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Mooihoekite

Year of discovery: 1972 (Mooihoek Farm, South Africa), 2010 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of mooihoekite

• Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆
• [Cu²⁺₉][Fe²⁺₉][S₁₆]

• Class: Talnakhite group
• Class: Sulfide

• Color: Yellow
• Tarnish: Dark purple, Brown
• Streak: Black
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Hardness: 4
• Density: 4.4

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: (-4)2m, P4₂m
• Lattice: a=10.6, c=5.4