Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Digenite

Name

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Cu₁.₈S

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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2.5–3

Mohs hardness

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5.546

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Luster

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{111} (synthetic)

Cleavage

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Fm3m

Space group

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Digenite

Structural group

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Dg · Approved

IMA

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1844

Named in

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Blue to black; distinctly blue in polished section. Anisotropism: Mostly isotropic. R: (400) 29.6

Typical colors

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Cu · S

Elements

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