Formula: Os
Origin of name: from Greek osme = a smell
Crystal system: hexagonal
Crystal class: 6/m 2/m 2/m
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Colour: steel-gray
Diaphaneity: opaque
Luster: metallic
Habit: crystals tabular, rarely short prismatic, irregular flattened grains and cleavage flakes
Hardness: 7
Specific gravity: 22.48
Cleavage: 1; {0001} perfect
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Streak: gray
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