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| Colour: | Blusih black | Hardness: | 4 | |||||
| Name: | From the Greek πλευρά for "side," in allusion to its occurring adjacent to arseniopleite. | |||||||
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 | ||||||
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| All elements listed in formula: | As, Fe, Mn, O | |||||
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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: - + | 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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