LORANDITE


Meaning of LORANDITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

TlAsS2

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 343.44 gm)

Thallium 59.51 % Tl

Arsenic 21.82 % As

Sulfur 18.67 % S

Empirical Formula:

TlAsS2

Locality:

Allchar, near Rozdan, northwest of Salonika, Macedonia.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[100] Perfect, [001] Distinct

Color:

red, carmine red, or blackish lead gray.

Density:

5.5288 - 5.5362, Average = 5.53

Diaphaniety:

Subtransparent

Habits:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

red

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