[Newest Minerals] [Equipment] [Analytical Services] [About Us] [Mineral Gallery] [eBay Store] See Also: [Diamond Crystals] [Mineral News] [Hudson Institute] [Minerals on CDROM] Rare Minerals, Meteorites, Equipment and Analytical Services Excalibur Mineral Company, World leaders in the supply of rare species Serving the scientific and collector communities since 1974 General Haapalaite Information2(Fe,Ni)S•1.6(Mg,Fe++)(OH)2 |
Molecular Weight = 276.87 gm |
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Magnesium 12.29 % Mg |
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Iron 34.29 % Fe |
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Nickel 10.60 % Ni |
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Hydrogen 1.16 % H |
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Sulfur 23.16 % S |
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Oxygen 18.49 % O |
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100.00 % |
Fe2+1.5Ni0.5S2Mg1.4Fe2+0.21.6(OH)2 |
As thin scales in the Kokka serpentine and in carbonate, rarely in chrysotile. |
Approved IMA 1973 |
Kokka serpentinite, near Outokumpu, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Paavo Haapala (1906-), Finnish geologist. |
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| | Haapalaite Crystallographya:c = 1:9.34615 |
a = 3.64, c = 34.02, Z = 3; V = 390.36 Den(Calc)= 3.53 |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m ? |
By Intensity(I/Io): 11.3(1), 5.67(0.9), 3.18(0.8), |
| Physical Properties of Haapalaite{???} Good |
Bronze red. |
3.576 |
Opaque |
Scaly - Morphology like fish scales. |
Thin - Flat dimensioned crystals. |
1 - Talc |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of HaapalaiteVery strong, bronze-red to grayish white. |
Brown. |
Distinct, light brown to grayish brown. |
| Calculated Properties of HaapalaiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.46 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Haapalaite =3.53 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEHaapalaite = 15.87 barns/electron |
U=PEHaapalaite x rElectron Density= 54.97 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Haapalaite is Not Radioactive | Haapalaite Classification02.14.03.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.14)(Hydroxyl or Hydrated) |
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(02.14.03)Dana Group |
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02.FD.30 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.F - Sulfides of Arsenic, Alkalies; Sulfides with Halide, Oxide, Hydroxide, H2O |
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02.FD -With O, OH, H2O |
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| Other Haapalaite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Haapalaite : |
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 - Scandinavian mineral gallery Search for Haapalaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Haapalaite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals 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 Haapalaite Mineral Data : Ask about Haapalaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Haapalaite Specimen Label here :
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