Platynite

Formula: PbBi2(Se,S)3

Origin of name: from Greek for to broaden

 

Crystal system: hexagonal

Crystal class: -3 2/m

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Colour: white, dark gray to black

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: thin plates or foliae, grains forming aggregates to 1.5 to 2 cm

Hardness: 2

Specific gravity: 7.98

Cleavage: 2; {0001} good, {10-11} fair

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Streak: black, shining

 

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