Info: Same as the diamond, the graphite is pure carbon. Good developed crystals are rare in nature. The graphite usualy occurs as leavy, scale or whole agregates.
How to recognize: Graphite is easy to recognize by his black colour, softness and fragility. Leaves clear mark on paper.
Found: Important industrial mines for graphite were found in Sri Lanka, on Madagaskar, in Russia, USA, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. In Czech Republic graphite can be found in Černá, Mokrá, Český Krumlov and other locations.
| Crystal structure |
| Six-sided |
| Hardness |
| 1 - 2 |
| Colour |
| from dark grey to black |
| Shine |
| half-metalic |
