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Vaesite

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Vaesite
Vaesite on a matrix
General
CategorySulfide minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
NiS2
IMA symbolVa[1]
Crystal systemIsometric
Identification
ColorBlack, silver-gray
CleavageDistinct/good {001}
Mohs scale hardness4.5–5.5
LusterMetallic
StreakBlack
DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity4.45
References[2]

Vaesite (NiS2) is a mineral found together with cattierite in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralogist.[3] It is part of the pyrite group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ a b "Vaesite". mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. ^ Kerr, Paul F. (1945). "Cattierite and Vaesite: New Co-Ni Minerals from the Belgian Kongo" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 30 (7–8): 483–492. ISSN 1945-3027. S2CID 51786115.