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Tennantite-(Cd) specimen

Tennantite-(Cd), as anhedral grains in baryte with blue aldridgeite. Holotype material (catalogue number 97773). The image is published in an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). — Photo: Cristian Biagioni, Anatoly Kasatkin, Jiří Sejkora, Fabrizio Nestola and Radek Škoda · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tennantite-(Cd)

Tennantite-(Cd) is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂₎As₄S₁₃.

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

IMA symbol Tnt-Cd, IMA status: approved, named in 2022.

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 T minerals or help write this entry.