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Reevesite Mineral Data |
General Reevesite Information |
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Ni6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 868.02 gm | ||
Iron 12.87 % Fe 18.40 % Fe2O3 | |||
Nickel 40.57 % Ni 51.63 % NiO | |||
Hydrogen 2.79 % H 24.91 % H2O | |||
Carbon 1.38 % C 5.07 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 42.39 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Ni6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) | ||
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Alteration product of a highly weathered iron-nickel meteorite. | ||
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Approved IMA 1967 | ||
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Wolf Creek meteorite. Found three km west of the Scotia talc mine, Bon Accord area, Barberton, Transvaal, South Africa Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Frank Reeves (1886-?), American geologist who discovered the Wolf Creek meteorite crater. | ||
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Reevesite Image | |||
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Reevesite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:6.88539 | ||
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a = 6.614, c = 45.54, Z = 3; V = 1,725.25 Den(Calc)= 2.51 | ||
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Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 7.63(1), 2.6(0.81), 3.8(0.73), | ||
Physical Properties of Reevesite |
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Green yellow, Light yellow. | ||
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2.8 - 2.88, Average = 2.84 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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2 - Gypsum | ||
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Pearly | ||
Optical Properties of Reevesite |
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CI meas= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.13 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2759,KPDmeas= 0.2438,KC= 0.2442 Ncalc = 1.61 - 1.7 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.65, w=1.735, bire=0.0850. | ||
Calculated Properties of Reevesite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.84 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Reevesite =2.84 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0076720171 Boson Index = 0.9923279829 |
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PEReevesite = 19.60 barns/electron U=PEReevesite x rElectron Density= 55.65 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Reevesite is Not Radioactive |
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Reevesite Classification |
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16b.06.03.01 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(16b.06)Dana Type | |||
(16b.06.03)Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Hydrotalcite Subgroup:Rhombohedral) | |||
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05.DA.50 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) | ||
05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
05.DA -With medium-sized cations | |||
Other Reevesite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Reevesite : 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 Search for Reevesite using: Visit our Advertisers for Reevesite : Ask about Reevesite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Reevesite Specimen Label here :
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