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Also known as nagyagite

Nagyágite () is a rare sulfide mineral with known occurrence associated with gold ores. Nagyágite crystals are opaque, monoclinic and dark grey to black coloured.

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Mineral.name
Nagyágite
Mineral.category
Sulfosalt mineral
Mineral.image
Nagyagite-163939.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.caption
Nagyágite from Nagyág (Săcărâmb), Romania (image width: 1.5 mm)
Mineral.formula
{{chem|Pb|5|Au(Te,Sb)}|4|S|(5–8)}} or or
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Ngy
Mineral.strunz
2.HB.20a
Mineral.dana
02.11.10.01
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/m
Mineral.colour
Blackish lead-grey; pale grey in polished section
Mineral.habit
Tabular crystals (often bent), also massive granular, pseudotetragonal
Mineral.twinning
Crossed twin lamellae observed on (001) sections
Mineral.cleavage
Perfect on {010}, excellent on {101}
Mineral.fracture
Hackly
Mineral.tenacity
Flexible, slightly malleable

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Nagyágite
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.HB.20a
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.HB.20a
IMA Mineral Symbol
Ngy
chemical formula
[Pb(Pb,Sb)S₂][(Au,Te)]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/C.04
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{{infobox mineral | name = Nagyágite | category = Sulfosalt mineral | image = Nagyagite-163939.jpg | imagesize = 260px | alt = | caption = Nagyágite from Nagyág (Săcărâmb), Romania (image width: 1.5 mm) | formula = {{chem|Pb|5|Au(Te,Sb)}|4|S|(5–8)}} or or | IMAsymbol = Ngy | molweight = | strunz = 2.HB.20a | dana = 02.11.10.01 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/m | color = | colour = Blackish lead-grey; pale grey in polished section | habit = Tabular crystals (often bent), also massive granular, pseudotetragonal | twinning = Crossed twin lamellae observed on (001) sections | cleavage = Perfect on {010}, excellent on {101} | fracture = Hackly | tenacity = Flexible, slightly malleable | mohs = 1.5 | lustre = Metallic, bright on fresh cleavage | streak = Blackish lead-grey | diaphaneity = Opaque | gravity = 7.35–7.49 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = | refractive = | birefringence = | pleochroism = Weak | 2V = | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence= | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | other = | alteration = | references = }} Nagyágite () is a rare sulfide mineral with known occurrence associated with gold ores. Nagyágite crystals are opaque, monoclinic and dark grey to black coloured.

It was first described in 1845 for an occurrence at the type locality of the Nagyág mine, Săcărâmb, Hunedoara County, Romania.

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