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Tetrahedrite Group

A group of related mineral species

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Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Freibergite Subgroup

Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Tennantite Subgroup, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia

Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Freibergite Subgroup

Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Tennantite Subgroup, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia

Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Freibergite Subgroup

Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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About Tetrahedrite GroupHide

Formula:

^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

A = Cu⁺, Ag⁺, ☐;
note that A₆ can also be a metal-metal bonded (hence charge deficient) [Ag₆]⁴⁺ cluster (i.e. as in kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe));

B = Cu⁺, Ag⁺;
C = Zn²⁺, Fe²⁺, Hg²⁺, Cd²⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cu⁺, Fe³⁺;

D = Sb³⁺, As³⁺, Bi³⁺, Te⁴⁺;

Y = S^2-, Se^2-;
Z = S^2-, Se^2-, ☐.

The tetrahedrite group is currently (as of 2024) divided into ten different subgroups on the basis of the A, B, D, and Y constituents. The nature of the dominant C constituent is made explicit using a hyphenated suffix between parentheses.
The new nomenclature and classification of the tetrahedrite group was approved by the IMA in 2019 (proposal 18-K) and published by Biagioni et al. (2020).

A Bi-dominant composition, which probably represents a new species, has been reported by Gołębiowska et al. (2012).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29338

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29338:7

IMA Classification of Tetrahedrite GroupHide

IMA status notes:

IMA Approved Group Name

Approval history:

2019. Nomenclature and classification of the tetrahedrite group approved (IMA proposal 18-K)

Chemistry of Tetrahedrite GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

A = Cu⁺, Ag⁺, ☐;
note that A₆ can also be a metal-metal bonded (hence charge deficient) [Ag₆]⁴⁺ cluster (i.e. as in kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe));

B = Cu⁺, Ag⁺;
C = Zn²⁺, Fe²⁺, Hg²⁺, Cd²⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cu⁺, Fe³⁺;

D = Sb³⁺, As³⁺, Bi³⁺, Te⁴⁺;

Y = S^2-, Se^2-;
Z = S^2-, Se^2-, ☐.

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
Cu	45.76 %
Sb	29.23 %
S	25.01 %
Total:	100 %

wt%

	2
Cu	18.7 %
Zn	1.4 %
Ag	26.8 %
Fe	4.4 %
Sb	24.5 %
As	0.6 %
S	23.4 %
Total:	99.8 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
2	(Ag_4.43Cu_1.24)(Cu_4.00(Fe_1.40Zn_0.38))(Sb_3.58As_0.14)S₁₂S
3	(Cu_11.30Ag_0.03)_Σ11.33(Sb_0.80As_0.57Bi_0.06Te_2.57)_Σ4.00(S_12.83Se_0.20)_Σ13.03
4	^M(2)Cu₆ ^M(1)[Cu_4.00(Ni_0.97Cu_0.53Fe_0.50)_Σ2.00]^X(3)_Σ6.00(As_2.94Sb_1.06)_Σ4S_12.77
1	Cu_11.42Zn_0.26Fe_0.19(Sb_4.06As_0.08)_Σ4.14S_12.99

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Medvedza magnesite body, Bankov magnesite deposit, Košice I, Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia	Sejkora, Jiří; Biagioni, Cristian; Števko, Martin; Musetti, Silvia; Peterec, Dušan (2024) Tetrahedrite-(Cu), Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃, from Bankov near Košice, Slovak Republic: a new member of the tetrahedrite group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (4). 392-399 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.24	empirical formula: by electron-microprobe, from average of 17 analytical spots; the wt.% data is the requirement for the ideal formula
2	Trout Bay Copper Mine, Mulcahy Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada	Cabri, L. J., Harris, D. C., Stewart, J. M. (1970) Paracostibite (CoSbS) and nisbite (NiSb2), new minerals from the Red Lake area, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (2) 232-246	EMPA analysis of tetrahedrite group mineral from a massive base-metal sulphide ore in which the principal opaque minerals consist of coarse grains and inclusions of pyrrhotite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. There are lesser amounts of galena, marcasite, arsenopyrite, cobaltite, pyrargyrite, paracostibite, gudmundite, stannite, argentotetrahedrite-(Fe), silver, allrargentum,ilmenite, breithauptite, cassiterite and nisbite.
3	Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA	Musetti, Silvia, Sejkora, Jiří, Biagioni, Cristian, Dolníček, Zdeněk (2023) Tellurium-rich stibiogoldfieldite and Se-bearing dantopaite from Goldfield, Nevada, USA: new crystal chemical data. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (1) 40-48 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.77	Te-rich variety (associated with Se-rich dantopaite)
4	Luobusha ophiolite, Qusum Co., Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China	Wang et al. (2023)	by EPMA (WDS); empirical formula basis: total cations = 16 apfu

