Delafossite

Overview

Cu+1Fe+3O2
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: AH

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	5.41 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Delafossite - 5.5  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	black
Streak	black

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	trigonal - hexagonal scalenohedral
Cleavage	indistinct
Tenacity	brittle
Fracture	brittle
Luster	metallic

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 07.01.01.01

Class: 07

Group: 07.01

Subgroup: 07.01.01 - delafossite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
07.01.01.01	delafossite	Cu+1Fe+3O2

Nickel-Strunz Number : 04.AB.15

Group : 04

Subgroup : AB

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
04.AB.15	delafossite	Cu+1Fe+3O2

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