Toyohaite

Formula: Ag2FeSn3S8

Origin of name: after locality Toyoha mine, Hokkaido, Japan

 

Crystal system: Monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m, 2 or m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 13.349, b = 26.538, c = 4.092, β = 92.77°

 

Colour: Gray, white in reflected light

Diaphaneity: Opaque

Luster: Metallic

Habit: grains 1 to 30 micron in aggregates up to 200 micron

Hardness:  4

Specific gravity: 7.25 (calculated)

Cleavage: none

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Comments: from polished section

 

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