| Mohite | |
| Category: | Sulfide mineral |
| Formula: | Cu2SnS3 |
| Imasymbol: | Moh[1] |
| Strunz: | 2.CB.15b |
| System: | Monoclinic |
| Class: | Domatic (m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Symmetry: | Cc |
| Unit Cell: | a = 6.64 Å, b = 11.51 Å, c = 19.93 Å; β = 109.75°; Z = 4 |
| Color: | Gray with a greenish tint |
| Habit: | Microscopic grains |
| Mohs: | 4 |
| Luster: | Metallic |
| Streak: | Gray |
| Diaphaneity: | Opaque |
| 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.
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]