DURANUSITE


Meaning of DURANUSITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

As4S

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 331.75 gm)

Arsenic 90.33 % As

Sulfur 9.67 % S

Empirical Formula:

As4S

Environment:

Realgar has been altered by deuteric solutions to form the rare mineral duranusite,

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1973

Locality:

TL: Duranus, Alpes-Meritimes, France. Mina Capillitas, an epithermal deposit in the Province of Catamarca, Argentina.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Physical Properties:

Color:

red.

Density:

4.5

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habits:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., ,

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

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