Formula: Au3Cu2PbTe2
Origin of name: For Yuri Bilibin, Russian, geologist (1901-1952)
Crystal system: Cubic (possibly pseudocubic)
Crystal class: Unknown
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 4.095 Å
Colour: Light brown, rose-brown, pinkish brown
Diaphaneity: opaque
Luster: Semimetallic
Habit: Massive
Hardness: 4.5
Specific gravity: 14.27
Cleavage: None
Tenacity:
Streak: Gold-brown
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Found in weathering zone of tellurium deposits
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