Home /
Minerals /
Skutterudite
|
Skutterudite
|
| Skutterudite, Calcite Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Item-No.: MIN2870 Price: 198.00 EUR
|
| Skutterudite, Calcite Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Item-No.: MIN2867 Price: 285.00 EUR
|
Synonyms: |
Modumite, Smaltite |
Classification: |
Arsenides |
Chemical formula: |
CoAs3 |
Crystal system: |
Isometric |
Density (g/cm3): |
6,5 measured, 6,821 calculated |
Cleavage: |
Distinct on {001}{111} in traces on {011} |
Fracture: |
Irregular/uneven, conchoidal |
Hardness (Mohs): |
5,5 - 6 |
Colour: |
Tin-white to silver-gray, tarnishes gray to peacock |
Lustre: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
Black |
Transparency: |
Opaque |
Type locality: |
Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, Norway |
Application: |
Cobalt ore |
|