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Godlevskite

Year of discovery: 1969 (Zapolyarnyi mine, Russia, Mayak mine, Russia, and Talnakh deposit, Russia), 1978 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of godlevskite

• Ni₉S₈
• (Ni,Fe)₉S₈
• [Ni²⁺₉][S₈]

• Class: Sulfide

• Ni => Fe: Mackinawite, Pentlandite
• Ni => Co: Cobaltpentlandite

• Color: Pale yellow
• Streak: Gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Granular
• Twin: Perpendicular to (101), which forms elbow shape

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 4-5
• Density: 5.3

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: 222, C222
• Lattice: a=9.2, b=11.3, c=9.5

Etymology: M. N. Godlevskii, Russian economic geologist