Mineralpedia Details for Gersdorffite
Gersdorffite
- Formula
- NiAsS
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Massive - Granular, Euhedral Crystals, Tabular
- Cleavage
- Good, Good, Good
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- gray, grayish black, silver white, tin white
- Streak
- grayish black
- Class
- Isometric - Tetartoidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 5.5
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Gersdorffite from Snowbird mine, Lola Pass, Mineral Co., Montana, United States
Kind of an odd-ball for Montana and a pegmatite. But solid choice piece. Some alterations to secondary nickel minerals.
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