General Information:
Chemical Formula:
(Ni,Fe)7S6
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 784.74 gm)
Nickel 67.31 % Ni
Sulfur 32.69 % S
Empirical Formula:
Ni9S8
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1969
Locality:
Zapolyarnyi mine, Norilsk, Russia.
Name Origin:
Named for Mikhail N. Godlevsky (1902-1984), Russian economic geologist.
Physical Properties:
Color:
bronze yellow.
Density:
5.27
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., ,
Hardness:
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
gray
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