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General Vozhminite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ni,Co)4(As,Sb)S2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 392.79 gm
   Cobalt    15.00 %  Co
   Nickel    44.83 %  Ni
   Antimony  12.40 %  Sb
   Arsenic   11.44 %  As
   Sulfur    16.33 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ni3CoAs0.6Sb0.4S2
Help on Environment: Environment: In heazlewoodite ore in serpentinites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1982
Help on Locality: Locality: Vozhmin serpentinite, Karelia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
 

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Vozhminite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.41237
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 17.46, c = 7.2, Z = 18; V = 1,900.87 Den(Calc)= 6.18
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: HexagonalSpace Group: Unk
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 1.776(1), 8.7(1), 3.07(0.9),
 

Physical Properties of Vozhminite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Distinct
Help on Color: Color: Brownish yellow, Light pink orange.
Help on Density: Density: 6.2
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4.5-5 - Near Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Optical Properties of Vozhminite

Help on RL Color: RL Color: Rose-orange.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Vozhminite in Air
λ R1 R2  ∑ R1(λ)   ∑ R2(λ) 
 420 nm   35.00   41.20 
   
 440 nm   37.00   43.00 
 460 nm   39.20   45.00 
 480 nm   41.70   47.00 
 500 nm   44.00   48.60 
 520 nm   45.90   49.80 
 540 nm   47.50   50.90 
 560 nm   48.90   51.90 
 580 nm   50.20   52.70 
 600 nm   51.10   53.30 
 620 nm   52.10   54.20 
 640 nm   52.80   55.00 
 660 nm   53.40   55.60 
 680 nm   53.70   56.60 
 700 nm   54.10   57.10 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Vozhminite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Vozhminite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.76 gm/cc
note: rVozhminite =6.18 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00628
Boson Index = 0.99372
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEVozhminite = 71.75 barns/electron
U=PEVozhminite x relectron= 413.64 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Vozhminite is Not Radioactive
 

Vozhminite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.3.6.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.3)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=5:2
  (2.3.6)Dana Group
 
2.3.6.1 Vozhminite (Ni,Co)4(As,Sb)S2 Unk Hex
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/B.13-10 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.13 - Vozhminite series
 
II/B.13-10 Vozhminite (Ni,Co)4(As,Sb)S2 Unk Hex
 

Other Vozhminite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Vozhminite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Vozhminite

(Ni,Co)4(As,Sb)S2
Dana No: 2.3.6.1 Strunz No: II/B.13-10
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