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Miharaite

Year of discovery: 1976 (Japan as the first occurence in the World)

Locality list: 3 localities of miharaite

• Cu₄FePbBiS₆
• [Cu⁺₄][Fe³⁺][Pb²⁺][Bi³⁺][S₆]^12-

• Class: Cu sulfosalts < Sulfosalt class
• Class: Sulfosalt

• Color: Light gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Hardness: 4
• Density: 6.1

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mm2, Pb2₁m
• Lattice: a=10.9, b=12.0, c=3.9

Etymology: Mihara mine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, where this mineral was discovered for the first time.