Stoiberite

Formula: Cu5V2O10

Origin of name: for Richard Stoiber, American geologist

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

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Colour: black, reddish brown on thin edges

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Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals platy to 100 micron, polycrystalline aggregates

Hardness

Specific gravity: 4.96

Cleavage: none

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Streak: reddish brown

 

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