seligmannite
Sign in to saveSeligmanite is a rare mineral, with the chemical formula PbCuAsS3. Originally described from the Lengenbach Quarry, Valais Canton, Switzerland; it has also been found in the Raura district, Lima Region, Peru; at Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia; and at the Sterling Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, US.
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Within Vinony's link graph, seligmannite is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to sulfide class of minerals, Switzerland and Peru.
It is catalogued under topics including Arsenic minerals, Copper(I) minerals and Lead minerals.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Seligmannite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfide minerals
- Mineral.image
- Seligmannite-217331.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Seligmannite from Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
- Mineral.formula
- PbCuAsS3
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Seli
- Mineral.molweight
- 441.87 g/mol
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.GA.50
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pmmn
- Mineral.color
- Lead gray to black
- Mineral.habit
- Massive to crystalline
- Mineral.twinning
- On {110} very common
- Mineral.cleavage
- Indistinct on the {001}, {100}, and {010}
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Seligmannite-217331.jpg
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- Commons category
- Seligmannite
- chemical formula
- CuPbAsS₃
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.GA.50
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.GA.50
- type locality (geology)
- Lengenbach quarry
- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Seli
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/D.04a
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Seligmanite is a rare mineral, with the chemical formula PbCuAsS3. Originally described from the Lengenbach Quarry, Valais Canton, Switzerland; it has also been found in the Raura district, Lima Region, Peru; at Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia; and at the Sterling Mine, Sussex County, New Jersey, US.
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