Owensite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
(Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27
 Environment:
In pyrrhotite which occurs in peridotite and chilled gabbro-pegmatite gabbro.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA
 Locality:
The Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt deposit, Kluane District, Yukon Territory, Canada.
 Name Origin:
For DeAlton R. Owens (1934- ), Canada Centre for Mineral and energy Technology.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
None
 Color:
black.
 Density:
4.78
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Habits:
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, ,
 Hardness:
3.5 - Copper Penny
 Luster:
Metallic
 Streak:
black
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