Sperrylite

Formula: PtAs2

Origin of name: for F. Sperry, Canadian chemist

 

Crystal system: cubic

Crystal class: 2/m -3

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 5.967 Å

 

Colour: tin-white

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: bright metallic

Habit: crystals cubic or cubo-octahedral, may be highly modified

Hardness: 6 to 7

Specific gravity: 10.46 to 10.6

Cleavage: 1; {001} distinct

Tenacity: conchoidal, brittle

Streak: black

 

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