# Seligmannite

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{{Infobox mineral
| name        = Seligmannite
| category    = [Sulfide minerals](/source/Sulfide_minerals)
| image       = Seligmannite-217331.jpg
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = Seligmannite from Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
| formula     = PbCuAsS<sub>3</sub>
| IMAsymbol   = Seli<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}</ref>
| molweight   = 441.87 g/mol
| strunz      = 2.GA.50
| system      = [Orthorhombic](/source/Orthorhombic)
| class       = Dipyramidal (mmm) <br/>[H-M symbol](/source/H-M_symbol): (2/m 2/m 2/m)
| symmetry    = ''Pmmn''
| color       = Lead gray to black
| habit       = [Massive](/source/Crystal_habit) to [crystalline](/source/crystalline)
| twinning    = On {110} very common
| cleavage    = Indistinct on the {001}, {100}, and {010}
| fracture    = Conchoidal
| tenacity    = Brittle
| mohs        = 3
| luster      = Metallic
| polish      = 
| refractive  = 
| opticalprop = Anisotropic
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| streak      = Black to chocolate brown
| gravity     = 
| density     = 5.38 – 5.44 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| melt        = 
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| references  = <ref>[http://www.mindat.org/min-3613.html Seligmannite: Seligmannite mineral information and data<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.webmineral.com/data/Seligmannite.shtml Seligmannite Mineral Data<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
}}

'''Seligmanite''' is a rare [mineral](/source/mineral), with the [chemical formula](/source/chemical_formula) PbCuAsS<sub>3</sub>. Originally described from the [Lengenbach](/source/Lengenbach) Quarry, [Valais Canton](/source/Valais), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland); it has also been found in the [Raura](/source/Raura) district, [Lima Region](/source/Lima_Region), [Peru](/source/Peru); at [Tsumeb](/source/Tsumeb), [Oshikoto Region](/source/Oshikoto_Region), [Namibia](/source/Namibia); and at the [Sterling Mine](/source/Sterling_Mine), [Sussex County, New Jersey](/source/Sussex_County%2C_New_Jersey), US.

==References==
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Category:Lead minerals
Category:Copper(I) minerals
Category:Arsenic minerals
Category:Sulfosalt minerals
Category:Orthorhombic minerals
Category:Minerals in space group 59

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