| |
 |
Nickelschneebergite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Nickelschneebergite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
Bi(Ni,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 588.23 gm |
| |
Calcium 2.04 % Ca 2.86 % CaO |
| |
Iron 1.90 % Fe 2.44 % FeO |
| |
Cobalt 6.01 % Co 8.46 % Co2O3 |
| |
Nickel 11.97 % Ni 15.24 % NiO |
| |
Bismuth 24.87 % Bi 27.72 % Bi2O3 |
| |
Arsenic 25.47 % As 39.07 % As2O5 |
| |
Hydrogen 0.53 % H 4.75 % H2O |
| |
Oxygen 27.20 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 100.54 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi0.7Ca0.3Ni1.2Co0.6Fe2+0.2(AsO4)2(H2O)1.1(OH)0.9 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral found in the oxidized dump material.Tsumcorite group. Bi-dominant analog of nickel-lotharmeyerite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Dump material of the "Am Roten Berg" mining area, about 5 km SW of Schneeberg, Saxony, Germay. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Ni-dominant analog of schneebergite (Locality). |
| Synonym: |
IMA1999-028 |
| |