Zinkenite Explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. http://webmineral.com/data/Zinkenite.shtml Webmineral data
3. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/zinkenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
4. http://www.mindat.org/min-4417.html Mindat