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Horsfordite (Horsfordit) |
Collectors Summary
Color | grau, silberweiß |
Streak color | silberweiß |
Lustre | Metallglanz |
Hardness (Mohs) | 4 - 5 |
Cleavages | keine |
Morphology | derb, Anflug |
Chemism
Chemical formula |
Cu5Sb |
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Additional chem. information |
Dieses Mineral wurde diskreditiert! Die Originalproben des in Anatolien beschriebenen Minerals erwisen sich als künstliches Schmelzprodukt dreier Cu/Sb-Legierungen. |
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Chemical composition |
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Analysis wt% |
Cu : 72.30, Sb : 27.70 (Ref: berechnet) |
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Strunz 9th edition incl. updates |
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2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite) |
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Classification by Hölzel |
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2: SULFIDES |
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IMA status |
diskreditiert 2006 |
Optical Properties
grau, silberweiß |
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silberweiß |
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Metallglanz |
Crystallography
Physical Properties
4 - 5 |
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8.8 |
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keine |
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keine |
Preface
Author (Name, Year) |
Laist & Norton, 1888 |
Additional Information |
Benannt nach Eben N. Horsford, (1818-1893), einem amerikanischen Chemiker |
References
-Feinglos, M.N. et al., 2006, Canadian Mineral. 44, S. 409-413
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Other languages
German |
Horsfordit |
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Spanish |
Horsfordita |
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French |
Horsfordite |
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English |
Horsfordite |
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Simplified Chinese |
锑铜矿 |
Alternative Name
German |
Antimonkupfer |
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