Bunsenite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Bunsenite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

NiO

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 74.69 gm

Nickel 78.58 % Ni 100.00 % NiO

Oxygen 21.42 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

NiO

Help on Environment: Environment:

In a hydrothermal Ni-U vein.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868

Help on Locality: Locality:

At Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

For Professor Robert William Eberhard Bunsen (1811-1899), German chemist of the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, who had observed artificial NiO.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Bunsenite + Pronunciation Say BUNSENITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 9866

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Bunsenite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.1768, Z = 4; V = 72.87 Den(Calc)= 6.81

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

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

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.088(1), 2.41(0.91), 1.476(0.57),

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| | Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.85-237, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, rocksalt structure | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

Physical Properties of Bunsenite

Help on Color: Color:

Dark yellow green, Pistachio green.

Help on Density: Density:

6.4 - 6.8, Average = 6.6

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent to opaque

Help on Habit: Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Help on Luster: Luster:

Adamantine

Help on Streak: Streak:

brown black

Optical Properties of Bunsenite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1806,KPDmeas= 0.1864,KC= 0.176
Ncalc = 2.13 - 2.2

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=2.23.

Calculated Properties of Bunsenite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.56 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Bunsenite =6.81 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0089822212
Boson Index = 0.9910177788

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBunsenite = 31.62 barns/electron
U=PEBunsenite x rElectron Density= 207.56 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Bunsenite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

04.02.01.02 (04)Simple Oxides

(04.02)with a cation charge of 2+ (A++ O)

(04.02.01)Periclase group (Isometric, Fm3m)

04.02.01.01 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.02 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.03 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.04 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.05 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.06 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.07 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

04.AB.25 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.A - Metal:Oxygen = 2.1 and 1:1

04.AB -M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only

04.AB.25 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Bunsenite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Bunsenite :
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 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Bunsenite

NiO
Dana No: 04.02.01.02 Strunz No: 04.AB.25
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