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Chemical Composition:
As2S2
Group: -
System: Monoclinic
Family: Suphides
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
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- Small, prismatic, flattened crystals
- Crusts or bladed masses
- Perfect cleavage in one direction
- Nonmetallic; slightly greasy adamantine luster
- Fairly heavy, fragile
- Translucent to transparent
- Fuses easily
- Soluble in nitric acid
- Tends to crumble if exposed to light and air
- Yellow streak
- Found in: Italy, Turkey, USA, former USSR
- Uses: in the tanning of hides to remove hair
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