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Meneghinite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula CuPb₁₃ Sb₇S₂₄.

In the orthorhombic crystal system, meneghinite has a Mohs hardness of 2+1⁄2, one perfect cleavage and a conchoidal fracture. It is a blackish lead-grey in colour and gives a black shining streak. Its lustre is metallic.

Discovered in the Italian Province of Lucca in 1852, it is named after Giuseppe Meneghini (1811–1889) of the University of Pisa, who first observed the species. The Bottino Mine in Lucca is the type locality.

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. Mineralienatlas
3. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/meneghinite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
4. ^ Mindat information page for Meneghinite
5. The Brown Reference Group plc, ed. (2007). "Meneghinite". Treasures of the Earth. De Agostini UK Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7489-7995-0.

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