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what mineral group is nickel in
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Chemically, nickel is a transition metal (periodic group 10).
In mineralogy, nickel most commonly occurs in several mineral groups:
- Sulfides — e.g. pentlandite ((Fe,Ni)9S8), bravoite (Ni-rich pyrrhotite)
- Arsenides — e.g. nickeline (NiAs)
- Oxides/hydroxides and lateritic minerals — e.g. limonite-type and nickeliferous garnierite (a Ni-rich silicate/serpentine group)
- Rarely as native nickel (elemental nickel)
If you meant a specific nickel mineral, tell me which and I can give the exact group.
In mineralogy, nickel most commonly occurs in several mineral groups:
- Sulfides — e.g. pentlandite ((Fe,Ni)9S8), bravoite (Ni-rich pyrrhotite)
- Arsenides — e.g. nickeline (NiAs)
- Oxides/hydroxides and lateritic minerals — e.g. limonite-type and nickeliferous garnierite (a Ni-rich silicate/serpentine group)
- Rarely as native nickel (elemental nickel)
If you meant a specific nickel mineral, tell me which and I can give the exact group.
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