Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6
Origin of name: For H. Axon, British metallurgist
Crystal system: Cubic
Crystal class: Unknown
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: Tin-white
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster:
Habit: Massive; spiky plates, submicroscopic
Hardness: 5.5 to 6
Specific gravity: 7.70
Cleavage: None
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Strongly magnetic; in iron meteorites
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