Mohite

For the Maratha clan, see Mohite (Maratha clan).

Mohite
General
Category	Sulfide mineral
Formula	Cu2SnS3
IMA symbol	Moh
Strunz classification	2.CB.15b
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Crystal class	Domatic (m) (same H-M symbol)
Space group	Cc
Unit cell	a = 6.64 Å, b = 11.51 Å, c = 19.93 Å; β = 109.75°; Z = 4
Identification
Color	Gray with a greenish tint
Crystal habit	Microscopic grains
Mohs scale hardness	4
Luster	Metallic
Streak	Gray
Diaphaneity	Opaque
Specific gravity	4.86 (calculated)
References

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.

Discovery and occurrence

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. It is of hydrothermal origin and occurs associated with tetrahedrite, famatinite, kuramite, mawsonite and emplectite in the type locality in Uzbekistan. 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.