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Florenskyite Mineral Data
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General Florenskyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Ni)TiP |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 134.03 gm |
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Titanium 30.36 % Ti |
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Iron 40.83 % Fe |
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Nickel 5.69 % Ni |
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Phosphorus 23.11 % P |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+0.98Ni0.13Ti0.85P |
| Environment: |
Inclusion in serpentine in a carbonaceous, enstatitic, and Rumaruti type chondrodite meteorite. Anti-PbCl2 structure. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Kaidum chondritic meteorite, which fell in South Yemen in 1980. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Cyrill P. Florensky (1915-19820, Russian geochemist, who is one of the founders of Colleagues in the Laboratory of Comparative Planetology. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 89711 |
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IMA1999-013 |
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Florenskyite Image |
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Images:
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Florenskyite
Comments: Backscattered electron image of the serpentine mass containing bright florenskyite grains (arrow). (AmMin, 85:1083).
Location: Kaidun chondritic meteorite, which fell in South Yemen in 1980.
Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist |
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Florenskyite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.6676:1:1.9147 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.007, b = 3.602, c = 6.897, Z = 4; V = 149.23 Den(Calc)= 5.97 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.301(1)(112), 2.188(0.88)(211), 2.307(0.47)(210),1.801(0.45)(020), 1.938(0.45)(013), 1.115(0.38)(230), 1.923(0.34)(301), 2.147(0.31)(103), |
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Physical Properties of Florenskyite
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| Color: |
Cream white. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
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Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Florenskyite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.77 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.296) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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| RL Color: |
Creamy white. |
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Calculated Properties of Florenskyite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.60 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Florenskyite =5.97 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEFlorenskyite = 21.02 barns/electron
U=PEFlorenskyite x rElectron Density= 117.64 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Florenskyite is Not Radioactive |
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Florenskyite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.01.17.02 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group |
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(01.01.17)Dana Group |
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01.01.17.01 Tongbaite Cr3C2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.17.02 Florenskyite! (Fe,Ni)TiP P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.01.17.03 Andreyivanovite! FeCrP P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.BD.15 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.15 Allabogdanite! (Fe,Ni)2P P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.BD.15 Florenskyite! (Fe,Ni)TiP P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.BD.15 Andreyivanovite! FeCrP P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Florenskyite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AmMin, Vol 85, p 1082) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 85, p 1082) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 85, p 1082) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Florenskyite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info
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Florenskyite
(Fe,Ni)TiP
Dana No: 01.01.17.02 Strunz No: 01.BD.15
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