qusongite
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Qusongite is an extremely rare mineral with the simple formula WC, which shows the mineral to be a naturally occurring tungsten carbide. It was found in Luobusa ophiolite, China. This ophiolite is known for many natural reduced compounds, including native metals, diamond, silicides and carbides (e.g., moissanite, natural silicon carbide). Qusongite crystallizes in the hexagonal system, with space group P-6m2.
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- tungsten carbide
- Named after
- Qusum County
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 1.BA.25
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 1.BA.25
- crystal system
- hexagonal crystal system
- chemical formula
- WC
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Qus
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Qusongite is an extremely rare mineral with the simple formula WC, which shows the mineral to be a naturally occurring tungsten carbide. It was found in Luobusa ophiolite, China. This ophiolite is known for many natural reduced compounds, including native metals, diamond, silicides and carbides (e.g., moissanite, natural silicon carbide). Qusongite crystallizes in the hexagonal system, with space group P-6m2.
==References==
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