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- 4.2.1.1 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.2.1.2 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.2.1.3 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.2.1.4 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.2.1.5 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.2.1.6 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.2.1.7 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-10 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-20 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-30 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-40 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-50 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-60 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/A.04-70 Murdochite PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
General Bunsenite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
NiO | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 74.69 gm | ||
| Nickel 78.58 % Ni 100.00 % NiO | |||
| Oxygen 21.42 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
NiO | ||
| Environment: |
In a hydrothermal Ni-U vein. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 | ||
| Locality: |
At Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Professor Robert William Eberhard Bunsen (1811-1899), German chemist of the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, who had observed artificial NiO. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 9866 | ||
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Bunsenite Image | |||
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Bunsenite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.1768, Z = 4; V = 72.87 Den(Calc)= 6.81 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.088(1), 2.41(0.91), 1.476(0.57), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Bunsenite |
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| Color: |
Dark yellow green, Pistachio green. | ||
| Density: |
6.4 - 6.8, Average = 6.6 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Translucent to opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. | ||
| Hardness: |
5.5 - Knife Blade | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
brown black | ||
Optical Properties of Bunsenite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1806,KPDmeas= 0.1864,KC= 0.176 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=2.23. | ||
Calculated Properties of Bunsenite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=6.56 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00898 Boson Index = 0.99102 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEBunsenite = 31.62 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bunsenite is Not Radioactive |
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Bunsenite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
4.2.1.2 (4)Simple Oxides | ||
| (4.2)with a cation charge of 2+ (A++ O) | |||
| (4.2.1)Periclase group (Isometric, Fm3m) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/A.04-30 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/A - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:1 and 2:1 (M2O,MO) | |||
| IV/A.04 - Periclase Group, Periclase - Murdochite series | |||
Other Bunsenite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Bunsenite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Bunsenite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bunsenite : Translate Bunsenite Mineral Data : Ask about Bunsenite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bunsenite Specimen Label here :
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