Nukundamite

Formula: (Ce,Fe)4S4

Origin of name: after locality Nukundamu, Fiji

 

Crystal system: hexagonal

Crystal class: -3 2/m

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Colour: copper-coloured

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals hexagonal tabular, to 2 mm, in fan-shaped groups, irregular masses

Hardness: 3

Specific gravity: 4.30 to 4.49

Cleavage: 1; {0001} perfect

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Streak: dark gray to black

 

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