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