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Pleurasite

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Formula:
Mn, Fe, AsO
 
4
Colour:Blusih blackHardness:4
Name:From the Greek πλευρά for "side," in allusion to its occurring adjacent to arseniopleite.


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
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Blusih black
Streak:Black with faint reddish tinge.
Hardness (Mohs):4
Fracture:Conchoidal

Chemical Properties of Pleurasite

Formula:
Mn, Fe, AsO
 
4
All elements listed in formula:As, Fe, Mn, O

Other Names for Pleurasite

Synonyms:
Pleurastite
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Other Information

Other Information:Very weakly magnetic.

Readily soluble in acids.
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 Pleurasite

Reference List:

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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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    		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: 845.
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