Danbaite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
CuZn2
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 194.33 gm)
Zinc 67.30 % Zn
Copper 32.70 % Cu
 Empirical Formula:
CuZn2
 Environment:
In a Cu-Ni deposit.
 Locality:
Danba, Sichuan Province, China.
 Name Origin:
Named for the locality.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
None
 Color:
gray white or silver white.
 Density:
7.36
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Habits:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates., Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
 Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
 Luster:
Metallic
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