Niccolite (nickeline) is an arsenide of nickel mineral with the formulae NiAs and a relative hardness of 6. It is a minor ore of nickel and often has a copper-like colour. It was confirmed as a distinct species in 1832, but was mined in the Middle Ages by miners believing it to be a copperore. Research Niccolite
 
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