Awaruite

Awaruite
Awaruite
General
CategoryNative element mineral
Chemical formulaNi2Fe to Ni3Fe
Strunz classification01.AE.20 Metals and intermetallic alloys
Dana classification01.01.11.04 Native elements: iron - nickel group
Identification
ColorSilver-white to grayish white
Crystal habitMassive; as pebbles, grains and flakes; rarely as crystals; as rims or regular intergrowths with kamacite in meteorites
Crystal systemCubic Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/mÀdàkọ:Overline2/m) Space Group: P m3m
TenacityMalleable and flexible
Mohs scale hardness5.5 -6
LusterMetallic
DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity7.8–8.65
Other characteristicsStrongly magnetic
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