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0014882	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014881	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014880	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014879	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014878	Goldfieldite	Pohl D, Liessmann W, Okrugin V M (1996) Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 1-8	1996	Ozernoya deposit, Kamchatka, Russia	293
0014485	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Peterson R C, Miller I (1986) Crystal structure and cation distribution in freibergite and tetrahedrite Mineralogical Magazine 50 717-721	1986	Turquetil Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada	293
0014484	Freibergite Subgroup	Peterson R C, Miller I (1986) Crystal structure and cation distribution in freibergite and tetrahedrite Mineralogical Magazine 50 717-721	1986	Keno Hill, Yukon, Canada	293
0010519	Tennantite Subgroup	Pauling L, Neumann E W (1934) The crystal structure of binnite, (Cu,Fe)12As4S13, and the chemical composition and structure of minerals of the tetrahedrite group Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 88 54-62	1934	Lengenbach quarry, Binnatal, Switzerland	293
0006002	Tennantite Subgroup	Makovicky E, Karanovic L, Poleti D, Balic-Zunic T, Paar W H (2005) Crystal structure of copper-rich unsubstituted tennantite, Cu12.5As4S13 The Canadian Mineralogist 43 679-688	2005		293
0003196	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample E5 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163	2004		293
0003195	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample C2 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163	2004		293
0003194	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample E3 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163	2004		293
0003193	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Foit F F, Hughes J M (2004) Structural variations in mercurian tetrahedrite Sample A2 from the Spring Creek Claims in Harney County, Oregon American Mineralogist 89 159-163	2004		293
0014609	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17	1993		293
0014608	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17	1993		293
0014607	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17	1993		293
0014610	Freibergite Subgroup	Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zayakina N V, Samusikov V P (1993) Crystal structure features of minerals from a series of tetrahedrite-freibergite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 15 9-17	1993		293
0000964	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Johnson M L, Burnham C W (1985) Crystal structure refinement of an arsenic-bearing argentian tetrahedrite American Mineralogist 70 165-170	1985		293
0005172	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Makovicky E, Skinner B J (1979) Studies of the sulfosalts of copper VII. Crystal structures of the exolution products Cu12.3Sb4S13 and Cu13.8Sb4S13 of unsubstituted synthetic tetrahedrite The Canadian Mineralogist 17 619-634	1979		293
0005171	Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Makovicky E, Skinner B J (1979) Studies of the sulfosalts of copper VII. Crystal structures of the exolution products Cu12.3Sb4S13 and Cu13.8Sb4S13 of unsubstituted synthetic tetrahedrite The Canadian Mineralogist 17 619-634	1979		293
0014744	Tennantite Subgroup	Edenharter A, Koto K, Nowacki W (1971) Uber pearceit, polybasit und binnit Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1971 337-341	1971		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Rietveld analysis of selenium-bearing goldfieldites
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
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Cu1   0.25000   0.50000   0.00000   1.00000
Cu2   0.19600   0.00000   0.00000   0.91700
Te   0.26300   0.26300   0.26300   0.67500
Sb   0.26300   0.26300   0.26300   0.22500
As   0.26300   0.26300   0.26300   0.10000
S1   0.11800   0.11800   0.35900   0.93000
Se1   0.11800   0.11800   0.35900   0.07000

