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Minerals - Christite | TerraCollect
Mineral - Christite
Christite
TlHgAsS₃
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Sulfides and sulfosalts
Toxicity
high
Formula
TlHgAsS₃
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
1 - 2
Streak
orange
yellow
Density
Very Heavy (>6)
Optical Properties
Color
black
red black
Birefringence
Luster
Metallic,
Adamantine
Transparency
opaque
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
monoclinic
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Point Group
monoclinic-prismatic - 2/m
Space Group
P2
1
/c (14)
Habit
prismatic,
tabular
Formation
In hydrothermal vein deposits
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Very rare
Synonyms
Christite
