seligmannite
Sign in to saveSeligmanite is a rare mineral, with the chemical formula PbCuAsS3. Originally described from the Lengenbach Quarry, Valais Canton, Switzerland; it has also been found in the Raura district, Lima Region, Peru; at Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia; and at the Sterling Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, US.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Seligmannite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfide minerals
- Mineral.image
- Seligmannite-217331.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Seligmannite from Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
- Mineral.formula
- PbCuAsS3
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Seli
- Mineral.molweight
- 441.87 g/mol
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.GA.50
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pmmn
- Mineral.color
- Lead gray to black
- Mineral.habit
- Massive to crystalline
- Mineral.twinning
- On {110} very common
- Mineral.cleavage
- Indistinct on the {001}, {100}, and {010}
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 3
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- Image
- Seligmannite-217331.jpg
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- Seligmannite
- chemical formula
- CuPbAsS₃
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.GA.50
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.GA.50
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Seli
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/D.04a
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Seligmannite | category = Sulfide minerals | image = Seligmannite-217331.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Seligmannite from Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru | formula = PbCuAsS3 | IMAsymbol = Seli | molweight = 441.87 g/mol | strunz = 2.GA.50 | system = Orthorhombic | class = Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | symmetry = Pmmn | color = Lead gray to black | habit = Massive to crystalline | twinning = On {110} very common | cleavage = Indistinct on the {001}, {100}, and {010} | fracture = Conchoidal | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 3 | luster = Metallic | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = Anisotropic | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = | fluorescence= | absorption = | streak = Black to chocolate brown | gravity = | density = 5.38 – 5.44 g/cm3 | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = | other = | references = }}
Seligmanite is a rare mineral, with the chemical formula PbCuAsS3. Originally described from the Lengenbach Quarry, Valais Canton, Switzerland; it has also been found in the Raura district, Lima Region, Peru; at Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia; and at the Sterling Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, US.