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Nickeline Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Nickeline Group
A group of minerals with a hexagonal structure and group formula AX, where A= Fe, Co, Ni, Bi, Pt, Pd, X= As, Sb, Bi, Te
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29316
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29316:5
Chemical Analysis
Empirical formulas:
| Sample ID | Empirical Formula |
|---|---|
| 1 | (Pt0.68Pd0.31Fe0.01)Σ1.00(Bi0.53Sb0.43As0.02Sn0.02S0.01)Σ1.01 |
Sample references:
| ID | Locality | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driekop Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | by EPMA-WDS; empirical formula basis: 2 atoms pfu |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0018698 | Zlatogorite | Kabalov Y K, Sokolova E V, Spiridonov E M, Spiridonov F M (1994) Crystal structure of a new mineral CuNiSb2 Doklady Akademii Nauk 335 709-711 | 1994 | Zlatoja Hora (Gold Hill) deposit, Middle Urals, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0013180 | Nickeline | Thompson J G, Rae A D, Withers R L, Welberry T R, Willis A C (1988) The crystal structure of nickel arsenide Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics 21 4007-4015 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0013179 | Nickeline | Thompson J G, Rae A D, Withers R L, Welberry T R, Willis A C (1988) The crystal structure of nickel arsenide Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics 21 4007-4015 | 1988 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011970 | Langisite | Fjellvag H, Selte K, Stave F E (1984) On the structural and magnetic properties of Co1-tNitAs and CoAs1-xSbx Acta Chemica Scandinavica A38 687-691 | 1984 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011907 | Sederholmite | Rost E, Vestersjo E (1968) On the system Ni-Se-Te Acta Chemica Scandinavica 22 2118-2134 | 1968 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011906 | Sederholmite | Rost E, Vestersjo E (1968) On the system Ni-Se-Te Acta Chemica Scandinavica 22 2118-2134 | 1968 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011905 | Sederholmite | Rost E, Vestersjo E (1968) On the system Ni-Se-Te Acta Chemica Scandinavica 22 2118-2134 | 1968 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011904 | Sederholmite | Rost E, Vestersjo E (1968) On the system Ni-Se-Te Acta Chemica Scandinavica 22 2118-2134 | 1968 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005249 | Sobolevskite | Bayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-755 |  | 1990 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011969 | Langisite | Fjellvag H, Selte K, Stave F E (1984) On the structural and magnetic properties of Co1-tNitAs and CoAs1-xSbx Acta Chemica Scandinavica A38 687-691 | 1984 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011585 | Sudburyite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011590 | Stumpflite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011582 | Sederholmite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011580 | Nickeline | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011587 | Kotulskite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011564 | Freboldite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0011581 | Breithauptite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0016977 | Stumpflite | Thomassen L (1929) Ueber Kristallstrukturen einiqer binaerer Verbindungen der Platinmetalle II _cod_database_code 1010041 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie B4 277-287 | 1929 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0018201 | Sederholmite | Alsen N (1925) Roentgenographische Untersuchungen der Kristallstrukturen von Magnetkies, Breithauptit, Pentlandit, Millerit und verwandten Verbindungen _cod_database_code 1011367 Geologiska Foreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 47 19-73 | 1925 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017940 | Nickeline | Alsen N (1925) Roentgenographische Untersuchungen der Kristallstrukturen von Magnetkies, Breithauptit, Pentlandit, Millerit und verwandten Verbindungen _cod_database_code 1011036 Geologiska Foreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 47 19-73 | 1925 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017652 | Breithauptite | Alsen N (1925) Roentgenographische Untersuchungen der Kristallstrukturen von Magnetkies, Breithauptit, Pentlandit, Millerit und verwandten Verbindungen _cod_database_code 1010930 Geologiska Foreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 47 19-73 | 1925 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0017953 | Nickeline | Aminoff G (1923) Untersuchungen ueber die Kristallstrukturen von Wurtzit und Rotnickelkies. _cod_database_code 1011052 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 58 203-219 | 1923 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Nickeline Group to other Species
Nickeline Group Members:
| Achávalite | FeSe | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Breithauptite | NiSb | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Driekopite | PtBi | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Freboldite | CoSe | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) | Hex. |
| Langisite | CoAs | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Nickeline | NiAs | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm |
| Sederholmite | NiSe | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Sobolevskite | PdBi | Hex. |
| Stumpflite | PtSb | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Sudburyite | PdSb | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Vavřínite | Ni2SbTe2 | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Zlatogorite | NiCuSb2 | Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m |
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Health Risks:
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Localities for Nickeline Group
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Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany