Herzenbergite

herzenbergite

teallite

cassiterite

stannite

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Formula: SnS
Sulphide of tin, forms a series with teallite
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 5.22 measured 5.19 calculated
Hardness: 2
Streak: Black
Colour: Black
Solubility: Soluble in hydrochloric and sulphuric acids
Environments

Hydrothermal environments

Herzenbergite is of hydrothermal origin, later than the deposition of cassiterite. Associated minerals include cassiterite, stannite, romarchite, ottemannite, cernyite, berndtite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite and quartz (HOM).

Localities

The type locality is the Maria-Teresa mine, Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, Bolivia.

At the Baimka placer deposit, Aluchinskii Massif, Baimka River, Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin, Kolyma area, Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, minor amounts of herzenbergite, moissanite (?), native lead, cassiterite, troilite, djerfisherite and titanium-bearing magnetite were observed as minute inclusions in native tin (CM 44.1469-1480).

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