alabandite, tala band in

[Lat. a lab and in a = a precious stone, named from 138 Its A lab and a, a town in Caria, near which it was found.] A mineral cla ed by Dana among the sulphides of the Galena division. It is isometric, occurs in cubes and octahedrons, or more usually granularly ma ive. hardne is 3.5 to 4, its sp. grav. 3.95 to 4:04. The lustre is sub-metallic, the colour iron black with a green streak. Its composition is MnSsulphur 367, manganese 63-3, It occurs in Mexico. It has been called also Mang an blende, Blume nba chit, .