Nickel (original) (raw)
Colour:
White, bright silver
Name:
From the German Nickel, meaning a demon, as a contraction of Kupfernickel, Devil's copper, as it was believed to contain copper but yielded none.
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2895:6
f696c9de-f23d-4e3e-89a6-1d653b737200
1.AA.05
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
A : Copper-cupalite family
1.1.11.5
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
1.61
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Ni | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Colour in reflected light:
White (more bluish white than heazlewoodite).
Class (H-M):
m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) - Hexoctahedral
Cell Parameters:
a = 3.5238 Å
Unit Cell V:
43.76 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0011153 | Nickel | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Cubic closest packed, ccp, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
0011186 | Nickel | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Hexagonal closest packed, hcp, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
0012048 | Nickel | Lundqvist D (1947) X-ray studies on the binary system Ni-S Arkiv for Mineralogi och Geologi 24 1-12 | 1947 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0012145 | Nickel | Weik H, Hemenger P (1965) Existence of the hexagonal modification of nickel Bulletin of the American Physical Society 10 1140-1140 | 1965 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0012932 | Nickel | Jette E R, Foote F (1935) Precision determination of lattice constants Journal of Chemical Physics 3 605-616 | 1935 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013097 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013098 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 578 | |
0013099 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 676 | |
0013100 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 825 | |
0013101 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1007 | |
0013102 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1123 | |
0013103 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1256 | |
0013104 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1345 | |
0013105 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1433 | |
0013106 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1553 | |
0013107 | Nickel | Suh I-K, Ohta H, Waseda Y (1988) High-temperature thermal expansion of six metallic elements measured by dilatation method and X-ray diffraction Journal of Materials Science 23 757-760 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 1676 | |
0014953 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 285 | |
0014954 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 286 | |
0014955 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 287 | |
0014956 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 288 | |
0014957 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 289 | |
0014958 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 291 | |
0014959 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 371 | |
0014960 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 460 | |
0014961 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 530 | |
0014962 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 548 | |
0014963 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 574 | |
0014964 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 604 | |
0014965 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 606 | |
0014966 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 609 | |
0014967 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 611 | |
0014968 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 614 | |
0014969 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 615 | |
0014970 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 616 | |
0014971 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 618 | |
0014972 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 619 | |
0014973 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 621 | |
0014974 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 622 | |
0014975 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 625 | |
0014976 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 629 | |
0014977 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 632 | |
0014978 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 635 | |
0014979 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 636 | |
0014980 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 638 | |
0014981 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 643 | |
0014982 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 646 | |
0014983 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 647 | |
0014984 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 651 | |
0014985 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 661 | |
0014986 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 671 | |
0014987 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 678 | |
0014988 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 683 | |
0014989 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 684 | |
0014990 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 702 | |
0014991 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 733 | |
0014992 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 774 | |
0014993 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 830 | |
0014994 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 876 | |
0014995 | Nickel | Owen E A, Yates E L (1936) X-ray measurement of the thermal expansion of pure nickel Philosophical Magazine 21 809-819 | 1936 | synthetic | 0 | 881 | |
0015113 | Nickel | Hull A W (1917) A new method of x-ray crystal analysis Physical Review 10 661-696 | 1917 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0015121 | Nickel | Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761 | 1925 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
CIF Raw Data - click here to close
General Appearance of Type Material:
euhedral grains and intergrown cubic crystals, up to 0.1 mm, within heazlewoodite; anhedral, “spiderlike”, irregular masses between grains of heazlewoodite; flakes, up to 0.75 mm in size.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
LT-hydrothermal in serpentinized ultramafic rocks.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Farsi/Persian:نیکل
Korean:니켈
Kurdish (Latin Script):Nîkel
Low Saxon/Low German:Nickel
Norwegian (Nynorsk):Nikkel
Serbo-Croatian:Nikl
Simplified Chinese:自然镍
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):Никел
Uzbek (Latin Script):Nikel
Other Members of this group:
Aluminium | Al | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m |
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Lead | Pb | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.