Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

C

Crystal System: hexagonal
Colour: iron black to steel-grey
Lustre: sub-metallic
Habitus: hexagonal platy
Hardness: 1 - 2
Fracture:  micaceous
Cleavage: perfect {0001}
Density: 2.26 g/cm³ 
Origin and geological occurrence: formed by metamorphism of sedimentary carbonaceous material, by the reduction of carbon compounds. It may be an accessory mineral in igneous rocks. Graphite is one of the polymorphs of C.

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 Samples:

	1.? Graphite massive #native elements
	1.2 Graphite Massive graphite with well developed {0001} cleavage.  #native elements