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Also Known As	pure element

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Diagram showing atomic structures of native elements: iron as simple cubic packing of spheres, arsenic and antimony as a close-packed model, diamond as a 3D lattice, and graphite as stacked sheets with labeled cleavage planes.

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sulfur zinc iron lead arsenic gold copper selenium bismuth tin sulfosalt sulfide mineral carbonate mineral sulfate mineral borate mineral halide mineral oxide mineral arsenate mineral molybdate and tungstate minerals vanadate mineral

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