OWENSITE


Meaning of OWENSITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27

Environment:

In pyrrhotite which occurs in peridotite and chilled gabbro-pegmatite gabbro.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA

Locality:

The Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt deposit, Kluane District, Yukon Territory, Canada.

Name Origin:

For DeAlton R. Owens (1934- ), Canada Centre for Mineral and energy Technology.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

None

Color:

black.

Density:

4.78

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habits:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, ,

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

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