Daubréelite

Formula:  FeCr2S4

Origin of name:  For Gabriel Auguste Daubree (1814-1896), French mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Cubic

Crystal class:  4/m -3 2/m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 9.966 Å

 

Colour:  Black

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Metallic, brilliant

Habit:  Massive, scaly to platy

Hardness:  5

Specific gravity:  3.81

Cleavage:  1; distinct

Tenacity: Brittle

Streak:  Brown

 

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Comments:  From meteorites in small amounts in association with troilite and kamacite

 

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