Taenite Mineral Data + 
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- 1.1.11.0 Iron! Fe I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.11.1 Kamacite alpha-(Fe,Ni) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.11.2 Taenite gamma-(Fe,Ni) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.11.3 Tetrataenite FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 1.1.11.4 Awaruite Ni2FetoNi3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.11.5 Nickel Ni F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.11.6 Wairauite CoFe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.08-10 Nickel Ni F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.08-20 Taenite gamma-(Fe,Ni) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.08-30 Tetrataenite FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.08-40 Awaruite Ni2FetoNi3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.08-50 Jedwabite! Fe7(Ta,Nb)3 P 63mmc, P 63mc 6mm
General Taenite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
gamma-(Fe,Ni) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 56.42 gm | ||
| Iron 79.19 % Fe | |||
| Nickel 20.81 % Ni | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+0.8Ni0.2 | ||
| Environment: |
Primarily found in meteorites. Resistant to acid etch where it stands out in patterns. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1861 | ||
| Locality: |
Gorge River, South Island, New Zealand Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek for "band" in allusion to the flattened form. | ||
| Synonym: |
Antitaenite | ||
| Plessite - Taenite and Kamacite | |||
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Taenite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.596, Z = 4; V = 46.50 Den(Calc)= 8.06 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.08(1), 1.08(0.8), 1.8(0.8),1.04(0.5), 1.27(0.5), 0.9(0.3), | ||
Physical Properties of Taenite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Grayish white, Silver white. | ||
| Density: |
7.8 - 8.22, Average = 8.01 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer. | ||
| Habit: |
Exsolution Inclusions - Formed by the exsolution of a separate mineral from the parent mineral caused by a temperature drop. | ||
| Habit: |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. | ||
| Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Magnetism: |
Magnetic | ||
| Streak: |
light gray | ||
Calculated Properties of Taenite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.54 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01914 Boson Index = 0.98086 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PETaenite = 33.05 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Taenite is Not Radioactive |
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Taenite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.1.11.2 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group | |||
| (1.1.11)Iron-Nickel group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/A.08-20 I - Elements | ||
| I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides | |||
| I/A.08 - Nickel series | |||
Other Taenite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Taenite : 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 -Meteorite Minerals 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 13 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 -QUT Mineral Atlas 15 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Taenite using: Visit our Advertisers for Taenite : Translate Taenite Mineral Data : Ask about Taenite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Taenite Specimen Label here :
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