Color: silvery-white
State at 25°C: solid
Density (g/cm3): 8.908
Hardness (Mohs): No data
Melting Point (K): 1726.2
Boiling Point (K): 3193
Heat of Fusion (kJ/mol): 17.6
Heat of Vaporization (kJ/mol): 372
Heat of Atomization (kJ/mol): 430
Therm. Conductivity (J/m sec K): 90.9
Elec. Conductivity (1/mohm cm): 146.199
Abundance, Solar System: 4.693
Abundance, Earth's Crust: 1.9
Pure Cost ($/100g): $ 7.70
Bulk Cost ($/100g): $ 0.76
Source: sulfides, oxide/silicates