Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Name

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Ni(CO₃)·6H₂O

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Carbonates

Chemical class

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Crystal system

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2.5

Mohs hardness

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1.97

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Vitreous

Luster

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One perfect direction; two directions, less perfect, at 112° to one another and both approximately perpendicular to the first

Cleavage

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Space group

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Structural group

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Hy · Approved

IMA

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1959

Named in

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Pale blue

Typical colors

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Ni · C · O · H

Elements

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