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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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