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Kambaldaite Mineral Data |
General Kambaldaite Information |
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NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3•3(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 542.85 gm | ||
Sodium 4.24 % Na 5.71 % Na2O | |||
Nickel 43.25 % Ni 55.04 % NiO | |||
Hydrogen 1.67 % H 14.93 % H2O | |||
Carbon 6.64 % C 24.32 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 44.21 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3•3(H2O) | ||
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Secondary mineral in nickel-bearing rocks. | ||
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Approved IMA 1985 | ||
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Otter shoot, Kambalda, WA, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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Kambaldaite Image | |||
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Kambaldaite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.58965 | ||
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a = 10.34, c = 6.097, Z = 2; V = 564.53 Den(Calc)= 3.19 | ||
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Hexagonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 63 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 9.03(1), 4.49(0.9), 3.613(0.4), | ||
Physical Properties of Kambaldaite |
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None | ||
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Light green, Emerald green. | ||
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3.18 | ||
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Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. | ||
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Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ||
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3 - Calcite | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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light green | ||
Optical Properties of Kambaldaite |
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light green. | ||
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emerald green. | ||
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CI meas= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.21,KPDmeas= 0.2107,KC= 0.2098 Ncalc = 1.67 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.65, e=1.69, bire=0.0400. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kambaldaite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.17 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Kambaldaite =3.19 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0058316943 Boson Index = 0.9941683057 |
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PEKambaldaite = 17.08 barns/electron U=PEKambaldaite x rElectron Density= 54.19 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kambaldaite is Not Radioactive |
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Kambaldaite Classification |
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16b.07.12.01 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(16b.07)Dana Type | |||
(16b.07.12)Dana Group | |||
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05.DA.20 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) | ||
05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
05.DA -With medium-sized cations | |||
Other Kambaldaite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
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Links to other databases for Kambaldaite : 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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Kambaldaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kambaldaite : Ask about Kambaldaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kambaldaite Specimen Label here :
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