Seligmannite | |
Category: | Sulfide minerals |
Formula: | PbCuAsS3 |
Imasymbol: | Seli[1] |
Molweight: | 441.87 g/mol |
Strunz: | 2.GA.50 |
System: | Orthorhombic |
Class: | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Symmetry: | Pmmn |
Color: | Lead gray to black |
Habit: | Massive to crystalline |
Twinning: | On very common |
Cleavage: | Indistinct on the,, and |
Fracture: | Conchoidal |
Tenacity: | Brittle |
Mohs: | 3 |
Luster: | Metallic |
Opticalprop: | Anisotropic |
Streak: | Black to chocolate brown |
Density: | 5.38 – 5.44 g/cm3 |
References: | [2] [3] |
Seligmanite is a rare mineral, with the chemical formula PbCuAsS3. Originally described from the Lengenbach Quarry, Valais Canton, Switzerland; it has also been found in the Raura district, Lima Region, Peru; at Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia; and at the Sterling Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, US.