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Lautite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Lautite, etc.

Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru

Lautite

Gabe Gottes Mine, Saint Jacques vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

Lautite

Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru

Lautite, etc.

Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru

Lautite

Gabe Gottes Mine, Saint Jacques vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

Lautite

Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru

Lautite, etc.

Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru

Lautite

Gabe Gottes Mine, Saint Jacques vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

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About LautiteHide

Pferdegöpel

Rudolph shaft, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Formula:

CuAsS

Colour:

Black, steel-gray with reddish tone

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

4.91

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named by A Frenzel in 1881 for the type locality Lauta near Marienberg, Saxony.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Rudolph shaft, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

This page provides mineralogical data about Lautite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2348

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2348:7

Similar NamesHide

Latite	A rock classification type
Laueite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Mn²⁺Fe₂³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O
Laurite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	RuS₂
Leiteite	A valid IMA mineral species	Zn(As₂O₄)
Leyteite	A variety of 'Bitumen' ['Petroleum']
Liottite	A valid IMA mineral species	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄
Lutite	A synonym of 'Mudstone'
Lydite	A rock subtype

IMA Classification of LautiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1881

Classification of LautiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.CB.40

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.

Dana 8th ed.:

2.12.8.1

2 : SULFIDES
12 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.1.20

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
1 : Sulphides etc. of Cu

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Ltt	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Ltt	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of LautiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black, steel-gray with reddish tone

Streak:

Black

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=239 - 259 - Vickers

Comment:

VHN with 100 g load

Density:

4.91 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.878 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of LautiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CuAsS

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
As	43.934 %
Cu	37.263 %
S	18.803 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Cu, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of LautiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pnma

Cell Parameters:

a = 11.347(4) Å, b = 3.7533(7) Å, c = 5.453(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 3.023 : 1 : 1.453

Unit Cell V:

232.24 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Short to long prismatic [100] crystals and tabular [001]; striated on {001} parallel to [100]. Also massive, fine granular or radiating.

Twinning:

{110}

Crystallographic forms of LautiteHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0010484	Lautite	Bindi L, Catelani T, Chelazzi L, Paola B (2008) Reinvestigation of the crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS Acta Crystallographica E64 i22-i22	2008	Marienberg, Saxony, Germany	293
0009298	Lautite	Craig D C, Stephenson N C (1965) The crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS Acta Crystallographica 19 543-547	1965	Lauta, Saxony, Germany	293
0018614	Lautite	Marumo F, Nowacki W (1964) The crystal structure of lautite and of sinnerite, a new mineral from the Lengenbach Quarry Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 44 439-454	1964	Grube Gabe Gottes near Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Lautite'
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_publ_author_name
'Bindi L'
'Catelani T'
'Chelazzi L'
'Paola B'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section E'
_journal_volume 64 
_journal_year 2008
_journal_page_first i22
_journal_page_last i22
_publ_section_title
;
 Reinvestigation of the crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS
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_database_code_amcsd 0010484
_chemical_compound_source 'Marienberg, Saxony, Germany'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu As S'
_cell_length_a 11.347
_cell_length_b 3.7533
_cell_length_c 5.453
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 232.236
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.877
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n m a'
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  'x,y,z'
  'x,1/2-y,z'
  '-x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
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Cu   0.17454   0.25000   0.06264   0.01650
As   0.01373   0.25000   0.35177   0.00894
S   0.16576   0.75000   0.81960   0.01000
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_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
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_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Cu 0.01710 0.01680 0.01570 0.00000 -0.00150 0.00000
As 0.01050 0.00840 0.00800 0.00000 0.00083 0.00000
S 0.01080 0.01140 0.00790 0.00000 -0.00050 0.00000

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of LautiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Rudolph shaft, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany, 44485.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Galena	Native Arsenic	Proustite
Tennantite Subgroup

