
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
PbBi2S4

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 753.42 gm)
Bismuth 55.47 %
BiLead 27.50 %
PbSulfur 17.02 %
S 
Empirical Formula:
PbBi2S4

Environment:
Vermland, Sweden.

Locality:
Nordmark,

Name Origin:
Named after its chemical composition.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[110] Good

Color:
lead gray, gray, light gray, or tin white.

Density:
6.9 - 7.1, Average = 7

Diaphaniety:
Opaque

Habits:
Columnar - Forms columns, Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.

Luster:
Metallic

Streak:
gray black
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