Metallic silvery nugget of the very rare mineral godlevskite from the famous Norilsk region, included the epoxy resin that was used for the analysis. Analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Godlevskite
Godlevskite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula (Ni,Fe)₉S₈.
It crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system (space group C222). It is a member of the Pentlandite structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 5.273; Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Go, IMA status: approved, named in 1968.
Found in hydrothermal veins, or in peridotite with other nickel sulfides.
It is found associated with Millerite, heazlewoodite, pentlandite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite.
In honor of Mikhail Nikolaevich Godlevskii (1902–1984), Russian economic geologist, Central Institute of Geological Exploration for Base and Precious Metals, Moscow, Russia.