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Smythite Mineral Data
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General Smythite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Ni)9S11 or (Fe,Ni)13S16 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 861.75 gm |
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Iron 43.74 % Fe |
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Nickel 15.32 % Ni |
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Sulfur 40.93 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+6.75Ni2.25S11 |
| Environment: |
Low temperature oxidation product of the strongly magnetic monoclinic phase of pyrrhotite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 |
| Locality: |
Bloomington quarry, Monroe County, Indiana, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Charles Henry Smyth (1866-1937), economic geologist and petrologist of Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Smythite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42537 |
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PDF 10-437 |
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