Sakuraiite

Formula: (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4

Origin of name: for K. Sakurai, Japanese amateur mineralogist

 

Crystal system: cubic or tetragonal

Crystal class: 432 or -43m

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Colour: greenish steel-gray

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Luster: metallic

Habit: massive, exsolution-like texture with stannite in polished section

Hardness: 4

Specific gravity: 4.45

Cleavage: none

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Streak: lead-gray with olive tint

 

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