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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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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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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
IMA Mineral Symbol
Seli
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/D.04a
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Seligmannite | category = Sulfide minerals | image = Seligmannite-217331.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Seligmannite from Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru | formula = PbCuAsS3 | IMAsymbol = Seli | molweight = 441.87 g/mol | strunz = 2.GA.50 | system = Orthorhombic | class = Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | symmetry = Pmmn | color = Lead gray to black | habit = Massive to crystalline | twinning = On {110} very common | cleavage = Indistinct on the {001}, {100}, and {010} | fracture = Conchoidal | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 3 | luster = Metallic | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = Anisotropic | birefringence = | dispersion = | pleochroism = | fluorescence= | absorption = | streak = Black to chocolate brown | gravity = | density = 5.38 – 5.44 g/cm3 | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = | other = | references = }}

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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