Hexatestibiopanickelite Mineral Data

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General Hexatestibiopanickelite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 196.76 gm

Nickel 22.37 % Ni

Antimony 15.47 % Sb

Tellurium 48.64 % Te

Palladium 13.52 % Pd

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Ni_0.75Pd_0.25Te_0.75Sb_0.25

Environment:

In ore concentrates from Cu-Ni-sulfide deposits.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Locality:

In the southwestern Hina, at locality "Y" -- a code name. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Presumably named for the crystal system and composition.

Synonym:

Imgreite-Pd & Sb free

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Hexatestibiopanickelite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.34044

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.983, c = 5.339, Z = 2; V = 73.35 Den(Calc)= 8.91

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6₃/mmc

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.89(1), 2.109(0.8), 1.99(0.7),

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Bayliss P , The Canadian Mineralogist , 28 (1990) p.751-755, Revised unit cell dimensions, space group,, and chemical formua of some metallic minerals

Physical Properties of Hexatestibiopanickelite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Brownish gray, Yellowish white, Light yellow.

Density:

8.94

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Metallic

Calculated Properties of Hexatestibiopanickelite

Electron Density:

r_electron=7.63 gm/cc
note: r_{Hexatestibiopanickelite}=8.91 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.07158
Boson Index = 0.92842

Photoelectric:

PE_{Hexatestibiopanickelite}= 270.44 barns/electron
U=PE_{Hexatestibiopanickelite} x r_electron=2,063.55 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Hexatestibiopanickelite is Not Radioactive

Hexatestibiopanickelite Classification

Dana Class:

2.8.11.4 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.8)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

(2.8.11)Nickeline Group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc)

2.8.11.1 Nickeline NiAs P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.2 Breithauptite NiSb P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.3 Sederholmite NiSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.4 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.5 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.6 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.7 Sobolevskite PdBi P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.8 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.9 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.10 Freboldite CoSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

2.8.11.11 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

II/C.20-70 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/C - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1

II/C.20 - Nickeline group and related compounds, Polarite - Cherepanovite series

II/C.20-05 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-10 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-20 Nickeline NiAs P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-30 Breithauptite NiSb P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-40 Freboldite CoSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-50 Sederholmite NiSe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-70 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-75 Yuanjiangite AuSn P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-80 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-90 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-95 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-100 Polarite Pd(Bi,Pb) Ccm21 mm2

II/C.20-110 Sobolevskite PdBi P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-120 Ruthenarsenite (Ru,Ni)As P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

II/C.20-130 Cherepanovite RhAs P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Hexatestibiopanickelite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

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

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Hexatestibiopanickelite

(Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb)
Dana No: 2.8.11.4 Strunz No: II/C.20-70
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