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Alabandite

Alabandite

A species of Minerals, Also known as Alabandite (of Beudant)

Alabandite or alabandine is a rarely occurring manganese sulfide mineral. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system with the chemical composition MnS and develops commonly massive to granular aggregates, but rarely also cubic or octahedral crystals to 1 cm.

Hardness
Hardness:

3.5 - 4

Density
Density:

4.053 g/cm³

General Info About Alabandite

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Physical Properties of Alabandite

Colors
Iron black, brown, greyish black, green; dull brown (tarnished)
Streak
dark green, brown
Hardness
3.5 - 4 , Soft
Density
4.053 g/cm³, Obviously Heavy Weight
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Chemical Properties of Alabandite

Formula
MnS
Elements listed
Mn, S
Common Impurities
Fe,Mg,Co

Characteristics of Alabandite

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Formation of Alabandite

Alabandite forms in epithermal polymetallic sulfide veins and low-temperature manganese deposits. It occurs with acanthite, calcite, chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite, quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, sphalerite and native tellurium. Sometimes it was found in meteorites. Localities are several areas in Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, the US, Uzbekistan and Yemen. All together at present time approximately 220 discovery sites are registered.

Composition of Alabandite

Alabandite crystallizes in the cubic crystal system in the space group Fm3m with the lattice parameter a = 5.22 Å and four formula units per unit cell.

Cultural Significance of Alabandite

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The History of Alabandite

Alabandite was first described in 1784 by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein. The mineral name is derived from its supposed discovery locality at Alabanda (Aïdin) in Turkey.

Etymology of Alabandite

Alabandite was first described in 1784 by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein. The mineral name is derived from its supposed discovery locality at Alabanda (Aïdin) in Turkey.

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