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Minerals - Breithauptite | TerraCollect
Mineral - Breithauptite
Breithauptite
NiSb
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Sulfides and sulfosalts
Toxicity
none
Formula
NiSb
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
5.5
Streak
brown
red
red brown
Optical Properties
Color
red
violet
Birefringence
Luster
Metallic
Transparency
opaque
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
hexagonal
Point Group
Groups and Members
Nickeline-Group
Density
Very Heavy (>6)
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
dihexagonal-dipyramidal - 6/m 2/m 2/m
Space Group
P6
3
/mmc (194)
Habit
dendritic,
crusty,
massive
Formation
In hydrothermal ore deposits
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Rarely
Synonyms
Breithauptite
