Dixenite

Formula:  CuMn14Fe(AsO3)5(SiO4)2(AsO4)(OH)6

Origin of name:   From Greek for two and stranger

 

Crystal system:   Hexagonal

Crystal class:   3

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Colour:   Bronze to nearly black

Diaphaneity:  Translucent

Luster:   Metallic to resinous

Habit:   Massive; aggregates of thin folia

Hardness:   3 to 4

Specific gravity:   4.2

Cleavage:   1; {0001} perfect, micaceous

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