General Vaesite Information![]() NiS2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 122.82 gm |
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Nickel 47.78 % Ni |
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Sulfur 52.22 % S |
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100.00 % |
![]() NiS2 |
![]() Disseminated through dolomite (Kasompi mine, Zaire); as a secondary alteration product of arsenic-deficient nickel skutterudite (Germany) |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1945 |
![]() Kasompi mine, Katanga (Shaba), Congo (Zaire). Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Johannes Vaes, mineralogist for the Union Miniere du Haut Katanga. |
![]() Vaesite |
![]() ![]() ICSD 79671 |
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PDF Nov-99 |
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Vaesite Crystallography![]() a = 5.6793, Z = 4; V = 183.18 Den(Calc)= 4.45 |
![]() Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.83(1), 1.71(0.8), 1.09(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of Vaesite![]() {001} Perfect |
![]() Black, Steel gray, Tin white. |
![]() 4.45 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix. |
![]() Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. |
![]() 4.5-5.5 - Near Apatite |
![]() Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Vaesite![]() Gray, pale violet. |
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| Calculated Properties of Vaesite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.35 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Vaesite =4.45 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0093158148 |
Boson Index = 0.9906841852 ![]() PEVaesite = 21.79 barns/electron |
U=PEVaesite x rElectron Density= 94.75 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Vaesite is Not Radioactive | Vaesite Classification![]() 02.12.01.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.01)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3) |
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![]() 02.EB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2 |
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02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Vaesite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Vaesite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Vaesite using: Visit our Advertisers for Vaesite : A Bijoux Google Search for VaesiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Vaesite Cape Minerals Google Search for Vaesite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Vaesite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Vaesite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Vaesite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Vaesite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Vaesite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Vaesite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Vaesite Ask about Vaesite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Vaesite Specimen Label here :
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