Minerals
Athabascaite
athabascaite
Cu5Se4
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Overview
Athabascaite is a member of the copper selenide minerals, and forms with other copper selenides. It was first discovered by S. Kaiman in 1949 while he was researching radioactive materials around Lake Athabasca. Kaiman was conducting research near Uranium City, Saskatchewan where mass amounts of uranium mines were present.
Identification characteristics
- Mohs hardness 2.5