Tarkianite

Tarkianite
General
CategorySulfide mineral
Formula(Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S8
Strunz classification2.DB.30
Crystal systemIsometric
Identification
ColorBlack
LusterMetallic
StreakBlack
DiaphaneityOpaque
References

Tarkianite is a rhenium sulfide mineral. Its type locality is the Hitura Nickel Mine in Nivala, Finland. It was approved as the first rhenium mineral in 2003 and formally described in 2004.

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