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Name: Gersdorffite
Gdf-P213
IMA Chemistry: NiAsS
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Gersdorffite contains elements:
Nickel (Ni)
Arsenic (As)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Austria
Year First Published: 1845
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Known previously, but named in this publication: Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XIII. Ordnung. Kiese. III. Kobaltkies. Gersdorffit, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 559-562 Name changed from gersdorffite to gersdorffite-P213: Bayliss P (1986) Subdivision of the pyrite group, and a chemical and X-ray-diffraction investigation of ullmannite. The Canadian Mineralogist 24, 27-33 Named changed backed to gersdorffite: Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Miyawaki R, Bosi F (2023) CNMNC guidelines for the nomenclature of polymorphs and polysomes. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 225-232
Structural Group Name: Ullmannite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
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