General Information:
Chemical Formula:Ag5Pb8Bi13S30
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 5,875.67 gm)Silver 9.18 %
AgBismuth 46.24 %
BiLead 28.21 %
PbSulfur 16.37 %
S Empirical Formula: Ag5Pb8Bi13S30
IMA Status:Approved IMA 1977
Locality:Ivigtut, Greenland.
Name Origin:Named for the Vikings, who settled Greenland in the tenth century.
Physical Properties: Color:gray.
Density:6.94
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure.,
Hardness:3.5 - Copper Penny
Luster:Metallic
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