Reevesite Mineral Data

General Reevesite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ni6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O)
Composition:	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
Empirical Formula:	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆•4(H₂O)
Environment:	Alteration product of a highly weathered iron-nickel meteorite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1967
Locality:	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.
Name Origin:	Named for Frank Reeves (1886-?), American geologist who discovered the Wolf Creek meteorite crater.
Name Pronunciation:	Reevesite + Pronunciation