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Heazlewoodite [abbr. Hzl ]

Year of discovery: 1897 (Lord Brassey mine, Australia), 1963 (Japan)

Locality list: 29 localities of heazlewoodite

• Ni₃S₂
• [Ni²⁺₃][S₂]

• Class: Sulfide

• Color: Pale yellow, Yellowish brown
• Streak: Pale brown
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Massive
• Twin: Exist

• Cleavage: No, Parting (1 plane)
• Hardness: 4
• Density: 5.8

• System: Hexagonal
• Group: 32, R32
• Lattice: a=5.7, c=7.1

Etymology: Heazlewood district, Tasmania island, Australia