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Barringerite Mineral Data
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General Barringerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Ni)2P |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 144.09 gm |
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Iron 58.14 % Fe |
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Nickel 20.37 % Ni |
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Phosphorus 21.50 % P |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+1.5Ni0.5P |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1969 |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Names in 1969 for Daniel M. Barringer (1860-1929), U.S. Mining engineer, who established the meteoritic origin of Meteor Crater, Arizona. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Barringerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 71015 |
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PDF 27-1171 |
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Barringerite Image |
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Barringerite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.58603 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.87, c = 3.44, Z = 3; V = 102.65 Den(Calc)= 6.99 |
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6 m2) Space Group: P 62m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.233(1), 2.045(0.68), 1.923(0.42), |
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Physical Properties of Barringerite
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| Color: |
Gray white. |
| Density: |
6.92 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Calculated Properties of Barringerite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.60 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Barringerite =6.99 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEBarringerite = 27.09 barns/electron
U=PEBarringerite x rElectron Density= 178.71 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Barringerite is Not Radioactive |
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Barringerite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.01.21.01 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group |
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(01.01.21)Barringerite Group phosphides |
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01.01.21.01 Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2P P 62m 6 m2 |
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01.01.21.02 Schreibersite (Fe,Ni)3P I 4 4 |
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01.01.21.03 Nickelphosphide! (Ni,Fe)3P I 4 4 |
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01.01.21.04 Allabogdanite! (Fe,Ni)2P P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.21.05 Melliniite! (Ni,Fe)4P P 213 2 3 |
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01.01.21.06 Monipite! MoNiP P 6 2m 6 m2 |
| Strunz Class: |
01.BD.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.B - Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides |
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01.BD -Phosphides |
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01.BD.10 Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2P P 62m 6 m2 |
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01.BD.10 Monipite! MoNiP P 6 2m 6 m2 |
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Other Barringerite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Barringerite :
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
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Barringerite
(Fe,Ni)2P
Dana No: 01.01.21.01 Strunz No: 01.BD.10
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