Schirmerite

Formula: Ag3Pb3-6Bi9-7S18

Origin of name: for J. Schirmer, American bureaucrat

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour: lead-gray to iron-black

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: massive, fine granular

Hardness: 2

Specific gravity: 6.74

Cleavage: none

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