Vaesite

Vaesite
General
Category Pyrite Group
Formula
(repeating unit)
NiS2
Crystal system Isometric
Identification
Color Black, silver-gray
Mohs scale hardness 4,5 - 5,5

Vaesite (NiS2) is a mineral found together with cattierite in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralologist.[1]

References

  1. Kerr, Paul F. (1945). "Cattierite and Vaesite: New Co-Ni Minerals from the Belgian Kongo" (PDF). 30: 483&ndash, 492.
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