jordanite
Sign in to saveJordanite is a sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula in the monoclinic crystal system, named after the German scientist H. Jordan (1808–1887) who discovered it in 1864.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Jordanite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfosalt minerals
- Mineral.image
- Jordanite-460419.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260px
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Jrd
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.JB.30a
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P21/m
- Mineral.colour
- Lead-grey
- Mineral.cleavage
- Perfect
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 3
- Mineral.lustre
- Metallic
- Mineral.pleochroism
- Visible
- Mineral.streak
- Black
- Mineral.density
- 6.4
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Jordanite-460419.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.JB.30a
- Commons category
- Jordanite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.JB.30a
- type locality (geology)
- Lengenbach quarry
- streak color
- black
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Jrd
- chemical formula
- Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/D.06
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Jordanite is a sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula in the monoclinic crystal system, named after the German scientist H. Jordan (1808–1887) who discovered it in 1864.
Lead-grey in colour (frequently displaying an iridescent tarnish), its streak is black and its lustre is metallic. Jordanite has a hardness of 3 on Mohs scale, has a density of approximately 6.4, and a conchoidal fracture.
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