Formula: Bi6(Te2S3)
Origin of name: After locality; Baksan Valley, Caucasus, Russia
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Crystal class: -3 2/m
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Colour: Steel-gray
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster: Metallic
Habit: Spherical to droplet-like grains and aggregates to 13 mm
Hardness: 1.5 to 2
Specific gravity: 8.1
Cleavage: 1; basal, perfect
Tenacity:
Streak: Black
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