Mineral Species sorted by the element Ni Nickel (original) (raw)

Nickel (Ni) Element Properties

Atomic Mass 58.69
Atomic Number 28
Name Origins German, kupfernickel = "devils copper."
Year Discovered 1751
Discovery Credits Discovered by A. F. Cronstedt at Stockholm, Sweden.
Remarks Silvery-white metal, lustrous, malleable, and ductile. Resists corrosion, soluble in acids, except concentrated nitric, unaffected by alkalis. Used in alloys, coins, metal plating, batteries, and catalysts.Diagnostic tests: With borax bead test, nickel oxide gives an oxidizing flame bead which is violet when hot and brown on cooling, the reducing flame bead is gray and turbid from the separation of metallic nickel. A solution of nickel becomes pale blue (like copper) on the addition of NH4OH in excess. If an alcoholic solution of dimethylglyoxine is added to an ammoniacal solution, a scarlet precipitate is formed.
References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
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Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Ni 57.935346 58 28 68.2700% Stable
Ni 59.930788 60 28 26.1000% Stable
Ni 60.931058 61 28 1.1300% Stable
Ni 61.928346 62 28 3.5900% Stable
Ni 63.927968 64 28 0.9100% Stable

Mineral Species sorted by the element Ni (Nickel )

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%Ni Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
100.00%Ni Nickel Ni 58.69
78.58%Ni Bunsenite NiO 74.69
73.30%Ni Heazlewoodite Ni3S2 240.20
72.43%Ni Awaruite Ni2FetoNi3Fe 202.57
70.15%Ni Dienerite ? Ni3As 250.99
65.14%Ni Orcelite Ni5-xAs2(x=0.23) 429.79
64.67%Ni Millerite NiS 90.76
64.00%Ni Perryite (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 550.26
63.31%Ni Theophrastite Ni(OH)2 92.70
60.05%Ni Godlevskite (Ni,Fe)9S8 781.90
57.85%Ni Polydymite NiNi2S4 304.33
56.59%Ni Paraotwayite Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5xx=.5 103.71
55.52%Ni Nullaginite Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 211.40
54.07%Ni Aerugite ([],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6)(?) 976.97
51.98%Ni Melliniite ! (Ni,Fe)4P 259.69
51.86%Ni Maucherite Ni11As8 1,244.96
51.37%Ni Tucekite Ni9Sb2S8 1,028.24
51.24%Ni Tetrataenite FeNi 57.27
51.16%Ni Otwayite Ni2(CO3)(OH)2•(H2O) 229.42
49.46%Ni IMA2008-055 ! (Ni,Fe,Ir) 71.19
49.07%Ni Nickelphosphide ! (Ni,Fe)3P 203.35
47.78%Ni Vaesite NiS2 122.82
47.57%Ni Jamborite (Ni++,Ni+++,Fe)(OH)2(OH,S,(H2O)) 111.03
47.11%Ni Tellurohauchecornite Ni9BiTeS8 1,121.32
46.81%Ni Zaratite Ni3(CO3)(OH)4•4(H2O) 376.17
46.51%Ni Arsenohauchecornite Ni18Bi3AsS16 2,271.34
46.45%Ni Hauchecornite Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 1,137.28
46.30%Ni Nepouite Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 380.27
46.30%Ni Pecoraite Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 380.27
45.79%Ni Liebenbergite (Ni,Mg)2SiO4 192.27
44.83%Ni Vozhminite (Ni,Co)4(As,Sb)S2 392.79
44.46%Ni Bonaccordite Ni2Fe+++BO5 264.03
44.04%Ni Takovite Ni6Al2(OH)16(CO3,OH)•4(H2O) 799.54
43.93%Ni Nickeline NiAs 133.61
43.92%Ni Bismutohauchecornite Ni9Bi2S8 1,202.70
43.36%Ni Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 304.52
43.25%Ni Kambaldaite NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3•3(H2O) 542.85
42.64%Ni Makinenite NiSe 137.65
