Zlatogorite

General Information: Chemical Formula:CuNiSb2 Composition:(Molecular Weight = 365.74 gm)Copper 17.37 % CuNickel 16.05 % NiAntimony 66.58 % Sb Empirical Formula: CuNiSb2 Environment:In altered schistose rock (listwenite). IMA Status:Approved IMA Locality:Zlatoya Gora deposit, near Karabasch, Middle Urals, Russia. Name Origin:Named after its locality.Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Imperfect Color:silver white. Density:8.21 Diaphaniety:Opaque Habits:Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite)., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Hardness:4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite Luminescence:Non-fluorescent. Luster:Metallic Streak:light silver grayMore details...