Zinkenite
| Zinkenite | |
|---|---|
Zinkenite, Fargo mine, Stevens County, Washington | |
| General | |
| Category | Sulfosalt minerals |
| Formula | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| IMA symbol | Zkn |
| 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.
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).