42.64%Ni Sederholmite NiSe 137.65
40.57%Ni Reevesite Ni6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) 868.02
40.28%Ni Comblainite Ni++6Co+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) 874.19
38.95%Ni Honessite Ni6Fe+++2(SO4)(OH)16•4(H2O) 904.08
38.93%Ni Violarite Fe++Ni+++2S4 301.49
38.79%Ni Xanthiosite Ni3(AsO4)2 453.91
36.75%Ni Hydrohonessite Ni6Fe+++2(SO4)(OH)16•7(H2O) 958.12
36.33%Ni Oregonite Ni2FeAs2 323.07
35.79%Ni Trustedtite Ni3Se4 491.91
35.79%Ni Wilkmanite Ni3Se4 491.91
35.42%Ni Gersdorffite NiAsS 165.68
34.53%Ni Donharrisite Ni8Hg3S9 1,359.88
34.41%Ni Widgiemoolthalite (Ni,Mg)5(CO3)4(OH)2•4-5(H2O) 596.99
34.21%Ni Pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9S8 771.94
32.58%Ni Gaspeite (Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3 108.10
32.53%Ni Breithauptite NiSb 180.44
31.75%Ni Pimelite ? Ni3Si4O10(OH)2•4(H2O) 554.48
31.62%Ni Monipite ! MoNiP 185.60
31.50%Ni Imgreite ? NiTe 186.29
29.44%Ni Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) 598.03
29.32%Ni Brindleyite (Ni,Mg,Fe++)2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 340.29
28.92%Ni Willemseite (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 456.63
28.86%Ni Cohenite (Fe,Ni,Co)3C 183.04
28.68%Ni Droninoite ! Ni3Fe+++Cl(OH)8•2H2O 442.09
28.46%Ni Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 309.31
28.14%Ni Krutovite NiAs2 208.53
28.14%Ni Pararammelsbergite NiAs2 208.53
28.14%Ni Rammelsbergite NiAs2 208.53
27.62%Ni Ullmannite NiSbS 212.51
27.09%Ni Kullerudite NiSe2 216.61
26.90%Ni Shandite Pb2Ni3S2 654.60
26.79%Ni Parkerite Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 657.27
25.94%Ni Antitaenite * gamma-Fe3Ni 226.23
25.88%Ni Hellyerite NiCO3•6(H2O) 226.79
25.58%Ni Dwornikite (Ni,Fe++)SO4•(H2O) 172.06
24.69%Ni Nickelbischofite NiCl2•6(H2O) 237.69
24.45%Ni Majakite PdNiAs 240.03
24.00%Ni Carrboydite (Ni,Cu)14Al9(SO4,CO3)6(OH)43•7(H2O) 2,445.61
23.45%Ni Falcondoite (Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2•6(H2O) 750.99
23.18%Ni Karpinskite (Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2(?) 253.18
23.07%Ni Vavrinite ! Ni2SbTe2 491.04
22.94%Ni Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 767.68
22.88%Ni Nimite (Ni,Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 666.98
22.37%Ni Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) 196.76
22.33%Ni Retgersite NiSO4•6(H2O) 262.85
22.26%Ni Suessite (Fe,Ni)3Si 197.76
22.13%Ni Kitkaite NiTeSe 265.25
21.94%Ni Schreibersite (Fe,Ni)3P 200.65
20.90%Ni Morenosite NiSO4•7(H2O) 280.86
20.81%Ni Taenite gamma-(Fe,Ni) 56.42
20.70%Ni Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe 212.63
20.61%Ni Allabogdanite ! (Fe,Ni)2P 145.21
20.37%Ni Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2P 144.09
19.85%Ni Ahlfeldite (Ni,Co)SeO3•2(H2O) 221.74
19.42%Ni Nisbite NiSb2 302.19
18.70%Ni Melonite NiTe2 313.89
17.75%Ni Menshikovite ! Pd3Ni2As3 661.40
17.25%Ni Lapieite CuNiSbS3 340.18
17.18%Ni Mackinawite (Fe,Ni)S0.9 85.42
17.17%Ni Nickelaustinite Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) 256.37
16.71%Ni Trevorite NiFe+++2O4 231.86
16.39%Ni Nickelskutterudite (Ni,Co)As3-x 268.53
16.22%Ni Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 217.17
16.19%Ni Sugakiite ! Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8 772.05
