lautite
Sign in to saveLautite is a rare mineral belonging to the class of sulfides and sulfosalts with the general formula CuAsS. It is orthorhombic and is known to form up to 2.3 cm long prismatic or flat crystals. It is also found as grains or masses.
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- Subclass of
- sulfide class of minerals
- Named after
- Lauta
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.CB.40
- Commons category
- Lautite
- chemical formula
- CuAsS
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.CB.40
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ltt
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/B.01 – Anhang
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Lautite is a rare mineral belonging to the class of sulfides and sulfosalts with the general formula CuAsS. It is orthorhombic and is known to form up to 2.3 cm long prismatic or flat crystals. It is also found as grains or masses.
First identified by Friedrich August Frenzel in 1880 in the Rudolphschacht mine near Lauta in Saxony, it was named after its type locality.
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