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Sulfosalt

Hodrušite

Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassSulfosalt
Hodrušite specimen

Metallic crystals of the rare mineral hodrusite from the type locality: Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia (Slovak Republic). — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hodrušite

Hodrušite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group A2/m).

IMA symbol Hod, IMA status: approved, named in 1969.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more H minerals or help write this entry.