Sinnerite

Formula: Cu6As4S9

Origin of name: for R. von Sinner, Swiss museum official

 

Crystal system: triclinic

Crystal class: 1

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Colour: steel-gray

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: one crystal known, equant, highly twinned

Hardness: 4

Specific gravity: 5.2

Cleavage: none

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Streak: gray-black

 

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