Synonyms of Tetrahedrite GroupHide

Grey Copper Ore

Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series

Relationship of Tetrahedrite Group to other SpeciesHide

Tetrahedrite Group Members:

Annivite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Bi₄S₁₂S
Annivite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Bi₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
'Unnamed (Cu-analogue of annivite-(Zn))'	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu₂)Bi₄S₁₂S
Arsenofreibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S_0-1
Argentotennantite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Argentotennantite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1	Iso. 43m : I43m
Argentotetrahedrite-(Cd)	Ag₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg)	Ag₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
Giraudite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)As₄Se₁₂Se
Giraudite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Goldfieldite Subgroup	(Cu₄(◻,Cu)₂(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)((Te,Sb,As)₂Te₂)S₁₂S
Arsenogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Goldfieldite	(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)Te₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Stibiogoldfieldite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Hakite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se
Hakite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Hakite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Hakite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Hakite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Rozhdestvenskayaite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Ag₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1
Kenorozhdestvenskayaite-(Fe)	[Ag₆]⁴⁺(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂◻	Iso. 43m : I43m
Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Ag₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
'UM1992-21-S:AgFeSb'	Ag₆(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso.
Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Cu)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(In)	Cu₆(Cu₅In)As₄S₁₃	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Mn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Mn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Ni)	Cu₆(Cu₄Ni₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Cd)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	Cu₆(Cu₄Cu²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Mn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Mn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Ni)	Cu₆(Cu₄Ni₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : F43m
Ústalečite Subgroup	(Cu₄(◻,Cu)₂(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)((Te,Sb,As)₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se
Arsenoústalečite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(As₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Stibioústalečite	(Cu₄Cu₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)(Sb₂Te₂)Se₁₂Se	Iso. 43m : I43m
Zvěstovite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Ag₄ C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S_0-1
Zvěstovite-(Fe)	Ag₆(Ag₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso. 43m : I43m
Zvěstovite-(Zn)	Ag₆(Ag₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S	Iso.
Pošepnýite	(Cu⁺₃◻₃)(Hg²⁺₄Cu⁺₂)Sb₄Se₁₂(Se_0.5◻_0.5)	Iso. 43m : I43m

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Yavuz, Fuat (2024): WinTtrclas, A Windows program for tetrahedrite group minerals. Periodico di Mineralogia 93, 127-145. https://doi.org/10.13133/2239-1002/18544 -> https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/periodico_di_mineralogia/article/view/18544/17189

King, R. J. (2001) The tetrahedrite group. Geology Today, 17 (2) 77-80 doi:10.1046/j.0266-6979.2001.00268.x

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Austria
Salzburg St. Johann im Pongau District Grossarl Unterberg ⓘ Gruber Quarry	[Tennantite Subgroup] Strasser (1989)

Bolivia
Cochabamba Chapare Province ⓘ Alto Chapare mining district	[Tennantite Subgroup] Alfredo Petrov collection. XRD by Dr. Jaroslav Hyrsl (Karlovy University, Prague)
La Paz José Manuel Pando Province ⓘ Berenguela mining district	[Tennantite-(Cd)] Miyawaki et al. (2022) +1 other reference

Canada
British Columbia Clinton Mining Division Taseko Lake Area Upper Taseko River (Battlement Creek) ⓘ Taylor-Windfall Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Thompson (1951)
Nicola Mining Division Coquihalla Pass ⓘ Keystone Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup var: Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite] R. O. Meyer collection
Vancouver Mining Division Brandywine Creek Van Silver Property ⓘ Silver tunnel	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup, Tetrahedrite-(Zn)] Woodside et al. (2000)
Ontario Sudbury District Unorganized North Sudbury District Huffman Township ⓘ Namex prospect	[Tetrahedrite-(Zn)] Biagioni et al. (2020)
Yukon Mayo mining district ⓘ Keno Hill	[Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)] CNMNC Newsletter No. 35 +1 other reference

