| Zinkenite | |
|---|---|
 Zinkenite, Fargo mine, Stevens County, Washington | |
| General | |
| Category | Sulfosalt minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| IMA symbol | Zkn[1] |
| Strunz classification | 2.JB.35a |
| Crystal system | Hexagonal |
| Crystal class | Pyramidal (6) H-M symbol: (6) |
| Space group | P63 |
Zinkenite is a steel-gray metallic sulfosalt mineral composed of lead antimony sulfide Pb9Sb22S42. Zinkenite occurs as acicular needle-like crystals.[2]
It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in the Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and named after its discoverer, German mineralogist and mining geologist, Johann Karl Ludwig Zinken (1790–1862).[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ http://webmineral.com/data/Zinkenite.shtml Webmineral data
- ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/zinkenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-4417.html Mindat