Category Sulfosalt Crystal system Monoclinic | Formula(repeating unit) Tl7Pb22As55S108 Space group P21/c | |
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)(same H-M symbol) Unit cell a = 37.62, b = 7.88,c = 20.07 [Å], β = 101.93° (approximated) | ||
Heptasartorite is a very rare mineral with formula Tl7Pb22As55S108. It belongs to sartorite homologous series. It is related to other recently approved minerals of the series: enneasartorite and hendekasartorite. All three minerals come from a quarry in Lengenbach, Switzerland, which is famous of thallium minerals. Chemically similar minerals include edenharterite and hutchinsonite.
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