Chabournéite

Formula:  (Tl,Pb)23(Sb,As)91S147

Origin of name:  For locality, Chabourneou Glacier, France

 

Crystal system:  Triclinic

Crystal class:  1

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 16.346 Å, b = 42.602 Å, c = 8.534 Å, α = 95.86°, β = 86.91°, g = 96.88°

 

Colour:  Black

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Submetallic to greasy

Habit:  Crystals, rare, smaller than 1 mm; intergrowths with pierrotite

Hardness  :

Specific gravity:  5.10

Cleavage:  None

Tenacity: Conchoidal fracture

Streak: Brown-red

 

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