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Nullaginite Mineral Data + |
General Nullaginite Information |
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| Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 211.40 gm | |||
| Nickel 55.52 % Ni 70.66 % NiO | |||
| Hydrogen 0.95 % H 8.52 % H2O | |||
| Carbon 5.68 % C 20.82 % CO2 | |||
| Oxygen 37.84 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 | |||
| Secondary mineral in serpentinized peridotites. | |||
| Approved IMA 1981 | |||
| Otway Belt, Nullagine district, WA, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for the locality. | |||
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Nullaginite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.7696:1:0.2575 | |||
| a = 9.236, b = 12.001, c = 3.091, Z = 4; beta = 90.48° V = 342.60 Den(Calc)= 4.10 | |||
| MonoclinicSpace Group: P 21/m,P 21 | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.579(1), 2.557(0.9), 4.619(0.4), | |||
Physical Properties of Nullaginite |
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| Bright green, Dark green. | |||
| 3.56 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. | |||
| Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface. | |||
| 1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum | |||
| Silky | |||
Optical Properties of Nullaginite |
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| CI meas= -0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.081 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1813,KPDmeas= 0.2088,KC= 0.1973 |
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| Biaxial (?), a=1.67, b=1.78, g=1.78, bire=0.1100 | |||
Calculated Properties of Nullaginite |
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relectron=3.50 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00708 Boson Index = 0.99292 |
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PENullaginite = 22.00 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nullaginite is Not Radioactive |
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Nullaginite Classification |
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| 16a.3.2.2 (16a)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (16a.3)where (A B)2 (XO3) Zq | |||
| (16a.3.2)Malachite Group | |||
| V/C.01-70 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | |||
| V/C - Waterfree carbonates with unfamiliar anions | |||
| V/C.01 - Azurite - Rosasite group and related compounds | |||
Other Nullaginite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
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