Trüstedtite

Formula: Ni3Se4

Origin of name: for Otto Trüstedt, Finnish geologist

 

Crystal system: cubic

Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m

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Colour: yellowish in reflected light

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Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals euhedral, minute

Hardness: about 2.5

Specific gravity: 6.62

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Comments: dimorphous with wilkmanite

 

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