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Antitaenite Mineral Data
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General Antitaenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
gamma-Fe3Ni |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 226.23 gm |
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Iron 74.06 % Fe |
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Nickel 25.94 % Ni |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+3Ni |
| Environment: |
Found intergrown with tetrataenite in some ataxite octahedrite meteorite specimens. |
| IMA Status: |
Not Submitted IMA |
| Locality: |
Vaca Muerta mesosiderite meteorite. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for its opposite anti-ferromagnetism in contrast to the ferromagnetism of taenite. |
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Antitaenite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Isometric Space Group: Unk |
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Physical Properties of Antitaenite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Gray. |
| Diaphaneity: |
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: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Magnetism: |
Anti-ferromagnetic |
| Streak: |
gray |
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Calculated Properties of Antitaenite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEAntitaenite = 33.54 barns/electron
U=PEAntitaenite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Antitaenite is Not Radioactive |
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Antitaenite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.00.00.00 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(01.00.00)Alloys |
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01.00.00.00 Antitaenite* gamma-Fe3Ni Unk Cubic |
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01.00.00.00 Goldamalgam* (Au,Ag)Hg I m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.00.00.00 IMA2007-036 TiFeSi2 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.00.00.00 Rhenium* Re P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.00.00.00 Tantalum* Ta I m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.00.00.00 Titanium* Ti P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.00.00.00 Tongxinite* Cu2Zn Unk Cubic |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AE.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AE -Iron-chromium family |
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01.AE.10 Antitaenite* gamma-Fe3Ni Unk Cubic |
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01.AE.10 Taenite gamma-(Fe,Ni) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.AE.10 Tetrataenite FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Antitaenite Information
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,p766,1996) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Antitaenite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Meteorite Minerals
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info
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Antitaenite
gamma-Fe3Ni
Dana No: 01.00.00.00 Strunz No: 01.AE.10
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