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Laurite

Laurite is an opaque black, metallic ruthenium sulfide mineral with formula: RuS2. It crystallizes in the isometric system. It is in the pyrite structural group. Though it's been found in many localities worldwide, it is extremely rare.

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Category
Sulfide mineral
Cleavage
Perfect on {111}
Color
Iron-black; white to gray or bluish in polished section
Crystal class
Diploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (P 2/m 3)
Crystal habit
As octahedral, cubic, and pyritohedral crystals or as rounded grains and inclusions
Crystal system
Cubic

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Laurite

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples20
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
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Category · 1
Laurite → Sulfide mineral
Cleavage · 1
Laurite → Perfect on {111}
Color · 1
Laurite → Iron-black; white to gray or bluish in polished section
Crystal class · 1
Laurite → Diploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (P 2/m 3)
Crystal habit · 1
Laurite → As octahedral, cubic, and pyritohedral crystals or as rounded grains and inclusions
Crystal system · 1
Laurite → Cubic
Density · 1
Laurite → 6.43 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.39 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Diaphaneity · 1
Laurite → Opaque
Formula · 1
Laurite → RuS2
Fracture · 1
Laurite → Subconchoidal

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ruthenium rus2 group ru opaque black metallic sulfide mineral formula system mohs hardness specific gravity 43 mw-parser-output display inline-block line-height

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LauriteCategorySulfide mineral1.00infobox
LauriteCleavagePerfect on {111}1.00infobox
LauriteColorIron-black; white to gray or bluish in polished section1.00infobox
LauriteCrystal classDiploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (P 2/m 3)1.00infobox
LauriteCrystal habitAs octahedral, cubic, and pyritohedral crystals or as rounded grains and inclusions1.00infobox
LauriteCrystal systemCubic1.00infobox
LauriteDensity6.43 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.39 g/cm3 (Calculated)1.00infobox
LauriteDiaphaneityOpaque1.00infobox
LauriteFormulaRuS21.00infobox
LauriteFractureSubconchoidal1.00infobox
LauriteLusterMetallic1.00infobox
LauriteMohs scale hardness7.51.00infobox
LauriteOptical propertiesIsotropic and opaque1.00infobox
LauriteSpace groupPa31.00infobox
LauriteSpecific gravity6.431.00infobox
LauriteStreakDark gray1.00infobox
LauriteStrunz classification2.EB.05a1.00infobox
LauriteTenacityBrittle1.00infobox
LauriteUnit cella = 5.61 Å; Z = 41.00infobox
Lauriteis aopaque black0.90text

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