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Nickenichite Mineral Data + |
General Nickenichite Information |
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| Na0,8Ca0,4(Mg,Fe+++,Al)3Cu0,4(AsO4)3 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 549.61 gm | |||
| Sodium 3.35 % Na 4.51 % Na2O | |||
| Calcium 2.19 % Ca 3.06 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 10.61 % Mg 17.60 % MgO | |||
| Aluminum 0.49 % Al 0.93 % Al2O3 | |||
| Iron 4.06 % Fe 5.81 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Copper 3.47 % Cu 3.91 % Cu2O | |||
| Arsenic 40.90 % As 62.73 % As2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 34.93 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 98.54 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Na0.8Ca0.3Cu0.3Mg2.4Fe3+0.4Al0.1(AsO4)3 | |||
| In a cavity in volcanic scoria. | |||
| Approved IMA 1993 | |||
| Nickenich village, near the Nickenicher Sattel Volcano, Eifel district, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for the locality. | |||
| ICSD 74468 | |||
| IMA1992-015 | |||
| PDF 48-1867 | |||
Nickenichite Image | |||
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Nickenichite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.9305:1:0.5205 | |||
| a = 11.882, b = 12.769, c = 6.647, Z = 4; beta = 112.81° V = 929.62 Den(Calc)= 3.93 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.744(1), 3.195(0.6), 4.06(0.5), | |||
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Physical Properties of Nickenichite |
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| [010] Perfect, [100] Good, [101] Good | |||
| Greenish blue, Light blue. | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | |||
| 3 - Calcite | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
Optical Properties of Nickenichite |
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| CI calc= -0.049 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1901,KC= 0.1812 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.714, b=1.744, g=1.783, bire=0.0690, 2V(Calc)=86, 2V(Meas)=60-84. | |||
| light blue. | |||
| blue. | |||
Calculated Properties of Nickenichite |
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relectron=3.70 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01167 Boson Index = 0.98833 |
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PENickenichite = 31.49 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nickenichite is Not Radioactive |
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Nickenichite Classification |
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| 38.2.3.9 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | |||
| (38.2)(A+ B++)5 (XO4)3 | |||
| (38.2.3)Alluaudite-Wyllieite Group (Alluaudite Subgroup) | |||
| VII/A.07-30 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/A - Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anions, cations of medium and big size: Mg, Mn,Fe, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na | |||
| VII/A.07 - Johillerite - Nickenichite series | |||
Other Nickenichite Information |
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| NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p570-574,1994) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p570-574,1994) | |||
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