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- 2.3.5.1 Shandite Pb2Ni3S2 R 3m 3 2/m
- 2.3.5.2 Rhodplumsite Pb2Rh3S2 R 3m 3 2/m
- II/B.12-10 Rhodplumsite Pb2Rh3S2 R 3m 3 2/m
- II/B.12-20 Shandite Pb2Ni3S2 R 3m 3 2/m
- II/B.12-25 Laflammeite! Pd3Pb2S2 C 2/m 2/m
- II/B.12-30 Parkerite Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 Pmam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/B.12-40 Heazlewoodite Ni3S2 R 32 3 2
- II/B.12-50 Oregonite Ni2FeAs2 Unk Hex
General Shandite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb2Ni3S2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 654.60 gm | ||
| Nickel 26.90 % Ni | |||
| Lead 63.31 % Pb | |||
| Sulfur 9.80 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb2Ni3S2 | ||
| Environment: |
In serpentine. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1950 | ||
| Locality: |
Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Samuel James Shand (1882-1957), Scottish petrologist, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 24176 | ||
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Shandite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.44941 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.565, c = 13.631, Z = 3; V = 365.59 Den(Calc)= 8.92 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.788(1), 3.943(0.7), 2.276(0.65), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Shandite |
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| Cleavage: |
[1011] Perfect, [1011] Perfect, [1011] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Brass yellow. | ||
| Density: |
8.72 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Shandite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, in gray-blue and yellow brown. | ||
| RL Color: |
Cream-white. | ||
| RL Pleochroism: |
Distinct. | ||
Calculated Properties of Shandite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.63 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.14367 Boson Index = 0.85633 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEShandite =1,148.72 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Shandite is Not Radioactive |
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Shandite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.3.5.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.3)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=5:2 | |||
| (2.3.5)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/B.12-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/B - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium > 1:1, Sulfides with predominant Nickel, Cobalt, Rhodium and Palladium | |||
| II/B.12 - Rhodplumsite - Oregonite series | |||
Other Shandite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Shandite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Shandite using: Visit our Advertisers for Shandite : Translate Shandite Mineral Data : Ask about Shandite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Shandite Specimen Label here :
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