Kuramite

kuramite

goldfieldite

famatinite

emplectite

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Formula: Cu3SnS4
Sulphide, stannite group, copper- and tin- bearing mineral
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Specific gravity: 4.56 calculated
Hardness: 5
Common impurities: Fe,Zn,In
Environments

Hydrothermal environments

Localities

At the type locality, the Kockbulak mine, Ohangaron District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan, kuramite occurs in gold–sulphide–quartz veins, as inclusions in goldfieldite. Associated minerals include goldfieldite, famatinite, hessite, petzite, sylvanite, altaite, gold, chalcostibite, emplectite, mohite, mawsonite and cassiterite (HOM).

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