[Content and History] [Recent Issues] [Back Issues] [Subscriptions] [Contacts] See Also: [Diamond Crystals] [Excalibur Minerals] [Hudson Institute] [Minerals on CDROM] Mineral News was founded some twenty years ago and has developed a following of avid mineral collectors seeking timely information about new finds and other items of interest to the collector community. Articles are solicited from collector and scientific authors. General Rhodostannite InformationCu2FeSn3S8 |
Molecular Weight = 851.44 gm |
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Iron 13.12 % Fe |
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Copper 14.93 % Cu |
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Tin 41.83 % Sn |
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Sulfur 30.13 % S |
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100.00 % |
Cu22(Fe2+)Sn3S8 |
As a replacement (alteration) product of stannite. |
Approved IMA 1968 |
Vila Apacheta, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for its reddish color compared to stannite. |
Rhodostannite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 8215 |
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PDF 29-558 |
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Rhodostannite Crystallographya:c = 1:1.41426 |
a = 7.29, c = 10.31, Z = 2; V = 547.92 Den(Calc)= 5.16 |
Tetragonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m) Space Group: I 41/a |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.12(1), 5.93(0.6), 2.58(0.5), |
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| Physical Properties of RhodostanniteReddish gray. |
Opaque |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
4 - Fluorite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of RhodostanniteDistinct , from bluish gray to dark brown. |
Reddish. |
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| Calculated Properties of RhodostanniteBulk Density (Electron Density)=4.70 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Rhodostannite =5.16 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.07 |
Boson Index = 0.93 PERhodostannite = 139.14 barns/electron |
U=PERhodostannite x rElectron Density= 654.35 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Rhodostannite is Not Radioactive | Rhodostannite Classification02.10.03.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4 |
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(02.10.03)Dana Group |
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02.DA.10 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
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02.DA -M:S = 3:4 |
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| Other Rhodostannite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Rhodostannite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Rhodostannite using: Visit our Advertisers for Rhodostannite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Rhodostannite Mineral Data : Ask about Rhodostannite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rhodostannite Specimen Label here :
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