Mineralpedia Details for Nickelskutterudite
Nickelskutterudite
Named for being the nickel member of the skutterudite series which in turn gets its name from the type locality at Skutterud in Norway. Nickelskutterudite is an uncommon mineral found in localities including in the United States, Canada, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, and Russia among others. It occurs in medium-temperature hydrothermal veins.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/nickelskutterudite.pdf
- Formula
- NiAs2-3
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Massive, Crystalline - Fine, Granular
- Cleavage
- Distinct, Distinct, Parting
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- gray, tin white, gray
- Class
- Isometric - Diploidal
- Fracture
- Brittle - Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 5.5-6
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Nickelskutterudite from Schneeberg dist., Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Metallic silver colored crystals to 2cm.
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