Melonite
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| Melonite | |
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 Melonite after calaverite, on quartz. Cresson mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Size: 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm. |
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| General | |
| Category | Sulfide minerals |
| Chemical formula | NiTe2 |
| Strunz classification | 02.EA.20 |
| Dana classification | 02.12.14.01 |
| Unit cell | a = 3.84 Å, c = 5.26 Å |
| Identification | |
| Molar mass | 313.89 g |
| Color | White, reddish white |
| Crystal habit | Crystalline, foliated, granular |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Cleavage | {0001} Perfect |
| Fracture | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 1-1.5 |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Streak | Dark gray |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| Specific gravity | 7.72 |
| Density | 7.3 |
| Ultraviolet fluorescence | None |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Melonite is a telluride of nickel; it is a metallic mineral. Its chemical formula is NiTe2. It is opaque and white to reddish-white in color, oxidizing in air to a brown tarnish.
It was first described from the Melones and Stanislaus mine in Calaveras County, California in 1866, by Frederick Augustus Genth.
Melonite occurs as trigonal crystals, which cleave in a (0001) direction. It has a specific gravity of 7.72 and a hardness of 1-1.5 (very soft).
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[edit] References
- ^ "Melonite Mineral Data". Webmineral.com. http://webmineral.com/data/Melonite.shtml. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Melonite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. http://www.mindat.org/min-2639.html. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Mieralienatlas Lexikon - Melonit". Mieralienatlas. http://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?lang=en&language=english&mineral=Melonit. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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