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Kitkaite Mineral Data
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General Kitkaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NiTeSe |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 265.25 gm |
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Nickel 22.13 % Ni |
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Tellurium 48.11 % Te |
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Selenium 29.77 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
NiTeSe |
| Environment: |
In narrow carbonate-bearing fissure veinlets in albite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 |
| Locality: |
Kitka River area, Kuusamo, Oulun (Oulu) L��ni, Finland Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the river Kitka, in findland, in the valley of which the mineral was found. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kitkaite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42560 |
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PDF 18-896 |
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Kitkaite Image |
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Images:
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Kitkaite Penroseite Sederholmite
Comments: B&W polished section image showing kitkaite replacing calcite in penroseite, clausthalite and sederholmite. Note the absence of the clausthalite envelope around kitkaite..
Location: Valley of the Kitka river in Kuusamo, northeast Finland. (AmMin, v50:581).
Scale: 100 X.
© American Mineralogist |
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Kitkaite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.37944 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.716, c = 5.126, Z = 1; V = 61.30 Den(Calc)= 7.18 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.729(1), 2.007(0.45), 1.51(0.35), |
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Physical Properties of Kitkaite
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| Cleavage: |
{001} Good |
| Color: |
Yellow gray. |
| Density: |
7.19 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Kitkaite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Distinct, from pale gray to pink or purple. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Kitkaite in Air
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| 400 nm |
45.80 |
47.00 |
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| 420 nm |
46.60 |
48.50 |
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| 440 nm |
47.40 |
50.00 |
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| 460 nm |
48.20 |
51.70 |
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| 480 nm |
49.10 |
53.50 |
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| 500 nm |
50.20 |
55.00 |
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| 520 nm |
51.20 |
56.50 |
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| 540 nm |
52.30 |
57.90 |
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| 560 nm |
53.50 |
59.10 |
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| 580 nm |
54.70 |
60.30 |
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| 600 nm |
55.80 |
61.40 |
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| 620 nm |
56.90 |
62.30 |
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| 640 nm |
57.80 |
63.20 |
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| 660 nm |
58.70 |
63.90 |
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| 680 nm |
59.60 |
64.40 |
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| 700 nm |
60.40 |
64.80 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Kitkaite in Air
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190% |
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Calculated Properties of Kitkaite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.17 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kitkaite =7.18 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEKitkaite = 205.92 barns/electron
U=PEKitkaite x rElectron Density=1,270.87 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kitkaite is Not Radioactive |
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Kitkaite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.12.14.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.14)Melonite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) AX2 type |
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02.12.14.01 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.02 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.03 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.04 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m |
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02.12.14.05 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.06 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.07 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.EA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S � 1:2 |
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02.EA -M:S = 1:2 |
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02.EA.20 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m |
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02.EA.20 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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Other Kitkaite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kitkaite :
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
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Kitkaite
NiTeSe
Dana No: 02.12.14.02 Strunz No: 02.EA.20
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