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Rammelsbergite Mineral Data
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General Rammelsbergite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
NiAs2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 208.53 gm |
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Nickel 28.14 % Ni |
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Arsenic 71.86 % As |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
NiAs2 |
Environment: |
In Ni and Co veins formed at moderate temperatures. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1854 |
Locality: |
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named after the German chemist and mineralogist, K. F. Rammelsberg (1812-1899). |
Name Pronunciation: |
Rammelsbergite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 42571 |
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Rammelsbergite Image |
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Rammelsbergite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8269:1:0.6107 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.78, b = 5.78, c = 3.53, Z = 2; V = 97.53 Den(Calc)= 7.10 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.552(1), 2.476(0.9), 2.843(0.65), |
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Physical Properties of Rammelsbergite
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Cleavage: |
{???} Indistinct |
Color: |
Tin white, Reddish white. |
Density: |
7.1 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. |
Habit: |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Habit: |
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) |
Hardness: |
5.5 - Knife Blade |
Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic |
Streak: |
grayish black |
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Optical Properties of Rammelsbergite
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RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, especially in blues. |
RL Color: |
White, pure. |
RL Pleochroism: |
Weak, in yellow to pinkish hue and bluish white. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Rammelsbergite in Air
λ |
R1 |
R2 |
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∑ R1(λ) |
∑ R2(λ) |
400 nm |
53.10 |
52.20 |
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420 nm |
54.20 |
54.20 |
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440 nm |
55.30 |
56.20 |
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460 nm |
56.00 |
57.60 |
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480 nm |
56.50 |
58.40 |
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500 nm |
56.60 |
58.70 |
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520 nm |
56.30 |
58.60 |
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540 nm |
56.00 |
58.20 |
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560 nm |
55.80 |
58.00 |
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580 nm |
55.80 |
57.80 |
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600 nm |
55.80 |
57.80 |
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620 nm |
55.70 |
57.60 |
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640 nm |
55.60 |
57.30 |
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660 nm |
55.60 |
57.00 |
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680 nm |
55.50 |
56.90 |
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700 nm |
55.40 |
56.80 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Rammelsbergite in Air
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160% |
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Calculated Properties of Rammelsbergite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.40 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Rammelsbergite =7.10 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0031802946 Boson Index = 0.9968197054 |
Photoelectric: |
PERammelsbergite = 63.48 barns/electron U=PERammelsbergite x rElectron Density= 406.30 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Rammelsbergite is Not Radioactive |
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Rammelsbergite Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.12.02.12 (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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(02.12.02)Marcasite Group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) |
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02.12.02.01 Marcasite FeS2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.02 Ferroselite FeSe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.03 Frohbergite FeTe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.04 Hastite? CoSe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.05 Mattagamite CoTe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.06 Kullerudite NiSe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.07 Omeiite (Os,Ru)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.08 Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.09 Lollingite FeAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.10 Seinajokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.11 Safflorite (Co,Fe)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.12 Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.12.02.13 Nisbite NiSb2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
02.EB.15a 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.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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02.EB.15a Clinosafflorite (Co,Fe,Ni)As2 P 21/n 2/m |
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02.EB.15a Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.EB.15a Lollingite FeAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.EB.15a Omeiite (Os,Ru)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.EB.15a Nisbite NiSb2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.EB.15a Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.EB.15a Safflorite (Co,Fe)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Rammelsbergite Information
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References: |
NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Rammelsbergite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
15 - Online Mineral Museum
16 - QUT Mineral Atlas
17 - Ruff.Info
18 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
19 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Rammelsbergite
NiAs2
Dana No: 02.12.02.12 Strunz No: 02.EB.15a
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