Ognitit
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General and classification | |
other names |
2018-006a |
chemical formula | NiBiTe |
Mineral class (and possibly department) |
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Similar minerals | Melonite (structure), Tellurohauchecornite (chemical) |
Crystallographic Data | |
Crystal system | Trigonal |
Crystal class ; symbol | mmm |
Room group (no.) | P 3 m 1 (No. 156) (No. 156) |
Lattice parameters | a = 3.9332 (4) Å ; c = 5.3920 (6) Å |
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Ognitite is a very rare mineral with the chemical composition NiBiTe, i.e. it consists of equal parts of nickel , bismuth and tellurium .
Etymology and history
Ognitit was first found in 2019 by the Russian geologist Gennadi Schwedow together with colleagues from other countries near Ognit ( Irkutsk Oblast ) in Siberia and named after its type locality .
The type material of the mineral is in the mineralogical collection of the Museo di Storia Naturale (Florence) under the catalog no. 3292 / I and is referenced via the IMA number 2018-006a.
Chemism
Ognitite is a sulfide salt and consists of 52.87 percent bismuth , 32.28 percent tellurium and 14.85 percent nickel .
Crystal structure
Ognitite crystallizes trigonal in the space group P 3 m 1 (space group number 156) with the lattice parameters a = 3.9332 (4) Å and c = 5.3920 (6) Å.
literature
AY Barkov, L. Bindi, B. Winkler, W. Morgenroth, GI Shvedov, RF Martin, F. Zaccarini, CV Stan, N. Tamura, CJ Stanley: CNMNC Newsletter No. 47 . In: European Journal of Mineralogy . tape 31 , February 2019, p. 199–204 (English, Ognitite, IMA 2018-006a; p. 203).
Web links
- Mineral Atlas: Ognitite (Wiki)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ognitite. In: mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed February 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Mineral Atlas
- ↑ New mineral discovered in Siberia. In: de.sputniknews.com. February 12, 2019, accessed February 12, 2019 .