Mozgovaite
Mozgovaite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula PbBi₄S₇.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Bbmm).
Key properties: specific gravity 6.26; Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Mzg, IMA status: approved, named in 1998.
Very rare, as a sublimate in a volcanic fumarole, deposited at about 600 ° C.
It is found associated with Bismuthinite, cannizzarite, lillianite, galenobismutite.
In honor of Dr. Nadezhda Nikolaevna Mozgova (1931–), Russian mineralogist, Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry, Moscow, Russia.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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