Mineral - Greenockite
Greenockite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Sulfides and sulfosalts
Toxicity
high
Formula
CdS
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
3 - 3.5
Streak
orange
Density
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Optical Properties
Color
brownorangeyellowgreen
Birefringence
Luster
Adamantine,
Resinous
Transparency
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
hexagonal
Point Group
Space Group
Habit
earthy, crusty, pyramidal
Formation
Verwitterung von Sphalerit, hydrothermal
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Rather rare
Synonyms
Greenockite