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Orcelite

Year of discovery: 1959 (Tiébaghi mine, New Caledonia), 2008 (Japan)

Locality list: 3 localities of orcelite

• Ni_5-xAs₂
• [Ni²⁺_5-x][As₂]

• Class: Arsenide

• Color: Pale yellow, Brown
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Density: 7.5

• System: Hexagonal
• Group: 6mm, P6₃cm
• Lattice: a=6.7, c=12.4