Formula: (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Origin of name: for Vasil Atanasov (1933-), Russian mineralogist, Higher Institute of Mining and Geology, Sofia (Bulgaria).
Crystal system: Cubic/isometric
Crystal class: 4 3m
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 8.922
Colour: Steel gray
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster: Metallic
Habit: Irregular to platy grains to 35 x 100 micron
Hardness: 5-5.5
Specific gravity: 8,79
Cleavage: None
Tenacity:
Streak: Black
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