Mohite

Sulfosalt mineral

For the Maratha clan, see Mohite (Maratha clan).

Mohite

General
Category| Sulfide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)| Cu2SnS3
IMA symbol| Moh[1]
Strunz classification| 2.CB.15b
Crystal system| Monoclinic
Crystal class| Domatic (m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space group| Cc
Unit cell| a = 6.64 Å, b = 11.51 Å,
c = 19.93 Å; β = 109.75°; Z = 4
Identification
Color| Gray with a greenish tint
Crystal habit| Microscopic grains
Mohs scale hardness| 4
Luster| Metallic
Streak| Gray
Diaphaneity| Opaque
Specific gravity| 4.86 (calculated)
References| [2][3][4]

Mohite is a copper tin sulfide mineral with the chemical formula Cu2SnS3. It is colored greenish gray and leaves a gray streak. It is opaque and has metallic luster. Its crystal system is triclinic pedial. It is rated 4 on the Mohs Scale and has a specific gravity of 4.86.

## Discovery and occurrence[edit]

Mohite was first described in 1982 for an occurrence in the Chatkal-Kuramin Mountains of eastern Uzbekistan. It was named after Günter Harald Moh (1929–1993), University of Heidelberg.[3] It is of hydrothermal origin and occurs associated with tetrahedrite, famatinite, kuramite, mawsonite and emplectite in the type locality in Uzbekistan.[2] It has also been reported from Salamanca Province, Spain; the Organullo Mining District of Salta Province, Argentina; and the Delamar Mountains of Lincoln County, Nevada, US.[2][3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85: 291–320.
2. ^ a b c Handbook of Mineralogy
3. ^ a b c Mohite on Midat.org
4. ^ Webmineral data

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