Formula: Cr3S4
Origin of name: For Aristides Brezina, Austrian mineralogist (1848-1909), past Director of the Mineralogy-Petrology Section of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria
Crystal system: Monoclinic
Crystal class: 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 5.96 Å, b = 3.425 Å, c = 11.27 Å, b = 91.53°
Color: Brownish gray
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster: Metallic
Habit: Microscopic grains
Hardness:
Specific gravity: 4.12
Cleavage: None
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: From a meteorite in the metal matrix and contiguous to silicate inclusions
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