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Bismutohauchecornite

Year of discovery: 1980 (Oktyabr'skoe deposit, Russia), 1985 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of bismutohauchecornite

• Ni₉Bi₂S₈
• [Ni²⁺₉][Bi³⁺₂][S₈]

• Class: Hauchecornite group
• Class: Sulfide

• Bi₂ => BiSb: Hauchecornite
• Bi₂ => BiAs: Arsenohauchecornite
• Bi₂ => BiTe: Tellurohauchecornite
• Bi₂ => Sb₂: Tučekite (Tucekite)

• Color: Yellowish bronze
• Streak: Dark gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Long tabular

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 5.5

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 4/mmm, P4/mmm
• Lattice: a=7.4, c=5.9

Etymology: Bi-bearing Hauchecornite