Haxonite Mineral Data

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General Haxonite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Fe,Ni)23C6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,365.08 gm

Iron 81.82 % Fe

Nickel 12.90 % Ni

Carbon 5.28 % C

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Fe⁰⁺₂₀Ni₃C₆

Environment:

Minor accessory mineral.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Locality:

Iron meteorites. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Howard J. Axon (1924-1992), English metallurgist.

Name Pronunciation:

Haxonite

Haxonite Image

Images:

Haxonite

Comments: Dark gray metallic haxonite fragment embedded in epoxy.
Location: Egvekinot meteorite, Chukot Province, Russia. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Haxonite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.55, Z = 4; V = 1,174.24 Den(Calc)= 7.72

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.151(1), 2.356(1), 1.863(0.8),

Physical Properties of Haxonite

Color:

Tin white.

Density:

7.7

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Luster:

Metallic

Calculated Properties of Haxonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.24 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Haxonite =7.72 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Haxonite= 30.54 barns/electron
U=PE_Haxonite x rElectron Density= 221.10 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Haxonite is Not Radioactive

Haxonite Classification

Dana Class:

01.01.16.02 (01)Native Elements

(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group

(01.01.16)Dana Group

01.01.16.01 Cohenite (Fe,Ni,Co)3C Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

01.01.16.02 Haxonite (Fe,Ni)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.16.03 Isovite! (Cr,Fe)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

01.BA.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.B - Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides

01.BA -Carbides

01.BA.10 Isovite! (Cr,Fe)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.BA.10 Haxonite (Fe,Ni)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Haxonite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Haxonite :
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

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Haxonite

(Fe,Ni)23C6
Dana No: 01.01.16.02 Strunz No: 01.BA.10
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