Mohite

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

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
General
Category	Sulfide mineral
Formula	Cu2SnS3
IMA symbol	Moh[1]
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	[2][3][4]

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.^[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]