Liebenbergite
Ni2SiO4 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for W.R. Liebenberg, Deputy Director-General of the National Institute for Metallurgy of South Africa.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1973 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
51.03.01.03 |
| (51) Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |
| (51.03) with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination | |
| (51.03.01) Olivine group | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
09.AC.05 |
| (09) Silicates | |
| (09.A) Nesosilicates (Isolated tetrahedron) structures | |
| (09.AC) Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] coordination | |
| Crystal system: | Orthorhombic System |
| Point group (H-M): | mmm (or 2/m 2/m 2/m) — dipyramidal |