16.05%Ni Zlatogorite ! CuNiSb2 365.74
15.35%Ni Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 114.68
15.32%Ni Smythite (Fe,Ni)9S11or(Fe,Ni)13S16 861.75
15.07%Ni Ernienickelite NiMn++++3O7•3(H2O) 389.55
15.04%Ni Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 780.24
15.01%Ni Petewilliamsite ! (Ni,Co,Cu)30(As2O7)15 5,730.36
14.37%Ni Argentopentlandite Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 816.86
13.96%Ni Nickelhexahydrite (Ni,Mg,Fe++)(SO4)•6(H2O) 252.25
13.73%Ni Muckeite CuNiBiS3 427.41
13.42%Ni Arupite (Ni,Fe++)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) 983.91
13.42%Ni Glaukosphaerite (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 218.69
13.35%Ni Westerveldite (Fe,Ni,Co)As 131.93
13.31%Ni Nichromite (Ni,Co,Fe++)(Cr,Fe+++,Al)2O4 220.53
12.96%Ni Nickeltalmessite ! Ca2Ni(AsO4)2•2H2O 452.71
12.90%Ni Haxonite (Fe,Ni)23C6 1,365.08
12.54%Ni Gillardite ! Cu3NiCl2(OH)6 422.66
12.36%Ni Cassidyite Ca2(Ni,Mg)(PO4)2•2(H2O) 356.22
12.22%Ni Nickelblodite Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2•4(H2O) 360.26
12.01%Ni Paganoite ! (Ni,Co)BiAsO5 420.26
11.97%Ni Nickelschneebergite ! Bi(Ni,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 588.23
11.63%Ni Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi 504.70
11.59%Ni Vysotskite (Pd,Ni)S 126.55
11.51%Ni Lawrencite (Fe++,Ni)Cl2 127.46
11.39%Ni Nickelboussingaultite (NH4)2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2•6(H2O) 386.39
11.30%Ni Abelsonite Ni++C31H32N4 519.31
10.97%Ni Langisite (Co,Ni)As 133.79
10.91%Ni Yarlongite ! (Cr4Fe4Ni)C4 538.11
10.60%Ni Haapalaite 2(Fe,Ni)S•1.6(Mg,Fe++)(OH)2 276.87
10.52%Ni Nickellotharmeyerite ! Ca(Ni,Fe,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 501.90
10.46%Ni Kamacite ? alpha-(Fe,Ni) 56.13
9.85%Ni Asbolane (Co,Ni)1-y(Mn++++O2)2-x(OH)2-2y+2x•n(H2O) 178.74
9.71%Ni Bravoite ? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 120.86
9.55%Ni Bottinoite NiSb+++++2(OH)12•6(H2O) 614.37
9.48%Ni Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 309.55
9.41%Ni Nakauriite (Mn,Ni,Cu)8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6•48(H2O) 1,870.41
8.87%Ni Ruthenarsenite (Ru,Ni)As 165.40
8.79%Ni Kurumsakite (Zn,Ni,Cu)8Al8V2Si5O35•27(H2O)(?) 2,003.89
7.99%Ni Keystoneite Mg0.5[Ni++Fe++(TeO3)3]•4.5(H2O) 734.55
7.90%Ni Schneebergite ! Bi(Co,Ni)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 594.02
7.76%Ni Mbobomkulite (Ni,Cu)Al4(NO3,SO4)2(OH)12•3(H2O) 567.00
7.63%Ni Talnakhite Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 1,537.43
7.60%Ni Guarinoite (Zn,Co,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10•5(H2O) 772.29
7.46%Ni Kolovratite HydrousvanadateofNiandZn 196.67
7.22%Ni Theresemagnanite (Co,Zn,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10•8(H2O) 813.42
6.90%Ni Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS 212.69
6.79%Ni Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb 216.24
6.70%Ni Moorhouseite (Co,Ni,Mn)SO4•6(H2O) 262.62
6.69%Ni Thalfenisite Tl6(Fe,Ni,Cu)25S26Cl 3,510.71
6.62%Ni Ankinovichite ! (Ni,Zn)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12(H2O)2.5 602.70
6.50%Ni Nickelalumite * (Ni,Cu)Al4[(SO4),(NO3)2](OH)12•3(H2O) 632.31
5.97%Ni Smolianinovite (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe+++,Al)2(AsO4)4•11(H2O) 1,081.49
