General Information:
Chemical Formula:
IrBiTe
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 528.80 gm)
Bismuth 39.52 % Bi
Tellurium 24.13 % Te
Iridium 36.35 % Ir
Empirical Formula:
IrBiTe
Environment:
A constituent of placer deposits and crushed ores or a chromite deposit.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Locality:
Near the village of Maying, about 230 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Name Origin:
Named after its locality.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
steel black.
Density:
12.72
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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