General Information:
Chemical Formula:
PbSnS2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 390.04 gm)
Tin 30.44 % Sn
Lead 53.12 % Pb
Sulfur 16.44 % S
Empirical Formula:
PbSnS2
Locality:
Silver mines of Santa Rosa, Antequera, Bolivia.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[001] Perfect
Color:
lead gray, grayish black, or iron gray.
Density:
6.4
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Micaceous - Platy texture with "flexible" plates., ,
Hardness:
1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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