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Rammelsbergite is a nickel arsenide mineral with formula NiAs2. It forms metallic silvery to tin white to reddish orthorhombic prismatic crystals, and is usually massive in form. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 and a specific gravity of 7.1.

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Within Vinony's link graph, rammelsbergite is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Mohs scale of mineral hardness, relative density and Germany.

Vinony files it under Arsenide minerals, Minerals in space group 58 and Nickel minerals.

Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Rammelsbergite
Mineral.image
Rammelsbergite-180028.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.formula
NiAs2
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Rmb
Mineral.strunz
2.EB.15a
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic
Mineral.class
Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
Pnnm
Mineral.unit cell
a = 4.759 Å, b = 5.797 Å c = 3.539 Å; Z = 2
Mineral.color
Tin white with a faint pinkish hue
Mineral.habit
Rarely as prismatic crystals; commonly massive, granular, radial, fibrous
Mineral.twinning
On {101}
Mineral.cleavage
Distinct on {101}
Mineral.fracture
Irregular
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
5.5–6
Mineral.luster
Metallic

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Wikidata facts

Image
Rammelsbergite-180028.jpg
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IMA Mineral Symbol
Rmb
Commons category
Rammelsbergite
chemical formula
NiAs₂
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.EB.15a
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.EB.15a
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/C.08
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Rammelsbergite is a nickel arsenide mineral with formula NiAs2. It forms metallic silvery to tin white to reddish orthorhombic prismatic crystals, and is usually massive in form. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 and a specific gravity of 7.1.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rammelsbergite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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