Manganese Disulfide
MnS2
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Chemical name
Manganese Disulfide |
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Mineral name
Hauerite |
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Chemical formula
MnS2 |
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Crystal system
cubic |
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Crystal Class
Diploidal (m3)
H–M Symbol: (2/m 3) |
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Space Group
Pa3 |
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Unit cell
a [Å]:6.107 b [Å]: c [Å]: |
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Molecular weight [g/mol]
119.07 |
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Formula units
Z=4 |
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Mohs hardness
4 |
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Cleavage
{100} Perfect, {010} Perfect, Perfect on {001} |
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Fracture / Tenacity
Uneven to subconchoidal,
Brittle |
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Color
reddish brown or brownish black |
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Streak
Reddish brown |
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Luster
Metallic-adamantine |
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Optical character
Isotropic |
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Refractive Index
n = 2.69 |
