Haxonite Mineral Data

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General Haxonite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Fe,Ni)23C6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,365.08 gm

Iron 81.82 % Fe

Nickel 12.90 % Ni

Carbon 5.28 % C

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Fe⁰⁺₂₀Ni₃C₆

Environment:

Minor accessory mineral.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Locality:

Iron meteorites. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Howard J. Axon (1924-1992), English metallurgist.

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Haxonite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.55, Z = 4; V = 1,174.24 Den(Calc)= 7.72

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.151(1), 2.356(1), 1.863(0.8),

Physical Properties of Haxonite

Color:

Tin white.

Density:

7.7

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Luster:

Metallic

Calculated Properties of Haxonite

Electron Density:

r_electron=7.24 gm/cc
note: r_Haxonite=7.72 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01938
Boson Index = 0.98062

Photoelectric:

PE_Haxonite= 30.54 barns/electron
U=PE_Haxonite x r_electron= 221.10 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Haxonite is Not Radioactive

Haxonite Classification

Dana Class:

1.1.16.2 (1)Native Elements

(1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group

(1.1.16)Dana Group

1.1.16.1 Cohenite (Fe,Ni,Co)3C Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

1.1.16.2 Haxonite (Fe,Ni)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

1.1.16.3 Isovite! (Cr,Fe)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

I/A.09-40 I - Elements

I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides

I/A.09 - Honquiite-Tantalcarbide series

I/A.09-10 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.09-20 Khamrabaevite (Ti,V,Fe)C F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.09-30 Tongbaite Cr3C2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

I/A.09-35 Isovite! (Cr,Fe)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.09-40 Haxonite (Fe,Ni)23C6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.09-50 Cohenite (Fe,Ni,Co)3C Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

I/A.09-55 Niobocarbide! (Nb,Ta)C F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.09-60 Tantalcarbide! TaC F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Haxonite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Haxonite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Haxonite

(Fe,Ni)23C6
Dana No: 1.1.16.2 Strunz No: I/A.09-40
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