Erlichmanite

Erlichmanite

Erlichmanite

Sulfide mineral

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.[2] It is found in noble metal placer deposits.[3] Named for Jozef Erlichman, electron microprobe analyst at the NASA Ames Research Center.[4]

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    Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
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    "Erlichmanite".
  3. [3]
    "Erlichmanite Mineral Data".
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    http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/erlichmanite.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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