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Abelsonite

Abelsonite
Category	Mineral
Chemical formula	Ni[C₃₂H₃₆N₄]
Identification
Molecular Weight	519.31 gm
Color	Pink-purple, reddish-brown
Crystal habit	Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)
Crystal system	Triclinic
Cleavage	[111] Good
Fracture	Fragile - Crystals with a delicate and easily injured structure
Mohs Scale hardness	2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Luster	Adamantine,Sub-Metallic
Optical Properties	Semitransparent
Streak	pink
Density	1.45
Diaphaneity	Translucent

Abelsonite is a mineral of nickel, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen with formula: Ni[C₃₂H₃₆N₄]. It forms purple to reddish brown triclinic crystals. The crystals are soft, with a Mohs scale rating is 2 to 3. It has a low specific gravity of 1.45.

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It was first described in 1975 for specimens in oil shale from the Green River Formation, eastern Uintah County, Utah. It is named after Philip Hauge Abelson, an American physicist.

Category: Nickel minerals