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Cherepanovite

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  Placer Deposit, Northern Pekul'nei River, Pekul'nei Range, Chukotskii Autonomous Okrug, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
  © Thomas Witzke

• Formula:
  RhAs

• System: Orthorhombic

• Name:
  For V. A. Cherepanov (1927-1983)

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)

• Type Locality:
  Placer Deposit, Northern Pekul'nei River, Pekul'nei Range, Chukotskii Autonomous Okrug, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

• Dana 8th: 2.8.17.2
  
  2 : SULFIDES
  8 : A_mX_p, with m:p = 1:1

• Hardness (Mohs): 6

• Density: 9.72 g/cm³ (calculated)

• Lustre: Metallic

• Diapheny: Opaque

• Colour: Gray-white

• Streak: Grayish black