Owensite
A barium-lead-copper sulfide from Yukon's Wellgreen deposit — like djerfisherite but without chlorine.
Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Owensite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula (Ba,Pb)₆(Cu¹⁺,Fe,Ni)₂₅S₂₇.
It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (space group Pm3m). It is a member of the Djerfisherite structural group.
IMA symbol Owe, IMA status: approved, named in 1993.
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