andorite series
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Andorite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula PbAgSb3S6.
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Within Vinony's link graph, andorite series is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to sulfosalt subclass of minerals, Romania and mineral.
Vinony files it under Minerals in space group 33, Orthorhombic minerals and Silver minerals.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Andorite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfosalt mineral
- Mineral.image
- Andorite - Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado, Oruro Department, Bolivia.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Andorite – Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Bolivia. Specimen height is 4.1 cm.
- Mineral.formula
- PbAgSb3S6
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Ado
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.JB.40a
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Pyramidal (mm2) H-M symbol: (mm2)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pn21a (andorite VI, senandorite)
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 12.99, b = 19.14, c = 4.3 [Å]; Z = 4
- Mineral.color
- Dark steel-gray, may tarnish yellow or iridescent; white in polished section
- Mineral.habit
- Crystals stout prismatic to tabular on {100}, striations parallel to [001]; massive
- Mineral.twinning
- On {110}
- Mineral.cleavage
- none observed
- Mineral.fracture
- conchoidal
- Mineral.mohs
- 3 – 3.5
- Mineral.luster
- metallic
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Andorite-190275.jpg
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- streak color
- black
- Commons category
- Andorite
- chemical formula
- AgPbSb₃S₆
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Andorite | category = Sulfosalt mineral | image = Andorite - Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado, Oruro Department, Bolivia.jpg | alt = | caption = Andorite – Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Bolivia. Specimen height is 4.1 cm. | formula = PbAgSb3S6 |IMAsymbol=Ado | strunz = 2.JB.40a | system = Orthorhombic | class = Pyramidal (mm2) H-M symbol: (mm2) | symmetry = Pn21a (andorite VI, senandorite) | unit cell = a = 12.99, b = 19.14, c = 4.3 [Å]; Z = 4 | color = Dark steel-gray, may tarnish yellow or iridescent; white in polished section | habit = Crystals stout prismatic to tabular on {100}, striations parallel to [001]; massive | twinning = On {110} | cleavage = none observed | fracture = conchoidal | mohs = 3 – 3.5 | luster = metallic | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = anisotropic | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = | fluorescence= | absorption = | streak = Black | gravity = 5.33 – 5.37 | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Opaque | other = | references = }}
Andorite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula PbAgSb3S6.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “andorite series” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.