CHALCOSTIBITE


Meaning of CHALCOSTIBITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

CuSbS2

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 249.43 gm)

Copper 25.48 % Cu

Antimony 48.81 % Sb

Sulfur 25.71 % S

Empirical Formula:

CuSbS2

Locality:

Wolfsberg, in the Harz Mountains.

Name Origin:

From the Greek chalkos - "copper" and stibi - "antimony."

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[001] Good

Color:

lead gray, blue gray, or dark gray.

Density:

4.75 - 5, Average = 4.87

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habits:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.,

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

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