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General Antitaenite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
gamma-Fe3Ni | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 226.23 gm | ||
| Iron 74.06 % Fe | |||
| Nickel 25.94 % Ni | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+3Ni | ||
| Environment: |
Found intergrown with tetrataenite in some ataxite octahedrite meteorite specimens. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Not Submitted IMA | ||
| Locality: |
Vaca Muerta mesosiderite meteorite. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for its opposite anti-ferromagnetism in contrast to the ferromagnetism of taenite. | ||
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Antitaenite Crystallography |
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| Crystal System: |
IsometricSpace Group: Unk | ||
Physical Properties of Antitaenite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Gray. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer. | ||
| Habit: |
Exsolution Inclusions - Formed by the exsolution of a separate mineral from the parent mineral caused by a temperature drop. | ||
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Magnetism: |
Anti-ferromagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
gray | ||
Calculated Properties of Antitaenite |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01863 Boson Index = 0.98137 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAntitaenite = 33.54 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Antitaenite is Not Radioactive |
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Antitaenite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.0.0.0 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.0)Without Dana Classification Numbers | |||
| (Alloys) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/X.00-00 I - Elements | ||
| I/X - Unclassified Strunz Elements | |||
| I/X.00 - Alloys | |||
Other Antitaenite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,p766,1996) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Antitaenite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - Meteorite Minerals 6 - MinDAT 7 - MinMax(Deutsch) 8 - MinMax(English) 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - Ruff.Info Search for Antitaenite using: Visit our Advertisers for Antitaenite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Antitaenite Mineral Data : Ask about Antitaenite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Antitaenite Specimen Label here :
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