Robinsonite

Formula: Pb4Sb6S13

Origin of name: for S. Robinson, Canadian mineralogist

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

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Colour: bluish lead-gray

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals slender prismatic, striated, massive, fibrous to compact

Hardness: 2.5 to 3

Specific gravity: 5.20 to 5.34

Cleavage: none

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