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Bismutohauchecornite

• Formula:
  Ni₉Bi₂S₈

• System: Tetragonal

• Name:
  For bismuth and relation to hauchecornite.

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)

• Type Locality:
  Oktyabr'skoe (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky) Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

• Dana 8th: 3.2.5.2
  
  3 : SULFOSALTS
  2 : ø = 4

• Hardness (Mohs): 5½

• Density: 6.25 g/cm³ (calculated)

• Diapheny: Opaque

• Colour: Bronze-yellow