Rohaite

Formula: TlCu5SbS2

Origin of name: for John Rose-Hansen, Danish mineralogist

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 222

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Colour: cream to dull bluish gray in reflected light

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: grains, 0.05 to 0.5 mm

Hardness

Specific gravity: 7.78

Cleavage: none

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