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General Krutovite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NiAs2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 208.53 gm
   Nickel   28.14 %  Ni
   Arsenic  71.86 %  As
           ______ 
           100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NiAs2
Help on Environment: Environment: In Cu-Ni-As veins of hydrothermal origin
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1976
Help on Locality: Locality: Potûcky (Breitenbach), Krusné Hory (Erzgebirge), Západoceský Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Georgi Alekseevich Krutov, Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow Gosdarst Univeristy, Moscow, Russia.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 42569
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Krutovite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.794, Z = 4; V = 194.51 Den(Calc)= 7.12
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.593(1), 1.746(0.8), 2.365(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Krutovite

Help on Color: Color: Gray white.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Krutovite

Help on RL Color: RL Color: Bright white with a rose tint, paler than associated nickel-skutterudite.
 

Calculated Properties of Krutovite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=6.42 gm/cc
note: rKrutovite =7.12 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00318
Boson Index = 0.99682
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKrutovite = 63.48 barns/electron
U=PEKrutovite x relectron= 407.45 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Krutovite is Not Radioactive

 

Krutovite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.12.1.12 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2
  (2.12.1)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3)
 
2.12.1.1 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.2 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.3 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.4 Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.5 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.6 Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.7 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.8 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.9 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.10 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.11 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.12 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.13 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.14 Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.15 Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.16 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.17 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.18 Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3
 
2.12.1.19 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/D.19-10 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold
  II/D.19 - Cobaltite group, Krutovite series
 
II/D.19-10 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3
 

Other Krutovite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Krutovite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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NiAs2
Dana No: 2.12.1.12 Strunz No: II/D.19-10
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