erlichmanite
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Erlichmanite is the naturally occurring mineral form of osmium sulfide (OsS2). It is grey with a metallic luster, hardness around 5, and specific gravity about 9. It is found in noble metal placer deposits. Erlichmanite is named for Jozef Erlichman, an electron microprobe analyst at NASA's Ames Research Center.
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- sulfur
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.EB.05a
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.EB.05a
- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
- chemical formula
- OsS₂
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- Erlichmanite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Erl
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Erlichmanite is the naturally occurring mineral form of osmium sulfide (OsS2). It is grey with a metallic luster, hardness around 5, and specific gravity about 9. It is found in noble metal placer deposits. Erlichmanite is named for Jozef Erlichman, an electron microprobe analyst at NASA's Ames Research Center.
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