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Vavrinite Mineral Data
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General Vavrinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ni2SbTe2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 491.04 gm |
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Iron 1.25 % Fe |
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Nickel 23.07 % Ni |
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Bismuth 0.43 % Bi |
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Antimony 23.80 % Sb |
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Tellurium 50.15 % Te |
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Palladium 1.30 % Pd |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni1.93Fe2+0.11Pd0.06Sb0.96Bi0.01Te1.93 |
| Environment: |
The tellurides occur as anhedral inclusions enclosed by pyrrhotite. Nickeline group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Dump of the abandoned Kunratice near Sluknov, Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ivan Vavr�n in recognition of his investigations of tellurium minerals and significant contributions to research on Cu-Ni sulfide deposits. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2005-045 |
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vavrzhinite |
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