General Argentopentlandite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 816.86 gm |
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Iron 41.02 % Fe |
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Nickel 14.37 % Ni |
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Silver 13.21 % Ag |
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Sulfur 31.40 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
AgFe2+6Ni2S8 |
| Environment: |
In pyrite and cubanite-chalcopyrite hydrothermal veins, and in disseminated sulfide deposits in skarn. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1977 |
| Locality: |
In the USSR, in the Oktyabr mine, Talnakh area, Noril'sk region, western Siberia, and the Khovuaksinsk Co-Ni deposit. In the Vuonos, Miihkali, Hietajarvi, and Outokumpu deposits, Finla
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For the similarity in composition to pentlandite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Argentopentlandite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40051 |
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PDF 25-406 |
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