Heyrovskýite

Overview

Pb10AgBi5S18
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	7.11-7.18 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Heyrovskýite - 3.5-4.0  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	white
Streak	gray black

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	orthorhombic - dipyramidal
Cleavage	none
Tenacity	brittle
Fracture	conchoidal
Luster	metallic

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 03.03.03.01

Class: 03

Group: 03.03

Subgroup: 03.03.03 - heyrovskyite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
03.03.03.01	heyrovskýite	Pb10AgBi5S18

Nickel-Strunz Number : 02.JB.40b

Group : 02

Subgroup : JB

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
02.JB.40b	aschamalmite	Pb6Bi2S9
02.JB.40b	heyrovskýite	Pb10AgBi5S18

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