5.96%Ni Skutterudite (Co,Ni)As3-x 246.18
5.95%Ni Szymanskiite Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) 4,436.34
5.75%Ni Hydrombobomkulite (Ni,Cu)Al4(NO3,SO4)2(OH)12•14(H2O) 765.17
5.75%Ni Metarauchite ! Ni(UO2)2(AsO4)2•8H2O 1,020.71
5.69%Ni Florenskyite ! (Fe,Ni)TiP 134.03
5.64%Ni Cochromite (Co,Ni,Fe++)(Cr,Al)2O4 207.97
5.49%Ni Rappoldite ! Pb(Co,Ni,Zn,)2(AsO4)2•2(H2O) 641.37
5.30%Ni Seinajokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 276.64
4.93%Ni Roaldite (Fe,Ni)4N 237.96
4.73%Ni Nickelzippeite Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) 2,484.05
4.61%Ni Mountkeithite (Mg,Ni)11(Fe+++,Cr)3(SO4,CO3)3.5(OH)24•11(H2O) 1,426.01
4.38%Ni Owensite (Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27 3,348.26
3.86%Ni Cobalttsumcorite ! Pb(Co,Fe)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 607.66
3.76%Ni Cobaltlotharmeyerite ! Ca(Co,Fe,Ni)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 468.87
3.52%Ni Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 500.87
3.14%Ni Iridisite * (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 186.82
3.14%Ni Braggite (Pt,Pd,Ni)S 186.91
3.14%Ni Cooperite (Pt,Pd,Ni)S 186.91
3.13%Ni Hapkeite ! Fe2Si 93.65
3.08%Ni Akaganeite Fe+++(O,OH,Cl) 761.37
2.90%Ni Maufite ? (Mg,Ni)Al4Si3O13•4(H2O)(?) 505.14
2.82%Ni Clinosafflorite (Co,Fe,Ni)As2 207.83
2.77%Ni Burgessite ! Co2(H2O)4[(AsO3OH)]2•(H2O) 487.36
2.60%Ni Aplowite (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4•4(H2O) 225.84
2.54%Ni Andreyivanovite ! FeCrP 138.79
2.41%Ni Alvanite (Zn,Ni)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12•2(H2O) 609.64
2.35%Ni Djerfisherite K6Na(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl 2,500.72
1.67%Ni Kharaelakhite (Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 880.29
1.34%Ni Cobaltneustadtelite ! Bi2Fe+++(Co,Fe+++)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2 876.83
0.66%Ni Wupatkiite (Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4•22(H2O) 883.07
0.64%Ni Redingtonite (Fe++,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)2(SO4)4•22(H2O) 918.74
0.57%Ni Chukanovite ! Fe2(CO3)(OH)2 206.88
0.56%Ni Hexamolybdenum ! (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) 104.04
0.47%Ni Pakhomovskyite ! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) 504.18
0.18%Ni Scheuchzerite ! Na(Mn,Mg)9[VSi9O28(OH)](OH)3 1,309.36
0.17%Ni Arhbarite Cu2Mg(AsO4)(OH)3 349.16
0.14%Ni Dellaventuraite ! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn+++,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 859.87
0.11%Ni Bouazzerite ! Bi6(Mg,Co)11Fe14[AsO4]18O12(OH)4(H2O)86 6,531.63
0.11%Ni Dissakisite-(La) ! (Ca,Fe++,Th, La)(La,REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F) with La > Ce 551.33
0.07%Ni Protoanthophyllite ! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 801.60
0.07%Ni Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 826.37
0.06%Ni Goldquarryite ! (Cu,[ ])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 978.39
0.05%Ni Ferrohogbomite-2N2S ! (Fe++,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 1,269.78
0.04%Ni Ferroskutterudite ! (Fe,Co)As3 276.94

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There are 197 minerals with Ni in the Mineralogy Database.