Mineralpedia Details for Smithite
Smithite
- Formula
- AgAsS2
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Pseudo Hexagonal, Pyramidal
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Sub Metallic
- Color
- brown orange, light red, orange red
- Streak
- vermilion red
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle - Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 1.5-2
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Smithite from Jas Roux, Pelvoux Mt., Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Smithite occurs as deep red cleavages to 1mm associated with Twinnite as grey metallic mass and Chabourneite occurs as metallic black crystal grains.
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