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Stannoidite

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Stannoidite

Ex Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo, Japan
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Tada Mine, Inagawa-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.9 × 1.4 cm
Weight: 
3.00gr
Description

Stannoidite is a Cu-Fe-Zn-Sn sulphide and very rare in specimens from any worldwide locality. Here is bronze-grey metallic stannoidite scattered amongst iridescent, golden-metallic chalcopyrite in quartz matrix.

The Tada mine was a copper-tin-silver mine, started in 1211 (described in ancient document), closed in 1973. A rare classic, comes with yellowed Hori label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stannoidite

Formula: 
Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Strunz: 
2.CB.15c
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Konjo mine, Aida, Mito-cho, Okayama prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu Island, Japan

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