Properties
⛏ Mohs hardness4
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A steel knife scratches it, it won't scratch glass.
⚖ Density4.286 g/cm³
Heavy
🔷 Trigonal✏️ streak pink
| Chemical formula | CoCO₃ |
|---|---|
| Elements | Co, C, O |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Mohs hardness | 4 |
| Density | 4.286 g/cm³ |
| Streak | pink |
| Color | — |
| IMA symbol | Scbt |
| Nickel–Strunz class | 5.AB.05 |
“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.
🌍 Where it's found
Type locality (where it was first described): Daniel mine, Germany
Learn more
- Spherocobaltite on Mindat.org
- Wikipedia article
- Wikidata item Q786358 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
IMA mineral species
4–5
Trigonal
RedPurplePinkBrownBlackGray