Vulcanite
CuTe [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for the locality : Good Hope mine, Vulcan, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1961 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
02.08.13.01 |
| (02) Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | |
| (02.08) where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 | |
| (02.08.13) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
02.CB.75 |
| (02) Sulfides | |
| (02.C) Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) | |
| (02.CB) With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc. | |
| Crystal system: | Orthorhombic System |
| Point group (H-M): | mmm (or 2/m 2/m 2/m) — dipyramidal |