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Aleksite
Alkesite on matrix
General
Categorysulfosalt mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		PbBi2Te2S2
Crystal systemTrigonal
Crystal class3m
Space groupP3m1 (no. 164)
Identification
Mohs scale hardness2.5
Lustermetallic
Streakpale green
Specific gravity7.80

Aleksite (IMA symbol: Alk) is a rare lead bismuth tellurium sulfosalt mineral with formula PbBi2Te2S2.

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. Lipovetskii A. G., Borodaev Yu. S. and Zav'yalov E. N. 1978: Aleksite, PbBi2Te2S2, a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznego Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 107, 315-321, in Fleischer M., Chao G. Y. and Mandarino J. A. 1979: New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659 -
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  4. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/aleksite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy


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