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| System: | Amorphous | Colour: | Black to red | |||||||||
| Lustre: | Vitreous | |||||||||||
A black to red natural Pb-As-S glass. Not accepted as a proper species; composition near PbAs4S7; a continous series from Pb2As2S7 to As2S3 seems likely. Originally reported from 1) Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru and 2) Ragra Mine (Minasragra), Junín, Cerro de Pasco, Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru. | ||||||||||||
Classification of Revoredite | ||||||||||
| IMA status: | Discredited 1962 | |||||||||
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Physical Properties of Revoredite | ||||||||||
| Lustre: | Vitreous | |||||||||
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Translucent | |||||||||
| Colour: | Black to red | |||||||||
| Streak: | Black to red | |||||||||
| Cleavage: | None Observed none | |||||||||
| Fracture: | Conchoidal | |||||||||
Crystallography of Revoredite | ||||||||||
| Crystal System: | Amorphous | |||||||||
Chemical Properties of Revoredite | ||||||||||
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| Essential elements: | As, Pb, S | |||||||||
| All elements listed in formula: | As, Pb, S | |||||||||
| Analyical Data: | Close to baumhauerite composition. | |||||||||
Other Names for Revoredite | ||||||||||
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||||||
References for Revoredite | ||||||||||
| Reference List: | Charles Milton and Blanche Ingram, "Revoredite and related Lead-Sulfur-Arsenic Glasses", American Mineralogist, vol 44, (1959) Mineralogical Magazine 33 (1962), 262 | |||||||||
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