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abramovite

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Also known as IMA2006-016

Abramovite is a very rare mineral from the sulfides and sulfosalt categories. It has the chemical formula Pb2SnInBiS7. It occurs as tiny elongated lamellar-shaped crystals, up 1 mm × 0.2 mm in size, and is characterized by its non-commensurate structure.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Abramovite
Mineral.category
Sulfides and sulfosalts
Mineral.image
Abramovite.jpg
Mineral.formula
Pb2SnInBiS7
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Abm
Mineral.dana
03.01.03.03
Mineral.strunz
2.HF.25a (10th edition)
Mineral.system
Triclinic
Mineral.class
Pinacoidal () (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P
Mineral.unit cell
a = 23.4 Å, b = 5.77 Å c = 5.83 Å; α = 89.1° β = 89.9°, γ = 91.5°; Z = 4
Mineral.molweight
1,066.44 g/mol
Mineral.color
Silver gray
Mineral.habit
Encrustations – Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix
Mineral.cleavage
Perfect on {100}
Mineral.twinning
Lamellar on {100}
Mineral.streak
Black
Mineral.luster
Metallic

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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.HF.25a
chemical formula
Pb₂SnInBiS₇
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.HF.25a
Commons category
Abramovite
type locality (geology)
Kudriavy volcano
streak color
black
IMA Mineral Symbol
Abm
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  • Formation
  • Type occurrence
  • Related Minerals
  • See also
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Abramovite | category = Sulfides and sulfosalts | image = Abramovite.jpg | caption = | formula = Pb2SnInBiS7 |IMAsymbol=Abm | dana = 03.01.03.03 | strunz = 2.HF.25a (10th edition) | system = Triclinic | class = Pinacoidal () (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P | unit cell = a = 23.4 Å, b = 5.77 Å c = 5.83 Å; α = 89.1° β = 89.9°, γ = 91.5°; Z = 4 | molweight = 1,066.44 g/mol | color = Silver gray | habit = Encrustations – Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix | cleavage = Perfect on {100} | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = | twinning = Lamellar on {100} | streak = Black | luster = Metallic | opticalprop = | refractive = | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = | 2V = | gravity = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Opaque | references = }}

Abramovite is a very rare mineral from the sulfides and sulfosalt categories. It has the chemical formula Pb2SnInBiS7. It occurs as tiny elongated lamellar-shaped crystals, up 1 mm × 0.2 mm in size, and is characterized by its non-commensurate structure.

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