Chemistry:Vaesite
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| Vaesite | |
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 Vaesite on a matrix | |
| General | |
| Category | Sulfide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | NiS2 |
| Crystal system | Isometric |
| Identification | |
| Color | Black, silver-gray |
| Cleavage | Distinct/good {001} |
| Mohs scale hardness | 4.5–5.5 |
| |re|er}} | Metallic |
| Streak | Black |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| Specific gravity | 4.45 |
| References | [1] |
Vaesite (NiS2) is a mineral found together with cattierite in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralogist.[3] It is part of the pyrite group.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vaesite". mindat.org. http://www.mindat.org/min-4133.html. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ Kerr, Paul F. (1945). "Cattierite and Vaesite: New Co-Ni Minerals from the Belgian Kongo". American Mineralogist 30 (7–8): 483–492. ISSN 1945-3027. http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM30/AM30_483.pdf.
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