Algodonite
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Algodonite is a copper arsenide mineral with formula: Cu6As. It is a gray white metallic mineral crystallizing in the hexagonal system. It has a Mohs hardness of 4 and a specific gravity of 8.38 - 8.72.
It was first described in 1857 from the Algodones silver mine, Coquimbo, Chile.
[edit] References
- Webmineral
- Mindat with location data
- Williams, Sidney A. (1963) CRYSTALS OF RAMMELSBERGITE AND ALGODONITE, American Mineralogist, Volume 48, pages 421-422.
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