Vaesite

(repeating unit)NiS2IMA symbolVa[1]Crystal systemIsometricIdentificationColorBlack, silver-grayCleavageDistinct/good {001}Mohs scale hardness4.5–5.5LusterMetallicStreakBlackDiaphaneityOpaqueSpecific gravity4.45References[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

  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.
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Disulfides (S2−
2) and polysulfides
H2S2 He
Li Be B RS2R' N O S2F2 Ne
Na2Sx Mg Al Si P S3 S2Cl2 Ar
K Ca Sc TiS3 VS4 Cr Mn FeS2 CoS2 NiS2 "CuS" Zn Ga Ge As Se S2Br2 Kr
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc RuS2 Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb2S5? Te S2I2 Xe
Cs Ba * Lu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Fr Ra ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
 
* La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb
** Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No
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