Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Name

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Bi₄TeS₂

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Sulfides

Chemical class

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Crystal system

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Mohs hardness

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8.18

Specific gravity

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Streak

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High metallic, tarnishing lead-gray, iridescent, steel-blue to iron-black

Luster

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{0001}, perfect

Cleavage

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Space group

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Tetradymite

Structural group

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Js-A · Questionable

IMA

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1853

Named in

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Silver-white; white in polished section

Typical colors

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Bi · Te · S

Elements

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