Formula: ZnSe
Origin of name: for Hans Stille, German geologist
Crystal system: cubic
Crystal class: -43m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: gray
Diaphaneity: opaque to translucent
Luster: metallic
Habit: massive
Hardness: about 5
Specific gravity: 5.29
Cleavage: none
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: seen in polished section only
| Back to Alphabetical list | Colour photos | Thin sections | SEM images | TEM images | vibrational spectra description | IR spectra | Raman spectra | N-IR spectra | F-IR spectra | IES spectra |