Nadorite

Formula: PbSbO2Cl

Origin of name: after locality Djebel Nador, Qacentina, Algeria

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

Twinning: common on {101}

Unit cell: a = 5.60 Å, b = 5.44 Å, c = 12.22 Å

 

Colour: grayish brown, brownish yellow to yellow

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Luster: resinous to adamantine

Habit: crystals tabular or prismatic, or lenticular with octagonal or square outline, divergent or subparallel groups

Hardness: 3.5 to 4

Specific gravity: 7.02

Cleavage: 1; {010} perfect

Tenacity: brittle

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