Teallite

Teallite is a sulfide mineral of tin and lead with chemical formula: PbSnS₂. It occurs in hydrothermal veins and is sometimes mined as an ore of tin. Teallite forms soft silvery grey mica-like plates and crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. The Mohs hardness is 1.5 to 2 and the specific gravity is 6.4.

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Teallite was first described in 1904 from its type locality in Santa Rosa, Antequera, Bolivia. It was named for the British geologist Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849-1924).

See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people

References

• web mineral site
• Mindat with location data