General Ernienickelite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NiMn++++3O7•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 389.55 gm |
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Manganese 42.31 % Mn 66.95 % MnO2 |
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Nickel 15.07 % Ni 19.17 % NiO |
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Hydrogen 1.55 % H 13.87 % H2O |
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Oxygen 41.07 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
NiMn4+3O7•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Cavities in chalcedony in a laterized dunite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1994 |
| Locality: |
SM7 open pit N of Siberia, Kalgoorlie district, WA, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ernest (Ernie) Henry Nickel (1925-), Canadian-Australian mineralogist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CISRO) and International Mineralogical Association (IMA). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ernienickelite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1993-002 |
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