| Zinkenite | |
|---|---|
Zinkenite, Fargo mine, Stevens County, Washington |
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| General | |
| Category | Sulfosalt minerals |
| Chemical formula | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Strunz classification | 02.JB.35a |
Zinkenite is a steel-gray metallic sulfosalt mineral composed of lead antimony sulfide Pb9Sb22S42. Zinkenite occurs as acicular needle-like crystals.[1]
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, J. K. L. Zincken (1790–1862).[2][3]