Pääkkönenite

Formula: Sb2AsS2

Origin of name: for Victor Pääkkönen, Finnish mineralogist

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: dark gray

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: irregular grains to 0.4 mm

Hardness: 2 to 2.5

Specific gravity: 5.21

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Streak: gray with brownish tint

 

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