Aikinite

Aikinite is a sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth with formula Pb Cu Bi S3.

It forms black to grey or reddish brown acicular orthorhombic crystals with a Mohs hardness of 2 to 2.5 and a specific gravity of 6.1 to 6.8.

It was originally found in 1843 in the Beryozovskoye deposit, Ural Mountains.

It is named after Arthur Aikin (1773–1854), an English geologist.

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