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- 31.10.6.1 Honessite Ni6Fe2(SO4)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
- VI/D.09-10 Honessite Ni6Fe2(SO4)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
- VI/D.09-20 Hydrohonessite Ni6Fe2(SO4)(OH)16·7(H2O) Unk Hex
- VI/D.09-30 Mountkeithite (Mg,Ni)11(Fe,Cr)3(SO4,CO3)3.5(OH)24·11(H2O) Unk Hex
General Honessite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ni6Fe+++2(SO4)(OH)16·4(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 904.08 gm | ||
| Iron 12.35 % Fe 17.66 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Nickel 38.95 % Ni 49.57 % NiO | |||
| Hydrogen 2.68 % H 23.91 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 3.55 % S 8.86 % SO3 | |||
| Oxygen 42.47 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni6Fe3+2(SO4)(OH)16·4(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Derived from the oxidation of millerite and other primary nickel sulfides. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1959 | ||
| Locality: |
Linden, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Arthur P. Honess, (1886-1942), Pennsylvania State University. | ||
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Honessite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:8.66363 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.083, c = 26.71, Z = 0.25; V = 219.86 Den(Calc)= 1.71 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 8.84(1), 4.43(0.4), 1.54(0.2),2.62(0.2), 2.09(0.1), 2.39(0.1), 2.65(0.1), | ||
Physical Properties of Honessite |
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| Color: |
Brown, Green, Greenish yellow, Yellow. | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Hardness: |
1-1.5 - Talc or a little harder | ||
| Luster: |
Earthy (Dull) | ||
| Streak: |
brownish white | ||
Optical Properties of Honessite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -0.524 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.3655,KC= 0.2399 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (?), a=1.615, b=1.635, bire=0.0200. | ||
Calculated Properties of Honessite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.71 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00749 Boson Index = 0.99251 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEHonessite = 19.01 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Honessite is Not Radioactive |
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Honessite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
31.10.6.1 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (31.10)miscellaneous | |||
| (31.10.6)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VI/D.09-10 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| VI/D - Water-bearing sulfates with unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size | |||
| VI/D.09 - Honessite - Mountkeithite series | |||
Other Honessite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Honessite : 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 - Minerals of Wisconsin 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Honessite using: Visit our Advertisers for Honessite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks 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 T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Honessite Mineral Data : Ask about Honessite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Honessite Specimen Label here :
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