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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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