Indium

Formula:  In

Origin of name:  From Latin indicus - blue colour

 

Crystal system:  Tetragonal

Crystal class:  4/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour:  Gray with yellowish tint

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Metallic

Habit:  Massive; embedded grains

Hardness:  3

Specific gravity:  7.2 to 7.42

Cleavage:  None

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