Mineral description : Graphite

Picture pending, graphite from Djupsund, Västerbotten.

Graphite in quarts from a railroad bank, Umeå.

Mineral class	Elements : Graphite-diamond group
Chemical formula	C
Crystal system	Hexagonal
Habitus	Usually as flaky folded masses, sometimes as flat hexagonal crystals.
Cleavage
Hardness	1
Density	2.23
Color	Gray to black.
Streak	Dark gray, colors paper.
Luster	Half metallic to dull.
Description
Occurance	Occurs in highly metamorphic rocks, but also in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
Associates
Notes	A good electrical conductor.
Locations	A common mineral in many parts of Sweden. Even mined in some places. Skrammelfallsgruvan, Norberg area. Skälsta, Uppland. Vittangi, Norrbotten. Råneå, Norrbotten. Outside Härnösand, .

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