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Description
Locality: 
Ca' de Giannasi, Frassinoro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm
Description

Small gray crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
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Formula: 
NiS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Kasompi Mine (Menda Mine; Kasompi Hill), Swambo, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)