FormulaFeAsS
OriginPanasqueira Mine (Portugal) 
Description 
Classification (Lapis) Sulfides
Crystal Systemmonoclinic
Hardness5,5 – 6,0
Coloursilver-white to steel-gray; in polished section, white with faint yellow tint
Streakgrey-black to black 
Luminescencenone observed 
Lustremetallic
Transparency (Opacity)opaque 
Cleavagedistinct
Fractureuneven
Magnetismnegative
Geological Settingof hydrothermal origin, typically one of the earliest minerals to form
Specific Gravity6,18 g/cm3
Kristallmodell







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