General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ni
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 58.69 gm)
Nickel 100.0 % Ni
Empirical Formula:
Ni
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1967
Name Origin:
From the German Nickel - "rogue."
Physical Properties:
Color:
gray white or silvery white.
Density:
7.8 - 8.2, Average = 8
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.,
Hardness:
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
grayish white
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