Aleksite
Appearance
Aleksite | |
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General | |
Category | sulfosalt mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | PbBi2Te2S2 |
Crystal system | Trigonal |
Crystal class | 3m |
Space group | P3m1 (no. 164) |
Identification | |
Mohs scale hardness | 2.5 |
Luster | metallic |
Streak | pale green |
Specific gravity | 7.80 |
Aleksite (IMA symbol: Alk[1]) is a rare lead bismuth tellurium sulfosalt mineral with formula PbBi2Te2S2.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Lipovetskii A. G., Borodaev Yu. S. and Zav'yalov E. N. 1978: Aleksite, PbBi2Te2S2, a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznego Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 107, 315-321, in Fleischer M., Chao G. Y. and Mandarino J. A. 1979: New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659 - [1]
- ^ Mindat
- ^ http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/aleksite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy