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

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Within Vinony's link graph, meneghinite is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Mohs scale of mineral hardness, orthorhombic crystal system and International Standard Book Number.

Vinony files it under Antimony minerals, Copper(I) minerals and Lead minerals.

Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Meneghinite
Mineral.category
Sulfosalt mineral
Mineral.formula
CuPb13 Sb7S24
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Meg
Mineral.strunz
2.HB.05b
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic
Mineral.class
Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
Pbnm
Mineral.color
Blackish lead-grey
Mineral.habit
Prismatic to acicular, massive
Mineral.cleavage
{010} perfect
Mineral.fracture
Conchoidal
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.luster
Metallic
Mineral.pleochroism
Weak
Mineral.streak
Black shining
Mineral.gravity
6.36
Mineral.diaphaneity
Opaque

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Wikidata facts

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Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.HB.05b
Commons category
Meneghinite
chemical formula
Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.HB.05b
IMA Mineral Symbol
Meg
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/D.07
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Meneghinite | category = Sulfosalt mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | formula = CuPb13 Sb7S24 | IMAsymbol = Meg | molweight = | strunz = 2.HB.05b | system = Orthorhombic | class = Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | symmetry = Pbnm | color = Blackish lead-grey | habit = Prismatic to acicular, massive | twinning = | cleavage = {010} perfect | fracture = Conchoidal | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = | luster = Metallic | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = Weak | fluorescence= | absorption = | streak = Black shining | gravity = 6.36 | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Opaque | other = | references = }} Meneghinite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula CuPb13 Sb7S24.

In the orthorhombic crystal system, meneghinite has a Mohs hardness of , 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “meneghinite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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