Awaruite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Awaruite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Ni2Fe to Ni3Fe

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 202.57 gm

Iron 27.57 % Fe

Nickel 72.43 % Ni

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Ni2.5Fe0+

Help on Environment: Environment:

In river placers, from serpentinized peridotites; in meteorites.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1885

Help on Locality: Locality:

From the Red Hills and the Gorge River draining them, near Awarua Bay, south Westland, New Zealand. At Coolac, New South Wales, and in the Lord Brassey mine, Tasmania, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

For the locality near Awarua Bay, New Zealand.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Awaruite Say AWARUITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

Bobrovskite

Josephinite

Souesite

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Awaruite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.59, Z = 1; V = 46.27 Den(Calc)= 7.27

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P m3m

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.06(1), 1.78(0.3), 1.26(0.2),

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| | Williams K L , American Mineralogist , 45 (1960) p.450-453, An association of awaruite with heazlewoodite, Locality: Lord Brassey mine, Heazlewood, Tasmania View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Awaruite [1] [2] | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

Physical Properties of Awaruite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Gray white, Silver white, Tin white.

Help on Density: Density:

8

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Flexible - Flexible fragments.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Help on Streak: Streak:

light gray

Optical Properties of Awaruite

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Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Awaruite in Air

λ R ∑ R(λ)
400 nm 60.40
420 nm 61.30
440 nm 62.20
460 nm 62.30
480 nm 63.40
500 nm 63.80
520 nm 64.00
540 nm 64.20
560 nm 64.40
580 nm 64.80
600 nm 65.20
620 nm 65.70
640 nm 66.20
660 nm 66.70
680 nm 67.30
700 nm 68.00

Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Awaruite in Air

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Calculated Properties of Awaruite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.89 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Awaruite =7.27 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEAwaruite = 37.95 barns/electron
U=PEAwaruite x rElectron Density= 261.52 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Awaruite is Not Radioactive

Awaruite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

01.01.11.04 (01)Native Elements

(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group

(01.01.11)Iron-Nickel group

01.01.11.00 Iron! Fe I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.11.01 Kamacite? alpha-(Fe,Ni) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.11.02 Taenite gamma-(Fe,Ni) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.11.03 Tetrataenite FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.01.11.04 Awaruite Ni2FetoNi3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.11.05 Nickel Ni F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.01.11.06 Wairauite CoFe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

01.AE.20 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AE -Iron-chromium family

01.AE.20 Awaruite Ni2FetoNi3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Awaruite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Awaruite :
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 - HyperPhysics
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info

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Awaruite

Ni2Fe to Ni3Fe
Dana No: 01.01.11.04 Strunz No: 01.AE.20
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