Arsenohauchecornite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Arsenohauchecornite Information
Chemical Formula:
Ni18Bi3AsS16
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 2,271.34 gm
Nickel 46.51 % Ni
Bismuth 27.60 % Bi
Arsenic 3.30 % As
Sulfur 22.59 % S
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100.00 %
Empirical Formula:
Ni18Bi3AsS16
Environment:
Occurs in hydrothermal Ni-Co-Cu veins.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1980
Locality:
From the Vermillion mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. At Karagaily, central Kazakhstan, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Alludes to its chemical relation to the hauchecornite group.
Name Pronunciation:
Arsenohauchecornite + Pronunciation 
Synonym:
ICSD 203066
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Arsenohauchecornite Image
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Arsenohauchecornite Comments: Bright bronze, massive arsenohauchecornite with chonchoidal fracture. Location: Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database |
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Arsenohauchecornite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:
a:c = 1:1.05217
Cell Dimensions:
a = 10.2711, c = 10.807, Z = 2; V = 1,140.09 Den(Calc)= 6.62
Crystal System:
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: I 4/mmm
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.771(1), 2.381(0.9), 2.284(0.8),
Crystal Structure:
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| | Grice J D , Ferguson R B , The Canadian Mineralogist , 27 (1989) p.137-142, The crystal structure of arsenohauchecornite | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Physical Properties of Arsenohauchecornite
Cleavage:
None
Color:
Bronze.
Density:
6.35
Diaphaneity:
Opaque
Fracture:
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Hardness:
5.5 - Knife Blade
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
grayish black
Optical Properties of Arsenohauchecornite
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Arsenohauchecornite in Air
| λ | R1 | R 2 |  |
∑ R1(λ) | ∑ R2(λ) |
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| 470 nm | 41.60 | 43.00 |  |
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| 546 nm | 46.20 | 47.10 |  |
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| 589 nm | 48.20 | 49.20 |  |
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| 650 nm | 50.80 | 51.60 |  |
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Arsenohauchecornite in Air
| RelativeIntensity | 0% | 30% | 60% | 90% | 100% | 120% | 150% | 180% | 210% | 220% |
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Calculated Properties of Arsenohauchecornite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.07 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Arsenohauchecornite =6.62 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.0069501269
Boson Index = 0.9930498731
Photoelectric:
PEArsenohauchecornite = 507.37 barns/electron
U=PEArsenohauchecornite x rElectron Density=3,081.74 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Arsenohauchecornite is Not Radioactive
Arsenohauchecornite Classification
Dana Class:
03.02.05.04 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
(03.02)where z/y = 4 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
(03.02.05)Hauchecornite Group, Complex Ni sulfides (Tetragonal: P4/nnn or I4/mmm)
03.02.05.01 Hauchecornite Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.02.05.02 Bismutohauchecornite Ni9Bi2S8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.02.05.03 Tellurohauchecornite Ni9BiTeS8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.02.05.04 Arsenohauchecornite Ni18Bi3AsS16 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.02.05.05 Tucekite Ni9Sb2S8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
Strunz Class:
02.BB.10 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1)
02.BB -With Ni, Fe
02.BB.10 Arsenohauchecornite Ni18Bi3AsS16 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
02.BB.10 Bismutohauchecornite Ni9Bi2S8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
02.BB.10 Hauchecornite Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
02.BB.10 Tellurohauchecornite Ni9BiTeS8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
02.BB.10 Tucekite Ni9Sb2S8 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
Other Arsenohauchecornite Information
References:
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Arsenohauchecornite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
14 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Arsenohauchecornite
Ni18Bi3AsS16
Dana No: 03.02.05.04 Strunz No: 02.BB.10
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