WURTZITE


Meaning of WURTZITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Zn,Fe)S

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 97.46 gm)

Zinc 67.10 % Zn

Sulfur 32.90 % S

Empirical Formula:

ZnS

Name Origin:

Named after the French chemist, Ch. A. Wurtze (1817-1884).

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[1010] Good, [0001] Good

Color:

brownish black, orange brown, reddish brown, or black.

Density:

3.98 - 4.08, Average = 4.03

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction., Colloform - Forming from a gel or colloi dal mass.

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Flourite

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Adamantine - Resinous

Streak:

light brown

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