Mineral Factbook

Nagyágite

[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3IMA symbol: Ngygrandfathered

Nagyágite is a sulfide or sulfosalt mineral with the formula [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3, crystallizing in the monoclinic system. It has a Mohs hardness of 1-1.5, typically black or gray in color, with a metallic luster, a specific gravity of 6.85-7.2. Its streak is black or gray.

Photos

Nagyágite specimen photo
Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Nagyágite specimen photo
Christian Rewitzer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Nagyágite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Nagyágite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemmonoclinic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP 1 21/m 1
Cell (Å, °)a = 4.22, b = 4.176, c = 15.119; α = 90, β = 95.42, γ = 90
Cell volume265.247 ų, Z = 2
Axial ratios1.0105:1:3.6205calculated from COD 9002154
Source structureCOD 9002154 (American Mineralogist, 1999)

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)3.012.873.6513.8252.8212.406
I/I₀10087.659.956.453.247.8

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9002154; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)7.144 g/cm³calculated from COD 9002154
Hardness (Mohs)
1-1.5single sourceDana, System of Mineralogy, 6th ed. (1892)
Specific gravity
6.85-7.2 g/cm3corroboratedDana, System of Mineralogy, 6th ed. (1892)
Color
black, graysingle sourceDana, System of Mineralogy, 6th ed. (1892)
Streak
black, graysingle sourceDana, System of Mineralogy, 6th ed. (1892)
Luster
metallicsingle sourceDana, System of Mineralogy, 6th ed. (1892)

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)2.HB.20aWikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)2.HB.20aWikidata (CC0)