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Molecular Weight = 216.61 gm |
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Nickel 27.09 % Ni |
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Selenium 72.91 % Se |
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100.00 % |
NiSe2 |
In calcite veins in sills of albite diabase in schist, associated with low-grade uranium mineralization, almost exclusively as an alteration product of wilkmanite. |
Approved IMA 1964 |
Kuusamo, northeastern Findland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Gunner Kullerud, Geophisical Laboratory, Washington, D.C., USA. |
Kullerudite + Pronunciation |
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| | Kullerudite Crystallographya:b:c =0.8204:1:0.6157 |
a = 4.89, b = 5.96, c = 3.67, Z = 2; V = 106.96 Den(Calc)= 6.73 |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.545(1), 2.64(1), 2.935(0.8), |
| Physical Properties of KulleruditeLead gray. |
6.72 |
Opaque |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. |
5.5-6.5 - Knife Blade-Pyrite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of KulleruditeVery strong, yellowish gray to gray to almost black. |
Creamy grayish white, paler than penroseite. |
Distinct in oil, gray to pale gray. |
| Calculated Properties of KulleruditeBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.97 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Kullerudite =6.73 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 PEKullerudite = 69.56 barns/electron |
U=PEKullerudite x rElectron Density= 414.97 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Kullerudite is Not Radioactive | Kullerudite Classification02.12.02.06 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.02)Marcasite Group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) |
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02.EB.10a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2 |
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02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Kullerudite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Kullerudite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Kullerudite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kullerudite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Kullerudite Mineral Data : Ask about Kullerudite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kullerudite Specimen Label here :
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