Formula: Ir3Te8
Origin of name: After locality; near Gaotai, China
Crystal system: Cubic
Crystal class: 2/m -3
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Colour: Steel black
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster: Metallic
Habit: Veinlets to 0.5mm wide and 1 mm long, 0.2mm grains forming subhedral granular aggregates
Hardness: 3
Specific gravity: 10.0
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Streak: Black
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