Chile
Arica y Parinacota Parinacota Province Ticnamar area ⓘ Choquelimpie Mine	[Tennantite-(Mn)] Miyawaki et al. (2022)
Atacama Copiapó Province ⓘ Copiapó	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] von Kobell (1865)

China
Henan Nanyang Tongbai County Weishancheng ore field ⓘ Yindongpo Mine	[Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn), Kenorozhdestvenskayaite-(Fe)] Miyawaki et al. (2021) +1 other reference
Hunan Xiangxi Baojing Co. ⓘ Dongping Mine	[Argentotetrahedrite-(Hg)] Miyawaki et al. (2021)
Tibet Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture) Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.) ⓘ Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")	[Tennantite-(Ni), Tetrahedrite-(Ni)] Miyawaki et al. (2021) +1 other reference

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region Benešov District Zvěstov ⓘ Zvěstov deposit	[Zvěstovite-(Zn)] Sejkora et al. (2021)
Beroun District Chaloupky Neřežín ⓘ Jedová hora (Dědova hora; Giftberg)	[Tetrahedrite-(Hg)] Miyawaki et al. (2019) +2 other references
Příbram District Háje ⓘ Uranium Mine No. 16	[Pošepnýite] Miyawaki et al. (2020)
ⓘ Mine dump	[Hakite-(Cd), Hakite-(Fe), Hakite-(Zn)] Miyawaki et al. (2022) +1 other reference
Radětice Radětice shaft ⓘ S1 vein	[Tetrahedrite-(Cd)] Bosi et al. (2023) +2 other references
Karlovy Vary Region Karlovy Vary District Jáchymov Rovnost Mine ⓘ Geister vein	[Annivite-(Zn)] Sejkora et al. (2025)
Plzeň Region Klatovy District Nalžovské Hory Ústaleč ⓘ Ústaleč U occurrence (Austaletz U occurrence)	[Arsenoústalečite, Stibioústalečite] Miyawaki et al. (2021) +1 other reference
South Bohemian Region Písek District Kovářov Předbořice ⓘ Předbořice deposit	[Hakite-(Hg)] Johan et al. (1971) +1 other reference

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble Susville ⓘ Villaret pit	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Haudour et al. (1954) +1 other reference
Puy-de-Dôme Issoire Le Vernet-Chaméane ⓘ Chaméane Uranium Deposit	[Giraudite-(Zn)] Johan et al. (1982) +1 other reference
Grand Est Bas-Rhin Molsheim Schirmeck ⓘ Schirmeck tunnel	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Alain Steinmetz and Thierry Brunsperger ...
Occitanie Ariège Saint-Girons Alzen ⓘ Lina Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Inventaire mineralogique de l'Ariege ( Edition BRGM 1984) +1 other reference

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Altenkirchen Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld ⓘ Horhausen	[Tetrahedrite-(Zn)] Franco Luca Bonino +1 other reference
Saxony Mittelsachsen Brand-Erbisdorf ⓘ Himmelsfürst Mine	[Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)] Biagioni et al. (2020)
Freiberg Himmelfahrt Mine ⓘ Reiche Zeche mine	[Freibergite Subgroup] Wittern (2001)
Zug Beschert Glück Mine ⓘ Hab Acht Mine	[Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)] Biagioni et al. (2020)

Greece
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Evros Alexandroupoli ⓘ Pefka deposit	[Arsenogoldfieldite, Tennantite-(In)] Voudouris et al. (2022) +1 other reference

Ireland
Munster Cork County Mizen Peninsula Ballydehob Audley Mines ⓘ Ballycummisk Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Flannery (n.d.)
Tipperary County Monard ⓘ Gortdrum Mine	[Tennantite Subgroup] Stephen Moreton and Barry Flannery ... +1 other reference
Silvermines District ⓘ Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines)	[Tennantite Subgroup, Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Moreton (1999)

