General Villamaninite Information![]() (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 114.68 gm |
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Iron 0.24 % Fe |
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Cobalt 0.77 % Co |
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Copper 27.71 % Cu |
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Nickel 15.35 % Ni |
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Sulfur 55.92 % S |
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100.00 % |
![]() Cu0.5Ni0.3Co0.01Fe2+0.005S2 |
![]() As subhedral disseminated grains in black bituminous dolostone and in white coarse-grained recrystallized dolostone or as nodular aggregates in vuggy dolomite veinlets. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920 |
![]() Providencia mine, Mina Cármenes district, near Villamanín, Leon province, Spain Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for the locality. |
![]() Villamaninite + Pronunciation |
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Villamaninite Crystallography![]() a = 5.701, Z = 4; V = 185.29 Den(Calc)= 4.11 |
![]() Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.852(1), 1.717(0.4), 2.548(0.3), |
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| Physical Properties of Villamaninite![]() {001} Perfect, {010} Perfect, {100} Perfect |
![]() Iron black. |
![]() 4.523 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
![]() Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
![]() Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) |
![]() Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned. |
![]() 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
![]() Metallic |
![]() sooty black |
| Optical Properties of Villamaninite![]() Light blue-gray to violet gray. |
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| Calculated Properties of Villamaninite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.97 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Villamaninite =4.11 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0059809679 |
Boson Index = 0.9940190321 ![]() PEVillamaninite = 21.62 barns/electron |
U=PEVillamaninite x rElectron Density= 85.91 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Villamaninite is Not Radioactive | Villamaninite Classification![]() 02.12.01.06 (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 Villamaninite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Villamaninite : |
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 Villamaninite using: Visit our Advertisers for Villamaninite : A Bijoux Google Search for VillamaniniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Villamaninite Cape Minerals Google Search for Villamaninite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Villamaninite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Villamaninite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Villamaninite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Villamaninite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Villamaninite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Villamaninite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Villamaninite Ask about Villamaninite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Villamaninite Specimen Label here :
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