Belendorffite

Formula:  Hg6Cu7

Origin of name:  For Klaus Belendorff, German mineral collector

 

Crystal system: Hexagonal

Crystal class:  3m

Twinning:

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Colour:  Silvery

Diaphaneity:

Luster:  Metallic

Habit:  A globular nodule, 6.1 grams

Hardness: 1.5 to 3.5

Specific gravity:  13.2

Cleavage:  None

Tenacity:

Streak:  Silvery

 

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Comments:  Dimorphous with kolymite; tarnishes yellow to blackish brown

 

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