Other Language Names for LautiteHide

Dutch:Lautiet

German:Lautit

Russian:Лаутит

Simplified Chinese:辉砷铜矿

Spanish:Lautita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

72 photos of Lautite associated with Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
42 photos of Lautite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
19 photos of Lautite associated with Löllingite	FeAs₂
19 photos of Lautite associated with Native Arsenic	As
10 photos of Lautite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
8 photos of Lautite associated with Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
6 photos of Lautite associated with Safflorite	(Co,Ni,Fe)As₂
6 photos of Lautite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
6 photos of Lautite associated with Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
5 photos of Lautite associated with Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CB.	Richardsite	Zn₂CuGaS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.	Okruginite	Cu₂SnSe₃	Mon. m : Bb
2.CB.	Hanswilkeite	KFeS₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.CB.	Auroselenide	AuSe	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.CB.	Ruizhongite	(Ag₂◻)Pb₃Ge₂S₈	Iso. 43m : I43d
2.CB.	Agmantinite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	Orth.
2.CB.	Tolstykhite	Au₃S₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.	Gachingite	Au(Te_1-xSe_x)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.05a	Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05	'UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn'	Cu₂Fe₃Zn₅S₁₀
2.CB.05a	Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05b	Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	Iso.
2.CB.05c	Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S	Tet.
2.CB.05a	Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.07a	'Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulphide)'	Cu₂MnSnS₄
2.CB.07a	Shenzhuangite	NiFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10b	Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.CB.10b	Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 222
2.CB.10a	Lenaite	AgFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Gallite	CuGaS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Roquesite	CuInS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂	Tet. 42m : P42c
2.CB.10a	'UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn'	Cu₂Fe₂Sn₃S₇
2.CB.10c	Omariniite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	Orth. 222 : I222
2.CB.10a	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	'Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide)'	CuZn₂InS₄
2.CB.10b	Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	Tet. 42m : P42m
2.CB.10a	Laforêtite	AgInS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10b	Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pn3m
2.CB.15a	Velikite	Cu₂HgSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15c	'UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn'	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Ge₂S₁₂ (?)
2.CB.15a	Hocartite	Ag₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)SnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15a	Kësterite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15c	Stannoidite	Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	Orth. 222 : I222
2.CB.15b	Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃	Mon.
2.CB.15a	Černýite	Cu₂CdSnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15a	Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆	Hex.
2.CB.15a	Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.17a v	'Arsenic-bearing Renierite'	Cu₁₁GeAsFe₄S₁₆
2.CB.20	Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	Tet. 42m : P4m2
2.CB.20	Chatkalite	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈	Tet. 42m : P4m2
2.CB.30	'Frieseite'	Ag₂Fe₅S₈ (?)
2.CB.30	Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	'Argyropyrite'	near Ag₂Fe₇S₁₁
2.CB.30	Maikainite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu)₆Mo₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
2.CB.30	Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	Germanocolusite	Cu₂₆V₂(Ge,As)₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.30	Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.30	Ovamboite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu,Zn)₆W₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.35a	Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Renierite	(Cu⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	Tet. 42m : P42c
2.CB.35a	Hemusite	Cu₆SnMoS₈	Iso.
2.CB.35b	Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.35a	Vinciennite	Cu⁺₇Cu²⁺₃Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆	Tet.
2.CB.35a	Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.35a	Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.42	Lingbaoite	AgTe₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.45	Cadmoselite	CdSe	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Rambergite	MnS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.45	Greenockite	CdS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.47	Murchisite	Cr₅S₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31c
2.CB.50	'Zincselenide'	ZnSe
2.CB.50	Wassonite	TiS	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CB.52	'Dzhezkazganite'	ReMoCu₂PbS₆ ?	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.55b	Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CB.55a	Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.60	Raguinite	TlFeS₂	Orth.
2.CB.60	Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.CB.65	Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃	Mon. 2/m
2.CB.65	Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.70	Sulvanite	Cu₃VS₄	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.75	Vulcanite	CuTe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.80	Empressite	AgTe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.85	Muthmannite	AuAgTe₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m

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References for LautiteHide

Reference List:

Frenzel, A. (1881) Mineralogisches. 6. Lautit. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 3: 504-516.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.327-328

Marumo, F., Nowacki, W. (1964) The crystal structure of lautite and of sinnerite, a new mineral from the Lengenbach Quarry. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 44: 439-454. https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/SMPM44_439.pdf

Craig, D. C., Stephenson, N. C. (1965) The crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS. Acta Crystallographica, 19 (4) 543-547 doi:10.1107/s0365110x65003869

Chen, T.T., Dutrizac, J.E. (1978) Lautite and cadmium-rich sphalerite from the Ross mine, Hislop Township, Ontario. The Canadian Mineralogist: 16: 665-669.

Ondruš, P., Veselovský, F., Gabašová, A., Hloušek, J., Šrein, V., Vavřín, I., Skála, R., Sejkora, J., Drábek, M. (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district. Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48 (3-4) 19-147

(2005) Lautite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Bindi, Luca; Catelani, Tiziano; Chelazzi, Laura; Bonazzi, Paola (2008) Reinvestigation of the crystal structure of lautite, CuAsS. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 64 (3). i22 doi:10.1107/s1600536808004492

Localities for LautiteHide

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- 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).

