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Skutterudite
Chemical
Formula
(Co,Ni,Fe)As3
Species
Arsenic
Crystal
System
Isometric
Mohs
Scale
5-6
Specific
Gravity
6.5
Color
Tin-white to silver-gray, tarnishes gray or iridescent; in polished section, gray, creamy or golden white
Streak
Black
Luster
Metallic
Diaphaneity
Opaque
Cleavage
Distinct/GoodDistinct on in traces on
Fracture
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Crystal Habit:Crystals are cubes, octahedra, dodecahedra, rarely prismatic; in skeletal growth forms, distorted aggregates; also massive, granular
Geological Setting:Moderate to high temperature hydrothermal veins
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