Kitkaite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Kitkaite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

NiTeSe

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 265.25 gm

Nickel 22.13 % Ni

Tellurium 48.11 % Te

Selenium 29.77 % Se

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

NiTeSe

Help on Environment: Environment:

In narrow carbonate-bearing fissure veinlets in albite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1965

Help on Locality: Locality:

Kitka River area, Kuusamo, Oulun (Oulu) L��ni, Finland Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the river Kitka, in findland, in the valley of which the mineral was found.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Kitkaite Say KITKAITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 42560

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Kitkaite Image

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Click Here for Larger Kitkaite Image Kitkaite Penroseite Sederholmite Comments: B&W polished section image showing kitkaite replacing calcite in penroseite, clausthalite and sederholmite. Note the absence of the clausthalite envelope around kitkaite.. Location: Valley of the Kitka river in Kuusamo, northeast Finland. (AmMin, v50:581).Scale: 100 X. © American Mineralogist

Kitkaite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.37944

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.716, c = 5.126, Z = 1; V = 61.30 Den(Calc)= 7.18

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.729(1), 2.007(0.45), 1.51(0.35),

Physical Properties of Kitkaite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{001} Good

Help on Color: Color:

Yellow gray.

Help on Density: Density:

7.19

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Kitkaite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct, from pale gray to pink or purple.

Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity

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

λ R1 R 2 ∑ R1(λ) ∑ R2(λ)
400 nm 45.80 47.00
420 nm 46.60 48.50
440 nm 47.40 50.00
460 nm 48.20 51.70
480 nm 49.10 53.50
500 nm 50.20 55.00
520 nm 51.20 56.50
540 nm 52.30 57.90
560 nm 53.50 59.10
580 nm 54.70 60.30
600 nm 55.80 61.40
620 nm 56.90 62.30
640 nm 57.80 63.20
660 nm 58.70 63.90
680 nm 59.60 64.40
700 nm 60.40 64.80

Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Kitkaite in Air

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Calculated Properties of Kitkaite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.17 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kitkaite =7.18 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKitkaite = 205.92 barns/electron
U=PEKitkaite x rElectron Density=1,270.87 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Kitkaite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.12.14.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.14)Melonite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) AX2 type

02.12.14.01 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.02 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.03 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.04 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m

02.12.14.05 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.06 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.07 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.EA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S � 1:2

02.EA -M:S = 1:2

02.EA.20 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m

02.EA.20 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

Other Kitkaite 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 Kitkaite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Kitkaite

NiTeSe
Dana No: 02.12.14.02 Strunz No: 02.EA.20
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