Aerugite Mineral Data

General Aerugite Information

Chemical Formula:

([ ],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6) (?)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 976.97 gm

Nickel 54.07 % Ni 68.81 % NiO

Arsenic 23.01 % As 30.38 % As₂O₃

Oxygen 22.93 % O

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100.00 % 99.18 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ni₉As₃O₁₄

Environment:

Found in the walls of furnaces used to roast ore.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1858

Locality:

South Terres mine, St Austell, Cornwall, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named from the Greek for 'copper rust', in allusion to its appearance.

Name Pronunciation:

Aerugite

Synonym:

ICSD 65630

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Aerugite Image

Images:

Aerugite

Comments: Small dark green crystals of aerugite.
Location: Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Aerugite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:4.63249

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.951, c = 27.568, Z = 3; V = 845.50 Den(Calc)= 5.76

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.06(1), 3.76(0.8), 2.329(0.6),

Physical Properties of Aerugite

Color:

Deep blue green, Green.

Density:

5.85 - 5.95, Average = 5.9

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

greenish white

Optical Properties of Aerugite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.11 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1925) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.14 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1925) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Aerugite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.46 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Aerugite =5.76 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0062195475
Boson Index = 0.9937804525

Photoelectric:

PE_Aerugite= 37.82 barns/electron
U=PE_Aerugite x rElectron Density= 206.47 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Aerugite is Not Radioactive

Aerugite Classification

Dana Class:

38.05.10.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc

(38.05)with miscellaneous formulae

(38.05.10)Dana Group

38.05.10.01 Aerugite ([],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6)(?) R 3m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.BC.15 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BC -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 1:1 and < 2:1

08.BC.15 Aerugite ([],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6)(?) R 3m 3 2/m

Other Aerugite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Aerugite :
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

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Aerugite

([ ],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6) (?)
Dana No: 38.05.10.01 Strunz No: 08.BC.15
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