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Argentina
Santa Cruz Province Río Chico Department El Tranquilo project ⓘ Cap-Oeste project	Patagonia Gold plc

Austria
Styria Murtal District Spielberg Flatschach ⓘ Cu deposit (Schönberg) ?	Paar et al. (1979) +1 other reference
ⓘ Weißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben) ?	Paar et al. (1979)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Central Bosnia Canton Kreševo ⓘ Hrmza	JURKOVIĆ (1986)

Canada
Ontario Cochrane District Hislop Township ⓘ Ross Mine	Chen et al. (1978)

Chile
Atacama Copiapó Province Tierra Amarilla Pampa Larga mining district ⓘ Veta Negra Mine	Gerhard Möhn Collection

China
Gansu Gannan Luqu Co. ⓘ La'erma Au-Se deposit	Anthony
Shandong Binzhou Zouping City ⓘ Zouping Mine	Licheng Tang (1989) +1 other reference
Sichuan Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture) Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.) ⓘ Qiongmo Au-Se deposit (Qiongme Au-Se deposit; Quongme Au-Se deposit)	Jiajun Liu et al. (1995)
Tibet Ngari Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.) ⓘ Ga'erqiong Cu-Au deposit	Zhenghua Hu et al. (2012)
Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture) Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.) Xiongcun ore district ⓘ Xiongcun Cu-(Au) deposit	Feng Ding et al. (2012)

Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Region Karlovy Vary District ⓘ Jáchymov	Hloušek et al. (2002)
Ústí nad Labem Region Teplice District Dubí ⓘ Cínovec	Krátký et al. (2026)

France
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Colmar-Ribeauvillé Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines ⓘ Neuenberg	Bari (1982)
Chrétien vein ⓘ Deep adit	De Bondt (n.d.)
Saint Jacques vein ⓘ Gabe Gottes Mine	Dana 7:I:327.
ⓘ Sankt Jakob Mine	This mine worked the same vein as Gabe ... +2 other references

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Ortenaukreis Hausach Hausach ⓘ Hechtsberg quarry	Walenta (1992)
Rottweil Schenkenzell Wittichen Böckelsbach valley ⓘ Sophia Mine	Walenta (1992)
Burgfelsen ⓘ Johann Mine
Heubach Valley ⓘ Anton Mine
ⓘ Schmiedestollen dump	Walenta (1992) +1 other reference
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Vöhrenbach Hammereisenbach-Bregenbach ⓘ Fischerhof	Walenta (1996)
Hesse Darmstadt Darmstadt-Dieburg Mühltal ⓘ Nieder-Beerbach	Fettel (1997)
ⓘ Glasberg quarry	Nickel et al. (1985) +1 other reference
Lower Saxony Goslar District Braunlage ⓘ St Andreasberg
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Marienberg Lauta ⓘ Rudolph shaft (TL)	A. Frenzel (1881)
ⓘ Vater Abraham Mine
Wolkenstein ⓘ Shaft 137	Lapis (2008)
Zwickau District Hartenstein ⓘ Shaft 371	X-ray diffraction analysis +1 other reference

Hungary
Heves County Pétervására District Recsk ⓘ Lahóca Hill	Földessy et al. (2008)

India
Rajasthan Jodhpur Division Sirohi District Deri-Ambaji Zn-Pb-Cu deposit ⓘ Ambaji deposit	Deb (1980)

Iran
West Azerbaijan Province Takab County ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine	Mehrabi et al. (1999) +1 other reference
Zanjan Province Abhar County ⓘ Chargar deposit	Mousavi Motlagh et al. (2019)

Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region Karkaraly ⓘ Abyz	Nikolaeva (2022)

Namibia
Otjozondjupa Region Otavi Constituency Kombat ⓘ Kombat Mine	Dunn (1991)

Peru
La Libertad Sánchez Carrión Province Huamachuco Mundo Nuevo ⓘ Mundo Nuevo Mine	EDS and EMPA-WDS analyzed Frank Keutsch
ⓘ El Gallito adit	Frank Keutsch analysis

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Nowa Ruda Czerwieńczyce ⓘ Słupiec quarry	Lis et al. (1986)
ⓘ Lubin–Głogów mining district	Piestrzyński et al. (2012)
Lubin County ⓘ Lubin	Kucha H. 2007: Mineralogia kruszcowa i ...

Romania
Harghita County ⓘ Ditrău Complex	Hirtopanu (2006)
Maramureș County Târgu Lăpuș ⓘ Răzoare	HÎRTOPANU et al. (2025)

Spain
Andalusia Córdoba Fuente Obejuna ⓘ Navalespino Group of Mines	Carmona Ruiz +2 other references

Switzerland
Valais Martigny Isérables ⓘ Col des Mines	Hügi et al. (1967)

Tonga
Southern Lau Basin ⓘ ABE vent field	Wendt (2013)
ⓘ Kilo Moana vent field	Wendt (2013)

USA
Arizona ⓘ Coconino County	Wenrich (1988) +1 other reference

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