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Nickelboussingaultite Mineral Data
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General Nickelboussingaultite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(NH4)2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 386.39 gm |
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Magnesium 1.57 % Mg 2.61 % MgO |
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Nickel 11.39 % Ni 14.50 % NiO |
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Hydrogen 2.09 % H - % Calc as (NH4)2O |
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Hydrogen 3.13 % H 27.97 % H2O |
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Sulfur 16.60 % S 41.44 % SO3 |
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Nitrogen 7.25 % N 13.48 % (NH4)2O |
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Oxygen 57.97 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
(NH4)2Ni0.75Mg0.25(SO4)2•6(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Underground nickel ore stockpile, around and on a wooden timber |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1976 |
| Locality: |
Talnakh area, Norilsk, western Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the nickel-bearing analog of boussingaultite. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 200304 |
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Nickel-boussingaultite - Renamed Nickelboussingaultite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 |
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PDF 31-62 |
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