Nickel - Cometal S.A.
... Nickel is the chemical element with the atomic number 28, located in the 10th group on the periodic table. Nickel is a fairly abundant element making about 0.008% of the Earth's crust and 0.01% of igneous rocks. It is assumed that there are large quantities of this metal in the Earth's core. The min ...
... Nickel is the chemical element with the atomic number 28, located in the 10th group on the periodic table. Nickel is a fairly abundant element making about 0.008% of the Earth's crust and 0.01% of igneous rocks. It is assumed that there are large quantities of this metal in the Earth's core. The min ...
Kamacite
Kamacite is an alloy of iron and nickel, which is found on earth only in meteorites. The proportion iron:nickel is between 90:10 to 95:5; small quantities of other elements, such as cobalt or carbon may also be present. The mineral has a metallic luster, is gray and has no clear cleavage although the structure is isometric-hexoctahedral. Its density is around 8 g/cm³ and its hardness is 4 on the Mohs scale. It is also sometimes called balkeneisen.The name was coined in 1861 and is derived from the Greek root καμακ- ""kamak"" or κάμαξ ""kamaks"", meaning vine-pole. It is a major constituent of iron meteorites (octahedrite and hexahedrite types). In the octahedrites it is found in bands interleaving with taenite forming Widmanstätten patterns. In hexahedrites, fine parallel lines called Neumann lines are often seen, which are evidence for structural deformation of adjacent kamacite plates due to shock from impacts.At times kamacite can be found so closely intermixed with taenite that it is difficult to distinguish them visually, forming plessite. The largest documented kamacite crystal measured 92×54×23 centimetres (36.2×21.3×9.1 in).