Name: | Vaesite Va |
IMA Chemistry: | NiS2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Vaesite contains elements: Nickel (Ni) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year First Published: | 1945 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Kerr P F (1945) Cattierite and vaesite: New Co-Ni minerals from the Belgian Congo, American Mineralogist 30, 483-497 |
Structural Group Name: | Pyrite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | pyrite |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2716 Million Years Ago |
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