Meneghinite is a
sulfosalt mineral
Sulfosalt minerals are sulfide minerals with the general formula , where
*A represents a metal such as copper, lead, silver, iron, and rarely mercury (element), mercury, zinc, vanadium
*B usually represents semi-metal such as arsenic, antimony, b ...
with the chemical formula CuPb
13 Sb
7S
24.
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In the orthorhombic crystal system
In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems. Orthorhombic lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along two of its orthogonal pairs by two different factors, resulting in a rectangular prism with a r ...
, meneghinite has a Mohs hardness
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness () is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.
The scale was introduced in 1812 by th ...
of , one perfect cleavage and a conchoidal fracture. It is a blackish lead-grey in colour and gives a black shining streak. Its lustre
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is metallic.
Discovered in the Italian Province of Lucca
The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca.
It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pro ...
in 1852, it is named after Giuseppe Meneghini
Giuseppe Giovanni Antonio Meneghini (30 July 1811, Padua – 29 January 1889, Pisa) was an Italian botanist, geologist and paleontologist.
Biography
Meneghini became interested in science under his school teacher Pietro Melo. Follow ...
(1811–1889) of the University of Pisa
The University of Pisa ( it, Università di Pisa, UniPi), officially founded in 1343, is one of the oldest universities in Europe.
History
The Origins
The University of Pisa was officially founded in 1343, although various scholars place ...
, who first observed the species. The Bottino Mine in Lucca is the type locality.
References
Sulfosalt minerals
Lead minerals
Copper(I) minerals
Antimony minerals
Orthorhombic minerals
Minerals in space group 62
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