Rhenium

Overview

Re
Fluorescence: none	Mildly Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	21.03 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Rhenium - 7  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	black
Streak

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	hexagonal - dihexagonal dipyramidal
Cleavage	none
Tenacity	-
Fracture	-
Luster	metallic

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 01.00.00.00

Class: 01

Group: 01.00

Subgroup: 01.00.00 - platinum

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
01.00.00.00	rhenium	Re

Nickel-Strunz Number : 01.AB.05

Group : 01

Subgroup : AB

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
01.AB.05	cadmium	Cd
01.AB.05	rhenium	Re
01.AB.05	zinc	Zn

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