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Hitachiite

Year of discovery: 2018 (Japan as the first occurence in the World)

Locality list: A locality of hitachiite

• Pb₅Bi₂Te₂S₆
• [Pb²⁺₅][Bi³⁺₂][Te₂S₆]^16-

• Class: Tetradymite group
• Class: Telluride - Sulfide

• Color: Silver white
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• System: Trigonal
• Group: 3m, P3m1
• Lattice: a=4.2, c=27.0

Etymology: Hitachi mine, Japan, where this mineral was discovered.