Petrovicite

Formula: PbHgCu3BiSe5

Origin of name: after locality Petrovice deposits, Moravia, Czech Republic

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: mm2 or 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour: cream (polished section)

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals tabular, to a few tenths of a mm

Hardness: about 3

Specific gravity: 7.07

Cleavage: 1; poor

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