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Canfieldite

Canfieldite is a rare silver tin sulfide mineral with formula: Ag8SnS6. The mineral typically contains variable amounts of germanium substitution in the tin site and tellurium in the sulfur site. There is a complete series between canfieldite and its germanium analogue, argyrodite. It forms black orthorhombic crystals which often appear to be cubic in…

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Sulfide minerals
Color
Steel gray with reddish tint
Crystal class
Pyramidal (mm2) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal system
Orthorhombic
Density
6.2 – 6.3 g/cm3
Diaphaneity
Opaque

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Canfieldite

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Edges15
Triples16
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
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Category · 1
Canfieldite → Sulfide minerals
Color · 1
Canfieldite → Steel gray with reddish tint
Crystal class · 1
Canfieldite → Pyramidal (mm2) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal system · 1
Canfieldite → Orthorhombic
Density · 1
Canfieldite → 6.2 – 6.3 g/cm3
Diaphaneity · 1
Canfieldite → Opaque
Formula · 1
Canfieldite → Ag8SnS6
Fracture · 1
Canfieldite → Irregular/ uneven, conchoidal
IMA symbol · 1
Canfieldite → Cfi
Luster · 1
Canfieldite → Metallic

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tin germanium orthorhombic mineral form sulfide formula ag8sns6 black mohs hardness conchoidal references named minerals silver tellurium argyrodite twinning cleavage

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CanfielditeCategorySulfide minerals1.00infobox
CanfielditeColorSteel gray with reddish tint1.00infobox
CanfielditeCrystal classPyramidal (mm2) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
CanfielditeCrystal systemOrthorhombic1.00infobox
CanfielditeDensity6.2 – 6.3 g/cm31.00infobox
CanfielditeDiaphaneityOpaque1.00infobox
CanfielditeFormulaAg8SnS61.00infobox
CanfielditeFractureIrregular/ uneven, conchoidal1.00infobox
CanfielditeIMA symbolCfi1.00infobox
CanfielditeLusterMetallic1.00infobox
CanfielditeMohs scale hardness.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
CanfielditeSpace groupPna211.00infobox
CanfielditeStreakGreyish black1.00infobox
CanfielditeStrunz classification2.BA.701.00infobox
CanfielditeTenacityBrittle1.00infobox
Canfielditeis arare silver tin sulfide mineral with formula0.90text

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