Italy
Tuscany Lucca Province Pietrasanta Valdicastello Carducci ⓘ Pollone Mine	[Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)] Miyawaki et al. (2020) +1 other reference
Stazzema ⓘ Bottino Mine ?	[Freibergite Subgroup] Benvenuti M. et al. (1992/93)
Pontestazzemese ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup, Tetrahedrite-(Hg)] [AmMin 87:182]
Massa-Carrara Province Carrara Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin) ⓘ Fantiscritti	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Orlandi et al. (2009) +1 other reference
Massa ⓘ Frigido Mine	[Tetrahedrite-(Fe)] Biagioni et al. (2020)

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Ishikari Subprefecture Sapporo City ⓘ Teine Mine	[Tetrahedrite-(Mn)] Miyawaki et al. (2022)

Kazakhstan
Akmola Region Stepnogorsk Aksu (Aqsu) ⓘ Kvartsitovje Gorki gold deposit (Quartzite Hills)	[Argentotennantite-(Zn)] Spiridonov et al. (1986) +1 other reference
Karaganda Region ⓘ Dzhezkazgan mining district	[Tennantite Subgroup] Evseev (1995)

Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality Moctezuma ⓘ Moctezuma Mine	[Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)] Welch et al. (2018)

Namibia
Oshikoto Region Tsumeb ⓘ Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine)	[Tennantite Subgroup] Rocks & Min.: 62:440. +2 other references

Peru
Ancash Bolognesi Province Huallanca District Huallanca ⓘ Mercedes Mine (Merced Mine)	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Crowley et al. (1997)
Huanzala ⓘ Huanzala Mine	[Tennantite Subgroup] IMAI (1999) +1 other reference
Pallasca Province Pampas District ⓘ Pasto Bueno	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] collections of Rock Currier +4 other references
Arequipa Castilla Province Chachas District ⓘ Layo deposit	[Tennantite-(Cu)] Marcoux et al. (1994) +2 other references
Huancavelica Castrovirreyna Province Santa Ana District ⓘ San Genaro Mine	[Argentotennantite-(Fe)] Sejkora et al. (2024) +1 other reference
La Libertad Santiago de Chuco Province Quiruvilca District ⓘ Quiruvilca Mine	[Tennantite Subgroup] Burkart-Baumann +1 other reference
Lima Huarochirí Province Chicla District Casapalca ⓘ Casapalca Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Betts (n.d.) +2 other references

Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] RWMW specimen
Tuva Ovyursky District ⓘ Ulatayskoe Ag-Cu-Co occurrence	[Zvěstovite-(Fe)] Sejkora et al. (2021) +1 other reference

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Žarnovica District Rudno nad Hronom ⓘ Rudno nad Hronom-Brehy deposit	[Argentotetrahedrite-(Cd)] Miyawaki et al. (2022) +2 other references
Žiar nad Hronom District Kremnica ⓘ Kremnica Au-Ag deposit	[Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)] Miyawaki et al. (2021) +2 other references
Košice Region Košice Košice I Bankov magnesite deposit ⓘ Medvedza magnesite body (stope K 401)	[Tetrahedrite-(Cu)] Miyawaki et al. (2022) +1 other reference
Rožňava District Rožňava ⓘ Rožňava Mine	[Tetrahedrite-(Hg)] Miyawaki et al. (2019) +2 other references

Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry	[Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn), Tennantite-(Hg), Tennantite-(Zn)] SEM-EDS by Joy Desor +1 other reference

UK
England ⓘ Cornwall	[Tennantite Subgroup, Tennantite-(Fe)] Phillips Quart. Jour. Sci. & Arts of ...
Lanreath ⓘ Herodsfoot Mine (North Herodsfoot Mine)	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Hall (1868) +1 other reference

USA
Nevada Esmeralda County Goldfield Mining District Goldfield ⓘ Mohawk Mine	[Goldfieldite, Stibiogoldfieldite] ZVMO 107 (1978) +1 other reference
Utah East Tintic Mountains Tintic Mining District Mammoth North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine) ⓘ Upper dumps	[Arsenogoldfieldite, Goldfieldite] Collected by and in the collection of ...
Washington King County Snoqualmie Mining District Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River ⓘ Pedro Claim	[Tetrahedrite Subgroup] Rick Dilhoff personal collection

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