Formula: (Fe,Ni)3Si
Origin of name: for Hans Suess, American chemist
Crystal system: cubic
Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: cream white in reflected light
Diaphaneity:
Luster:
Habit: blebs to elongated grains, 1 to 150 micron
Hardness:
Specific gravity:
Cleavage: none
Tenacity:
Streak:
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Comments: from a meteorite
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