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Meneghinite

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Meneghinite
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Meneghinite is a sulfosalt mineral with the chemical formula CuPb13 Sb7S24.[4]

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In the orthorhombic crystal system, meneghinite has a Mohs hardness of 2+12, one perfect cleavage and a conchoidal fracture. It is a blackish lead-grey in colour and gives a black shining streak. Its lustre is metallic.[4]

Discovered in the Italian Province of Lucca in 1852,[4] it is named after Giuseppe Meneghini (1811–1889) of the University of Pisa, who first observed the species.[5] The Bottino Mine in Lucca is the type locality.[4]

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Sample of Meneghinite from the Harvard Museum of Natural History
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