Hemusite

Formula:  Cu4Cu2SnMoS8

Origin of name:   After locality; from Hemus, old name for Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria

 

Crystal system:  Cubic

Crystal class:  4/m -3 2/m

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Colour:  Gray

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Metallic

Habit:  Rounded isometric grains; aggregates

Hardness:  ~ 4

Specific gravity:  4.47

Cleavage:  None

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