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Dienerite Mineral Data
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General Dienerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ni3As |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 250.99 gm |
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Nickel 70.15 % Ni |
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Arsenic 29.85 % As |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni3As |
| Environment: |
Known only from one loose crystal. A questionable species. Dienerite (1921) is now regarded as nickel-skutterudite. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 2006 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1921 |
| Locality: |
Near Radstadt, Salzburg, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Karl Diener (1862-1928), Austrian paleontologist from Vienna who discovered the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Dienerite + Pronunciation  |
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