Nickelblodite Mineral Data

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General Nickelblodite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 360.26 gm

Sodium 12.76 % Na 17.20 % Na₂O

Magnesium 1.69 % Mg 2.80 % MgO

Nickel 12.22 % Ni 15.55 % NiO

Hydrogen 2.24 % H 20.00 % H₂O

Sulfur 17.80 % S 44.45 % SO₃

Oxygen 53.29 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₂Ni_0.75Mg_0.25(SO₄)₂·4(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1977

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

Nickelbloedite

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Nickelblodite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.3469:1:0.6765

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.87, b = 8.07, c = 5.46, Z = 2; beta = 100.72° V = 470.60 Den(Calc)= 2.54

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.223(1), 3.19(0.8), 4.466(0.7),

Physical Properties of Nickelblodite

Color:

Green.

Density:

2.43

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Optical Properties of Nickelblodite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.041 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2035,KPDmeas= 0.2128,KC= 0.2123

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.513, b=1.518, g=1.52, bire=0.0070, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=60-70.

Calculated Properties of Nickelblodite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.46 gm/cc
note: r_{Nickelblodite}=2.43 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00466
Boson Index = 0.99534

Photoelectric:

PE_{Nickelblodite}= 6.06 barns/electron
U=PE_{Nickelblodite} x r_electron= 14.88 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Nickelblodite is Not Radioactive

Nickelblodite Classification

Dana Class:

29.3.3.2 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.3)where (A+)2 B (XO4)2 · x(H2O)

(29.3.3)Dana Group

29.3.3.1 Blodite Na2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

29.3.3.2 Nickelblodite Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

29.3.3.3 Leonite K2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

29.3.3.4 Mereiterite! K2Fe(SO4)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

29.3.3.5 Changoite! Na2Zn(SO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

VI/C.18-20 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and very big size

VI/C.18 - Blödite - Konyaite series

VI/C.18-10 Blodite Na2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

VI/C.18-20 Nickelblodite Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

VI/C.18-25 Changoite! Na2Zn(SO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

VI/C.18-30 Leonite K2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VI/C.18-40 Konyaite Na2Mg(SO4)2·5(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Nickelblodite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Nickelblodite :
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

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Nickelblodite

Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·4(H2O)
Dana No: 29.3.3.2 Strunz No: VI/C.18-20
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