kobellite
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Kobellite is a gray, fibrous, metallic mineral with the chemical formula . It is also a sulfide mineral consisting of antimony, bismuth, and lead. It is a member of the izoklakeite – berryite series with silver and iron substituting in the copper site and a varying ratio of bismuth, antimony, and lead. It crystallizes with monoclinic pyramidal crystals. The mineral can be found in ores and deposits of Hvena, Sweden; Ouray, Colorado; and Wake County, North Carolina, US. The mineral was named after Wolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803–1882), a German mineralogist.
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Within Vinony's link graph, kobellite is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to sulfide class of minerals, Sweden and iron.
It sits within the topics Antimony minerals, Bismuth minerals and Copper(I) minerals.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Named after
- Wolfgang Franz von Kobell
- Image
- Kobellite-540285.jpg
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- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.HB.10a
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.HB.10a
- Commons category
- Kobellite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Kbl
- chemical formula
- Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/D.08
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Kobellite is a gray, fibrous, metallic mineral with the chemical formula . It is also a sulfide mineral consisting of antimony, bismuth, and lead. It is a member of the izoklakeite – berryite series with silver and iron substituting in the copper site and a varying ratio of bismuth, antimony, and lead. It crystallizes with monoclinic pyramidal crystals. The mineral can be found in ores and deposits of Hvena, Sweden; Ouray, Colorado; and Wake County, North Carolina, US. The mineral was named after Wolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803–1882), a German mineralogist.
==See also== List of minerals List of minerals named after people
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