Alloclasite

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Alloclasite
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Specific gravity
5.95

Alloclasite, or (

specific gravity of 5.91–5.95.[2]

It was first described in 1866 for an occurrence in Romania.[3] Its name is derived from Greek for "other" and "to break," in reference to its distinct cleavage which distinguished it from the similar appearing mineral marcasite.[4][2]

The mineral is monoclinic in the P21 space group.[5]

References

  1. S2CID 235729616
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  2. ^ a b http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/alloclasite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
  3. ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-134.html Mindat data
  4. ^ http://www.webmineral.com/data/Alloclasite.shtml Webmineral data
  5. ^ Scott, J.D.; Nowacki, W. (1976). "The crystal structure of alloclasite, CoAsS, and the alloclasite-cobaltite transformation". The Canadian Mineralogist. 14: 561–566.