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| molweight = | strunz = | dana = | system = Isometric| class = | symmetry = | unit cell = | color = Black, silver-gray| colour = | habit = | twinning = | cleavage = Distinct/good {001}| fracture = | tenacity =| mohs = 4.5–5.5| luster = Metallic| streak = Black| diaphaneity = Opaque| gravity = 4.45| density = | polish = | opticalprop = | refractive = | birefringence =| pleochroism = | 2V = | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow =| fluorescence= | absorption =| melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | other = | alteration = TITLE= VAESITE, 2021-12-17, }}Vaesite (NiS2) is a mineral found together with cattierite in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralogist.JOURNAL, Cattierite and Vaesite: New Co-Ni Minerals from the Belgian Kongo, Paul F., Kerr, 1945, American Mineralogist, 30, 7–8, 483–492,weblink 51786115, 1945-3027, It is part of the pyrite group.

References

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• Webmineral.com - Vaesite
• Handbook of Mineralogy - Vaesite

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