Deltanitrogen (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

For the composition and structure: an allotrope of nitrogen. The name follows from the name of the synthetic material.

Found in the form of inclusions in alluvial diamond. This find is unprecedented, as it is the first natural crystalline nitrogen allotrope.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:470388:0

630f7c23-4bb2-409a-a4a6-c7937837b27d

IMA Classification of DeltanitrogenHide

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Approved, Pending publication

Approval history:

MA no. 2019-067b

Classification of DeltanitrogenHide

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1.C0.

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
C : Metalloids and Nonmetals
0 :

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Chemistry of DeltanitrogenHide

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Crystallography of DeltanitrogenHide

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Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.442(10) Å, b = 8.136(9) Å, c = 5.974(10) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.038 : 1 : 0.734

Unit Cell V:

410.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

Type Occurrence of DeltanitrogenHide

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Place of Conservation of Type Material:

collections of the Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada, accession number M59805

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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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 DeltanitrogenHide

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References for DeltanitrogenHide

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Localities for DeltanitrogenHide

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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.