Constituent
Name
CuS
Official name
Copper monosulfide
Family
covalent network solid
Class
tridimentional covalent network solid
Compound type
sulfide
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Formula
$CuS$ or $Cu^{+3}S^{2−}S_2^−$
Chemical formula
CuS
Elemental formula
Cu S
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Cu$ Copper element 1 0.5 1 constituent element main
$S$ Sulfur element 1 0.5 1 constituent element main
Class
tridimensional covalent networks (11)
Type
metal homonuclear tridimensional networks (elemental) (11.02)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
hexagonal
Crystal class
dihexagonal-dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
6/m (C6h)
Crystal spacegroup
P6(3)/mmc
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
95.611 $g/mol$
Density
4.76 $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
uniaxial
Refringence sign
positive
Birefringence
1.170
Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$
1.450
Refraction index $n_{\beta}$
2.620
Diaphaneity
opaque
Luster
submetallic