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Graphite (/ˈɡræfaɪt/) is a crystalline allotrope (form) of the element carbon. It consists of many stacked layers of graphene, typically in excess of hundreds of layers.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite | Category | Native mineral | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Cleavage | Basal – perfect on {0001} | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Color | Iron-black to steel-gray; deep blue in transmitted light | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Crystal class | Dihexagonal dipyramidal (6/mmm) Hermann–Mauguin notation: (6/m 2/m 2/m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Crystal habit | Tabular, six-sided foliated masses, granular to compacted masses | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Crystal system | Hexagonal or Rhombohedral | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Density | 2.09–2.23 g/cm3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Diaphaneity | Opaque, transparent only in extremely thin flakes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Formula | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Fracture | Flaky, otherwise rough when not on cleavage | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | IMA symbol | Gr | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Luster | Metallic, earthy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Mohs scale hardness | 1–2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Optical properties | Uniaxial (−) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Other characteristics | strongly anisotropic, conducts electricity, greasy feel, readily marks | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Pleochroism | Strong | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Solubility | Soluble in molten nickel, warm chlorosulfuric acid | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Space group | P63mc (buckled) P63/mmc (flat) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Specific gravity | 1.9–2.3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Streak | Black | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Strunz classification | 1.CB.05a | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Tenacity | Flexible non-elastic, sectile | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Twinning | Present | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | Unit cell | a = 2.461, c = 6.708 [Å]; Z = 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Graphite | is a | electrical conductor | 0.90 | text |
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