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