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| Colour: | Blusih black | Hardness: | 4 |
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| Name: | From the Greek πλευρά for "side," in allusion to its occurring adjacent to arseniopleite. |
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Originally reported from Sjö Mine, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden.
Classification of Pleurasite |
| IMA status: | Discredited 1972 |
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Physical Properties of Pleurasite |
| Lustre: | Sub-Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Colour: | Blusih black |
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| Streak: | Black with faint reddish tinge. |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 4 |
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| Fracture: | Conchoidal |
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Chemical Properties of Pleurasite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | As, Fe, Mn, O |
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Other Names for Pleurasite |
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Other Information |
| Other Information: | Very weakly magnetic.
Readily soluble in acids. |
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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. |
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References for Pleurasite |
| Reference List: | Igelström (1889) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 11: 391.
Igelström (1890) Jb. Min.: I: 253 (as Pleurastite).
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 845.
GFF 94 (1972) 423 [discreditation] |
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Localities for Pleurasite |
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