Formula: CuNiSb2
Origin of name: Named after its type locality; Zlatoya Gora (Zolotaya Gora; Zlataya Gora), Soimon Valley, Karabash (Karabasch), Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia
Crystal system: Trigonal
Crystal class: 3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 4.0489 Å, c = 5.1358 Å
Colour: Silver white
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster: Metallic
Habit: Globular, prismatic
Hardness: 4.5
Specific gravity: 8.21
Cleavage: Imperfect [001]
Tenacity:
Streak: Light silver gray
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Found in altered schistose rock (listwenite).
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