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Berthierite
Name
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FeSb₂S₄
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Sulfosalts
Chemical class
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Orthorhombic
Crystal system
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2–3
Mohs hardness
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4.64
Specific gravity
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Dark brownish gray
Streak
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Metallic
Luster
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Prismatic, indistinct
Cleavage
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Pnma
Space group
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Berthierite
Structural group
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Btr · Grandfathered
IMA
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1827
Named in
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Dark steel-gray, commonly tarnished iridescent or pinchbeck-brown; in polished section, gray
Typical colors
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Fe · Sb · S
Elements
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