Chemical Formula: CuBiS2 Locality: Czechoslovakia at Schlaggenwald, Bohemia. Name Origin: From the Greek emplektos, “interwoven.”
Physical Properties
Cleavage: {001} Perfect Color: Gray, Grayish yellow, Silver white, Tin white. Density: 6.3 – 6.5, Average = 6.4 Diaphaneity: Opaque Fracture: Brittle – Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. Hardness: 2 – Gypsum Luminescence: Non-fluorescent. Luster: Metallic Magnetism: Nonmagnetic Streak: black
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EMPLECTITE Tannenbaum-Stollen, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Europe Size: 5.4 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm (Small Cabinet) Owner: Crystal Classics
