Compare Minerals
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Name
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Ag₈SnS₆
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Sulfides
Chemical class
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Cubic
Crystal system
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2.5
Mohs hardness
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6.2–6.3
Specific gravity
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Gray-black, somewhat shining
Streak
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Metallic. R: (400) 33.0, (420) 30.8, (440) 28.9, (460) 28.0, (480) 27.2, (500) 26.5, (520) 25.9, (540) 25.5
Luster
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Cleavage
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F-43m
Space group
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Argyrodite
Structural group
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Cfi · Grandfathered
IMA
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1894
Named in
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Steel-gray with reddish tinge, tarnishes black with blue to purple tint
Typical colors
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Ag · Sn · S
Elements
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