Owensite

Formula: (Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27

Origin of name: for DeAlton Owens, Canadian mineralogist

 

Crystal system: cubic

Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m

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Colour: black (?), gray (?)

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: anhedral grains to 43 by 110 micron

Hardness: 3.5

Specific gravity: 4.78

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Streak: black

 

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