Demicheleite-(Br)
BiSBr [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for Vincenzo de Michele (b. 1936), former curator of the Section of Mineralogy of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Milan, Italy.
IMA status : | Approved Species 2007 () |
CLASSIFICATION | |
Dana (8th edition) : |
09.01.09.02 |
(09) Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | |
(09.01) where A X | |
(09.01.09) Demicheleite Group | |
Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
02.FC.25 |
(02) Sulfides | |
(02.F) Sulfides of Arsenic, Alkalies; Sulfides with Halide, Oxide, Hydroxide, H2O | |
(02.FC) With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides) | |
Crystal system: | Orthorhombic System |
Point group (H-M): | mmm (or 2/m 2/m 2/m) — dipyramidal |