Abelsonite

Abelsonite
Category	Mineral
Chemical formula	Ni[C₃₂H₃₆N₄]
Identification
Molecular Weight	519.31 gm
Color	Pink-purple, reddish-brown
Crystal habit	Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)
Crystal system	Triclinic
Cleavage	[111] Good
Fracture	Fragile - Crystals with a delicate and easily injured structure
Mohs Scale hardness	2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Luster	Adamantine,Sub-Metallic
Optical Properties	Semitransparent
Streak	pink
Density	1.45
Diaphaneity	Translucent

Abelsonite is a Mohs scale rating is 2 to 3. It has a low specific gravity of 1.45.

It was first described in 1975 for specimens in oil shale from the Green River Formation, eastern Uintah County, Utah. It is named after Philip Hauge Abelson, an American physicist.

Nickel minerals

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