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General Nickelaustinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 256.37 gm
   Calcium   15.63 %  Ca   21.87 % CaO
   Zinc       6.38 %  Zn    7.94 % ZnO
   Nickel    17.17 %  Ni   21.85 % NiO
   Arsenic   29.22 %  As   44.83 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   0.39 %  H     3.51 % H2O
   Oxygen    31.20 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaNi0.75Zn0.25(AsO4)(OH)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1987
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 202422
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Nickelaustinite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.8324:1:0.6606
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 7.455, b = 8.955, c = 5.916, Z = 4; V = 394.95 Den(Calc)= 4.31
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.626(1), 3.151(0.9), 3.769(0.9),
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Cesbron F P , Ginderow D , Giraud R , Pelisson P , Pillard F , The Canadian Mineralogist , 25 (1987) p.401-407, La nickelaustinite Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH): Nouvelle espece minerale du, district cobalto-nickelifere de Bou-Azzer, Maroc, Note: signs changed on y-coordinates of O1 and O2

 

Physical Properties of Nickelaustinite

Help on Color: Color: Grass green, Yellow green.
Help on Density: Density: 4.3
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Silky
Help on Streak: Streak: light green
 

Optical Properties of Nickelaustinite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1796,KPDmeas= 0.18,KC= 0.1815
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.77, g=1.778, bire=0.0080
 

Calculated Properties of Nickelaustinite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.11 gm/cc
note: rNickelaustinite =4.30 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00491
Boson Index = 0.99509
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PENickelaustinite = 31.97 barns/electron
U=PENickelaustinite x relectron= 131.36 barns/cc.

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

Nickelaustinite is Not Radioactive

 

Nickelaustinite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 41.5.1.7 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (41.5)where (A B)2 (XO4) Zq
  (41.5.1)Dana Group
 
41.5.1.1 Adelite CaMg(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.2 Conichalcite CaCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.3 Austinite CaZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.4 Duftite-beta PbCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.5 Gabrielsonite PbFe(AsO4)(OH) P 21m mm2
 
41.5.1.6 Tangeite CaCu(VO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.7 Nickelaustinite Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.8 Cobaltaustinite CaCo(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.9 Arsendescloizite PbZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
41.5.1.10 Gottlobite! CaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/B.26-20 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O, OH. cations of medium and big size: Mg, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na, K, Ba, Pb
  VII/B.26 - Adelite - Duftite group
 
VII/B.26-10 Adelite CaMg(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-15 Gottlobite! CaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-20 Nickelaustinite Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-30 Cobaltaustinite CaCo(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-40 Austinite CaZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-50 Conichalcite CaCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-60 Tangeite CaCu(VO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-70 Gabrielsonite PbFe(AsO4)(OH) P 21m mm2
 
VII/B.26-80 Duftite-alpha PbCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 
VII/B.26-80* Duftite-beta PbCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
 

Other Nickelaustinite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p930,1988) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p930,1988)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Nickelaustinite :
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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Nickelaustinite

Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH)
Dana No: 41.5.1.7 Strunz No: VII/B.26-20
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