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General Nevskite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Bi(Se,S)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 262.35 gm
   Bismuth   71.69 %  Bi
   Selenium  27.09 %  Se
   Sulfur     1.22 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Bi0.9Se0.9S0.1
Help on Environment: Environment: In quartz-cassiterite veins.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1984
Help on Locality: Locality: Nevskii tin deposit, northeastern Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 79019
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Nevskite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:5.43245
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 4.197, c = 22.8, Z = 6; V = 347.81 Den(Calc)= 7.51
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.06(1), 2.24(0.4), 3.59(0.4),
 

Physical Properties of Nevskite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [0001] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Lead gray.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Habit: Habit: Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Nevskite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Isotropic in basal sections, distinctly anisotropic in perpendicular sections, weak brown to gray.
Help on RL Color: RL Color: White with creamy tinge.
 

Calculated Properties of Nevskite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=6.12 gm/cc
note: rNevskite =7.51 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.02067
Boson Index = 0.97933
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PENevskite =1,439.09 barns/electron
U=PENevskite x relectron=8,807.45 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Nevskite is Not Radioactive

 

Nevskite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.8.20.3 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.8)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
  (2.8.20)Tsumoite Group (Trigonal: P3¯m1)
 
2.8.20.1 Tsumoite BiTe P 3m1 3 2/m
 
2.8.20.2 Sulphotsumoite Bi3Te2S P 3m1 3 2/m
 
2.8.20.3 Nevskite Bi(Se,S) P 3m1 3 2/m
 
2.8.20.4 Ingodite Bi(S,Te) P 3m1 3 2/m
 
2.8.20.5 Telluronevskite Bi3TeSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/D.10-10 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold
  II/D.10 - Tetradymite group, Nevskite - Tsumoite series
 
II/D.10-10 Nevskite Bi(Se,S) P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/D.10-30 Ingodite Bi(S,Te) P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/D.10-35 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig
 
II/D.10-40 Sulphotsumoite Bi3Te2S P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/D.10-50 Tsumoite BiTe P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/D.10-55 Telluronevskite Bi3TeSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
II/D.10-60 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m
 
II/D.10-70 Baksanite! Bi6Te2S3 P 3m1 3 2/m
 

Other Nevskite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Nevskite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Nevskite

Bi(Se,S)
Dana No: 2.8.20.3 Strunz No: II/D.10-10
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