Uakitite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

About UakititeHide

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Specific Gravity:

6.128 (Calculated)

Name:

Named for the Uakit iron meteorite, that produced the type material.

The first vanadium nitride to be found in the nature. Also the first natural oxygen-free V-N compound. The V analogue of both carlsbergite and osbornite.
Most physical and optical properties are from synthetic material

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52913:0

9fab5815-fc05-4c21-b8ab-d80df7e9b953

IMA Classification of UakititeHide

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Type description reference:

Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. (2020) Uakitite, VN, a New Mononitride Mineral from Uakit Iron Meteorite (IIAB). Minerals 10, 150.

Classification of UakititeHide

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1.BC.15

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
C : Nitrides

Mineral SymbolsHide

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Physical Properties of UakititeHide

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Density:

6.128 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of UakititeHide

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Birefringence:

Isotropic minerals have no birefringence

Colour in reflected light:

light gray with a pinky tint

Internal Reflections:

none

Chemistry of UakititeHide

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Crystallography of UakititeHide

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Class (H-M):

m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) - Hexoctahedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.1328(3) Å

Unit Cell V:

70.59 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of UakititeHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Isometric (cubic) crystals (in daubréelite) or rounded grains (in schreibersite). The size of uakitite grains is usually less than 5 μm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Meteorite collections of the Central Siberian Geological Museum of V.S.Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia, and the Museum of the Buryatian Scientific Centre,Ulan-Ude, Russia

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. (2020) Uakitite, VN, a New Mononitride Mineral from Uakit Iron Meteorite (IIAB). Minerals 10, 150.

Synonyms of UakititeHide

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Relationship of Uakitite to other SpeciesHide

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Other Members of this group:

Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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Fluorescence of UakititeHide

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Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for UakititeHide

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References for UakititeHide

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Reference List:

Sharygin, V., Yakovlev, G.A., Ripp, G., Karmanov, N., Izbrodin, I. (2018) Vanadium nitride in iron meteorite Uakit (IIAB), Buryatia: chemical composition and structural data. IX Russian Young Scientists Conference “Minerals: structure, properties, investigation methods”, Ekaterinburg, Russia: 219-222.

Sharygin, V.V., Ripp, G.S., Yakovlev, G.A., Seryotkin, Y.V., Karmanov, N.S., Izbrodin, I.A., Grokhovsky, V.I., Khromova, E.A. (2020) Uakitite, VN, a New Mononitride Mineral from Uakit Iron Meteorite (IIAB). Minerals: 10(2): 150 (19 pgs).

Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. (2020) Uakitite, VN, a New Mononitride Mineral from Uakit Iron Meteorite (IIAB). Minerals 10, 150.

Localities for UakititeHide

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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.