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Getchellite
Name
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SbAsS₃
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Sulfides
Chemical class
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Monoclinic
Crystal system
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1.5–2
Mohs hardness
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3.92
Specific gravity
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Red-orange
Streak
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Pearly to vitreous on cleavage surfaces, otherwise resinous
Luster
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Perfect micaceous on {001}, yielding flexible, inelastic lamellae
Cleavage
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P2_1/a
Space group
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Structural group
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Get · Approved
IMA
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1965
Named in
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Dark blood-red, tarnishes to green to purple iridescence
Typical colors
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Sb · As · S
Elements
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