Sugakiite
Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for Asahiko Sugaki (b. 1923) of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 2005 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
02.07.02.02 |
| (02) Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | |
| (02.07) where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=9:8 | |
| (02.07.02) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
02.BB.15c |
| (02) Sulfides | |
| (02.B) Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) | |
| (02.BB) With Ni, Fe | |
| Crystal system: | Tetragonal System |
| Point group (H-M): | 4/mmm (or 4/m 2/m 2/m) — ditetragonal-dipyramidal |