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Heazlewoodite

heazlewoodite

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Overview

Heazlewoodite, Ni3S2, is a rare sulfur-poor nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinitized dunite. It occurs as disseminations and masses of opaque, metallic light bronze to brassy yellow grains which crystallize in the trigonal crystal system. It has a hardness of 4, a specific gravity of 5.82. Heazlewoodite was first described in 1896 from Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 4

Scientific references

  1. Heazlewoodite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2249072 Link
  2. Heazlewoodite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heazlewoodite Link