Properties
⛏ Mohs hardness1.5
💅🪙🍶🔪💎
Scratches with a fingernail.
🔷 Orthorhombic✏️ streak black
| Chemical formula | PbSnS₂ |
|---|---|
| Elements | Pb, Sn, S |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Mohs hardness | 1.5 |
| Density | — |
| Streak | black |
| Color | — |
| IMA symbol | Tel |
| Nickel–Strunz class | 2.CD.05 |
“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.
Care & Handling
- 🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily Mohs 1.5: softer than a steel knife, so it scratches easily. Store it apart from harder stones.
Learn more
- Teallite on Mindat.org
- Wikipedia article
- Wikidata item Q1058756 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
IMA mineral species
1–2
Orthorhombic
Gray
Soft, Scratches Easily