IMA mineral species
Abelsonite
NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄
Organic mineral, a nickel porphyrine derivative.
Properties
⛏ Mohs hardness2.5
💅🪙🍶🔪💎
Scratches with a fingernail.
🔷 Triclinic✏️ streak pink
| Chemical formula | NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄ |
|---|---|
| Elements | Ni, C, H, N |
| Crystal system | Triclinic |
| Mohs hardness | 2.5 |
| Density | — |
| Streak | pink |
| Color | — |
| IMA symbol | Abl |
| Nickel–Strunz class | 10.CA.20 |
“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.
Care & Handling
- 🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily Mohs 2.5: softer than a steel knife, so it scratches easily. Store it apart from harder stones.
Learn more
- Abelsonite on Mindat.org
- Wikipedia article
- Wikidata item Q318777 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
IMA mineral species
2–3
Triclinic
RedPurplePinkBrownGray
Soft, Scratches Easily