Oregonite Mineral Data

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General Oregonite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ni2FeAs2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 323.07 gm

Iron 17.29 % Fe

Nickel 36.33 % Ni

Arsenic 46.38 % As

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Ni₂Fe²⁺As₂

Environment:

In serpentinite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1959

Locality:

Josephine Creek, Josephine County, Oregon, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the state of Oregon, USA.

Name Pronunciation:

Oregonite + Pronunciation

Oregonite Image

Images:

Oregonite

Comments: Steel gray, altering to brown, rounded oregonite pebble with serpentinite rock.
Location: Josephine Creek, Josephine County, Oregon, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Oregonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.17211

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.083, c = 7.13, Z = 3; V = 228.48 Den(Calc)= 7.04

Crystal System:

HexagonalSpace Group: Unk

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.119(1), 2.314(1), 1.991(0.7),

Physical Properties of Oregonite

Color:

White, Gray white.

Density:

6.92

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Oregonite

RL Anisotrophism:

Weak.

RL Color:

White.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Oregonite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
400 nm	41.70
420 nm	43.00
440 nm	44.30
460 nm	45.30
480 nm	46.10
500 nm	46.70
520 nm	47.20
540 nm	48.00
560 nm	48.90
580 nm	50.10
600 nm	51.30
620 nm	52.80
640 nm	54.20
660 nm	55.40
680 nm	56.40
700 nm	57.20

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Oregonite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	30%	60%	90%	100%	120%	150%	180%	200%
R

Calculated Properties of Oregonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.45 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Oregonite =7.04 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0077702939
Boson Index = 0.9922297061

Photoelectric:

PE_Oregonite= 53.43 barns/electron
U=PE_Oregonite x rElectron Density= 344.66 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Oregonite is Not Radioactive

Oregonite Classification

Dana Class:

02.05.04.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.05)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:2

(02.05.04)Dana Group

02.05.04.01 Oregonite Ni2FeAs2 Unk Hex

Strunz Class:

02.AB.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc

02.AB -Ni-metalloid alloys

02.AB.20 Oregonite Ni2FeAs2 Unk Hex

Other Oregonite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Oregonite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Oregonite

Ni2FeAs2
Dana No: 02.05.04.01 Strunz No: 02.AB.20
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