bilibinskite
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Bilibinskite is an Au – Cu – Pb telluride. It is a rare mineral that was named after Soviet geologist Yuri Bilibin (1901–1952), who researched the geology of gold deposits during the time of the USSR.
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- Subclass of
- sulfide class of minerals
- Named after
- Yuri Bilibin
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.BA.80
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.BA.55
- chemical formula
- Au₃Cu₂Pb·nTeO₂
- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Bb
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Bilibinskite is an Au – Cu – Pb telluride. It is a rare mineral that was named after Soviet geologist Yuri Bilibin (1901–1952), who researched the geology of gold deposits during the time of the USSR.
==Properties== Bilibinskite is a metallic mineral with a color that ranges from opaque bronze-colored to light-brown or brownish-pink. It has a sub-metallic luster, a brown streak color and has no fission. Bilibinskite crystallizes in the cubic system. It has a high relative density of 14.27. The mineral has a hardness of 4.5 to 5 and it is not radioactive.
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