| Name: | Bunsenite Bse |
| IMA Chemistry: | NiO |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Bunsenite contains elements: Nickel (Ni) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1868 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) Bunsenite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition, John Wiley and Sons (New York) 134-135 |
| Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | periclase |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3640 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 5.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 6.898 |
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