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Molecular Weight = 976.97 gm |
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Nickel 54.07 % Ni 68.81 % NiO |
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Arsenic 23.01 % As 30.38 % As2O3 |
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Oxygen 22.93 % O |
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100.00 % 99.18 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Ni9As3O14 |
Found in the walls of furnaces used to roast ore. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1858 |
South Terres mine, St Austell, Cornwall, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named from the Greek for 'copper rust', in allusion to its appearance. |
Aerugite |
ICSD 65630 |
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PDF 18-873 mcl |
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Aerugite Crystallographya:c = 1:4.63249 |
a = 5.951, c = 27.568, Z = 3; V = 845.50 Den(Calc)= 5.76 |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.06(1), 3.76(0.8), 2.329(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of AerugiteDeep blue green, Green. |
5.85 - 5.95, Average = 5.9 |
Opaque |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. |
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. |
4 - Fluorite |
Nonmagnetic |
greenish white |
| Optical Properties of AerugiteNCalc= 2.11 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1925) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 2.14 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1925) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | Calculated Properties of AerugiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.46 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Aerugite =5.76 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0062195475 |
Boson Index = 0.9937804525 PEAerugite = 37.82 barns/electron |
U=PEAerugite x rElectron Density= 206.47 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Aerugite is Not Radioactive | Aerugite Classification38.05.10.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc |
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(38.05)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(38.05.10)Dana Group |
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08.BC.15 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BC -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 1:1 and < 2:1 |
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| Other Aerugite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Aerugite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Aerugite using: Visit our Advertisers for Aerugite : B & L Fine MineralsCrystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Aerugite Mineral Data : Ask about Aerugite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Aerugite Specimen Label here :
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