Species / Sulfides and sulfosalts / #0073
Alabandite
Sulfides and sulfosalts face-centered cubic #0073
Alabandite is a mineral species described as rocksalt group, sulfide mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.
| Formula | MnS |
| Strunz code | 2.CD.10 |
| Class | Sulfides and sulfosalts |
| Crystal system | face-centered cubic |
| Type locality | Săcărâmb |
| Named after | manganese sulfide |
| Streak | green |
Composition
Mn
63.15%
S
36.85%
Molar mass 86.998 g/mol
Physical
Mohs
Density
4.192 g/cm³