VS
Name
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Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Sulfosalts
Chemical class
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Cubic
Crystal system
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3–4
Mohs hardness
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4.2
Specific gravity
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Black
Streak
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Metallic. R: (400) 25.1, (420) 25.5, (440) 25.9, (460) 26.4, (480) 27.0, (500) 27.7, (520) 28.6, (540) 29.6
Luster
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Cleavage
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P-43n
Space group
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Sphalerite, Germanite
Structural group
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Col · Grandfathered
IMA
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1914
Named in
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Bronze, bronze-brown to bronzy gray; cream colored in reflected light
Typical colors
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Cu · V · As · S
Elements
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