sperrylite
Sign in to savethumb|Sperrylite on chalcopyrite with [[magnetite, Oktyabersky Mine, Norilsk. Field of view 2.2 cm.]] Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral with the chemical formula and is an opaque metallic tin white mineral which crystallizes in the isometric system with the pyrite group structure. It forms cubic, octahedral or pyritohedral crystals in addition to massive and reniform habits. It has a Mohs hardness of 6–7 and a very high specific gravity of 10.6.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Sperrylite
- Mineral.category
- Arsenide mineral Pyrite group
- Mineral.image
- Sperrylite-195702.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260px
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Spy
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.EB.05a
- Mineral.system
- Isometric
- Mineral.class
- Diploidal (m) H-M symbol: (2/m )
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pa3
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 5.967 Å, Z = 4
- Mineral.color
- Tin white
- Mineral.habit
- Well-formed finely crystalline, massive to reniform
- Mineral.cleavage
- Indistinct on {001}
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 6–7
- Mineral.luster
- Metallic
- Mineral.streak
- Black
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Geologic occurrence
- Structure
- Physical properties
- Discovery
- See also
- References
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thumb|Sperrylite on chalcopyrite with [[magnetite, Oktyabersky Mine, Norilsk. Field of view 2.2 cm.]] Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral with the chemical formula and is an opaque metallic tin white mineral which crystallizes in the isometric system with the pyrite group structure. It forms cubic, octahedral or pyritohedral crystals in addition to massive and reniform habits. It has a Mohs hardness of 6–7 and a very high specific gravity of 10.6.