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Stephanite is a silver antimony sulfosalt mineral with formula: Ag5SbS4. It is composed of 68.8% silver, and sometimes is of importance as an ore of this metal.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Stephanite
Mineral.category
Sulfosalt mineral
Mineral.image
Stephanite-oldeuro-119a.jpg
Mineral.formula
Ag5SbS4
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Sph
Mineral.strunz
2.GB.10
Mineral.dana
03.02.04.01
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic
Mineral.class
Pyramidal (mm2) H-M symbol: (mm2)
Mineral.symmetry
Cmc21
Mineral.colour
Lead grey to black
Mineral.habit
Tabular, pseudo-hexagonal crystals; massive
Mineral.twinning
Common on [110] repeated, forms pseudohexagonal groupings
Mineral.cleavage
Imperfect on {010}, poor on {021}
Mineral.fracture
Subconchoidal
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
2.0–2.5
Mineral.lustre
Metallic

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