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VS
S
Name
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SnGeS₃
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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2
Mohs hardness
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3.98
Specific gravity
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Very light yellowish brown
Streak
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Vitreous to adamantine
Luster
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Perfect perpendicular and oblique to elongation
Cleavage
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P2_1/c
Space group
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—
Structural group
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Sgs · Approved
IMA
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2020
Named in
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Orange to yellowish red, light grayish white in reflected light with distinct orange-brown internal reflection
Typical colors
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Sn · Ge · S
Elements
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