
meneghinite
Sign in to saveMeneghinite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula CuPb13 Sb7S24.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Meneghinite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfosalt mineral
- Mineral.formula
- CuPb13 Sb7S24
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Meg
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.HB.05b
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pbnm
- Mineral.color
- Blackish lead-grey
- Mineral.habit
- Prismatic to acicular, massive
- Mineral.cleavage
- {010} perfect
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.luster
- Metallic
- Mineral.pleochroism
- Weak
- Mineral.streak
- Black shining
- Mineral.gravity
- 6.36
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Opaque
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- Meneghinite-113674.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.HB.05b
- Commons category
- Meneghinite
- chemical formula
- Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.HB.05b
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Meg
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/D.07
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Meneghinite | category = Sulfosalt mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | formula = CuPb13 Sb7S24 | IMAsymbol = Meg | molweight = | strunz = 2.HB.05b | system = Orthorhombic | class = Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | symmetry = Pbnm | color = Blackish lead-grey | habit = Prismatic to acicular, massive | twinning = | cleavage = {010} perfect | fracture = Conchoidal | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = | luster = Metallic | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = Weak | fluorescence= | absorption = | streak = Black shining | gravity = 6.36 | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Opaque | other = | references = }} Meneghinite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula CuPb13 Sb7S24.
In the orthorhombic crystal system, meneghinite has a Mohs hardness of , one perfect cleavage and a conchoidal fracture. It is a blackish lead-grey in colour and gives a black shining streak. Its lustre is metallic.