Alloclasite
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alloclasite, or Template:Chem2, is a sulfosalt mineral (IMA symbol: Acl).[1] It is a member of the arsenopyrite group. Alloclasite crystallizes in the monoclinic system and typically forms as columnar to radiating acicular prismatic clusters. It is an opaque steel-gray to silver-white, with a metallic luster and a black streak. It is brittle with perfect cleavage, a Mohs hardness of 5 and a 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]
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- ↑ 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
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