Bravoite

Formula:  (Ni,Fe)S2

Origin of name:  For J. J. Bravo, Peruvian scientist

 

Crystal system:  Cubic

Crystal class:  2/m -3

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Unit cell: a = 5.57 Ǻ

 

Colour:  Steel-gray

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Luster:  Metallic

Habit:  Crystals indistinct cubic, octahedral or pyritohedral; nodular masses or crusts

Hardness:  5.5 to 6

Specific gravity:  4.82

Cleavage:  1; {001}

Tenacity:  Conchoidal to uneven; brittle

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