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Molybdenum sulfide mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

MoS₂

Group

Sulfides

Crystal system

Hexagonal

Hardness (Mohs)

—

Color

Black

Luster

—

Streak

Blue-gray

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

—

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

2.EA.30

Dana classification

2.12.10.1

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Mol

Locality

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Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata