Nickelzippeite Mineral Data

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General Nickelzippeite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,484.05 gm

Uranium 57.49 % U 65.22 % UO₂

Nickel 4.73 % Ni 6.01 % NiO

Hydrogen 1.70 % H 15.23 % H₂O

Sulfur 3.87 % S 9.67 % SO₃

Oxygen 32.20 % O

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100.00 % 96.14 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ni₂(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀•16(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1976

Locality:

Happy Jack mine, White Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist.

Synonym:

Nickel-zippeite - Renamed Nickelzippeite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131

Nickelzippeite Image

Images:

Nickelzippeite

Comments: Yellow crust of nickel-zippeite on matrix.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Nickelzippeite Crystallography

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.45(1), 7.1(0.93), 3.1(0.67),

Physical Properties of Nickelzippeite

Color:

Yellow, Tan, Orange yellow.

Density:

4.3

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite).

Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Optical Properties of Nickelzippeite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.265 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
KPDmeas= 0.1831,KC= 0.1447
Ncalc = 1.62

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.745, b=1.777, g=1.84, bire=0.0950

Calculated Properties of Nickelzippeite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.80 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Nickelzippeite =4.30 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0051210878
Boson Index = 0.9948789122

Photoelectric:

PE_{Nickelzippeite}=1,477.88 barns/electron
U=PE_{Nickelzippeite} x r_electron=5,617.95 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 4,332,361.00 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Nickelzippeite per GRapi unit = 230.82 (PPB)

Nickelzippeite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 7.02 ± 1.76 grams of pure Nickelzippeite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 702.08 ±175.52 grams of pure Nickelzippeite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Nickelzippeite** - very strong
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 7.63 cm	102,913,603	2.78E-03	4,332,361.00	1,424.34
100 gm / 3.54 cm	10,291,360	2.78E-04	433,236.10	142.43
10 gm / 1.64 cm	1,029,136	2.78E-05	43,323.61	14.24
1 gm / 7.63 mm	102,914	2.78E-06	4,332.36	1.42
0.1 gm / 3.54 mm	10,291	2.78E-07	433.24	0.14
0.01 gm / 1.64 mm	1,029	2.78E-08	43.32	0.01
0.001 gm / 0.76 mm	103	2.78E-09	4.33	0.00

Weight of pure Nickelzippeite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.30 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem

Nickelzippeite Classification

Dana Class:

31.10.04.04 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.10)miscellaneous

(31.10.04)Zippeite Group

31.10.04.01 Zippeite K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

31.10.04.02 Natrozippeite Na4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O) Unk Ortho

31.10.04.03 Magnesiozippeite Mg(H2O)3.5(UO2)2(SO4)O2 C 2/m 2/m

31.10.04.04 Nickelzippeite Ni2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) Unk Ortho

31.10.04.05 Zinc-zippeite Zn2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) Unk Ortho

31.10.04.06 Cobaltzippeite Co2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) Unk Ortho

31.10.04.07 Marecottite! Mg3(H2O)18[(UO2)4O3(SO4)2]2•10(H2O) P1 1

31.10.04.08 Pseudojohannite! Cu6.5[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2]2(OH)5•25H2O P1 or P1 Tri

31.10.04.09 IMA2009-008 Y2[(UO2)8O6(SO4)4(OH)2]•26H2O P1 1

Strunz Class:

07.EC.05 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.E - Uranyl Sulfates

07.EC -With medium-sized and large cations

07.EC.05 Cobaltzippeite Co2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) Unk Ortho

07.EC.05 Magnesiozippeite Mg(H2O)3.5(UO2)2(SO4)O2 C 2/m 2/m

07.EC.05 Nickelzippeite Ni2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) Unk Ortho

07.EC.05 Natrozippeite Na4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O) Unk Ortho

07.EC.05 Zinc-zippeite Zn2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) Unk Ortho

07.EC.05 Zippeite K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Nickelzippeite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Nickelzippeite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
7 - MinDAT
8 - MinMax(Deutsch)
9 - MinMax(English)
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Nickelzippeite

Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O)
Dana No: 31.10.04.04 Strunz No: 07.EC.05
Locality:

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