Meneghinite

Meneghinite

Meneghinite

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Meneghinite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula CuPb13 Sb7S24.[4]

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In the orthorhombic crystal system, meneghinite has a Mohs hardness of 2+1⁄2, 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.[4]

Discovered in the Italian Province of Lucca in 1852,[4] it is named after Giuseppe Meneghini (1811–1889) of the University of Pisa, who first observed the species.[5] The Bottino Mine in Lucca is the type locality.[4]

Sample of Meneghinite from the Harvard Museum of Natural History

References

  1. [1]
    Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
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    Mineralienatlas
  3. [3]
    http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/meneghinite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
  4. [4]
    Mindat information page for Meneghinite
  5. [5]
    The Brown Reference Group plc, ed. (2007). "Meneghinite". Treasures of the Earth. De Agostini UK Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7489-7995-0.


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