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Nickelhexahydrite

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Sulphide deposit, Sohland, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany
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Formula:
(Ni,Mg,Fe)SO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Bluish-green
Lustre:VitreousHardness:2


Hexahydrite Group.

Classification of Nickelhexahydrite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/C.05-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.CB.25

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:29.6.8.4

29 : HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
6 : AXO4·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.12.13

25 : Sulphates
12 : Sulphates of Co and Ni
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Type Occurrence of Nickelhexahydrite

Type Locality:Severnyi (Severnaya) Mine, Norilsk-I Ci-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Mts, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1965

Physical Properties of Nickelhexahydrite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Bluish-green
Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Nickelhexahydrite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 9.97Å, b = 7.24Å, c = 24.23Å
β = 98.6°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.377 : 1 : 3.347
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,729.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Nickelhexahydrite

Type:Biaxial
RI values: nα = 1.469 - 1.470 nγ = 1.493 - 1.494
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.024

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:relatively weak

Chemical Properties of Nickelhexahydrite

Formula:
(Ni,Mg,Fe)SO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, Ni, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Fe, H, Mg, Ni, O, S

Relationship of Nickelhexahydrite to other Species

Related to:
  • Hexahydrite Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

    - +
    7.CB.05Dwornikite
    (Ni,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.05Gunningite
    (Zn,Mn)SO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.05Kieserite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.05Poitevinite
    (Cu,Fe,Zn)SO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.05Szmikite
    MnSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.05Szomolnokite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.05Cobaltkieserite
    CoSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.10Bonattite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.15Aplowite
    (Co,Mn,Ni)SO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.15Boyleite
    (Zn,Mg)SO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.15Ilesite
    (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.15Rozenite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.15Starkeyite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.15IMA2002-034
    CdSO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.20Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.20Jôkokuite
    MnSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.20Pentahydrite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.20Sanderite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.20Siderotil
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.25Bianchite
    (Zn,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.25Chvaleticeite
    (Mn,Mg)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.25Ferrohexahydrite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.25Hexahydrite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.25Moorhouseite
    (Co,Ni,Mn)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.30Retgersite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.35Bieberite
    CoSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.35Boothite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.35Mallardite
    MnSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.35Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.35Zincmelanterite
    (Zn,Cu,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.35Alpersite
    (Mg,Cu)[SO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.40Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.40Goslarite
    ZnSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.40Morenosite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.45Alunogen
    Al
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·17H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.45Meta-alunogen
    Al
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.55Coquimbite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.55Paracoquimbite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.55Rhomboclase
    HFe(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.60Kornelite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.65Quenstedtite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.70Lausenite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.75Lishizhenite
    ZnFe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·14H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.75Römerite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·14H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.80Ransomite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Apjohnite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Al
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Bílinite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Dietrichite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)Al
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Halotrichite
    FeAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Pickeringite
    MgAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Redingtonite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.85Wupatkiite
    (Co,Mg,Ni)Al
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    7.CB.90Meridianiite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

    - +
    25.12.1Bieberite
    CoSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.2Cobaltzippeite
    Co
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    10
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.3Aplowite
    (Co,Mn,Ni)SO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.4Moorhouseite
    (Co,Ni,Mn)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.5Retgersite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.6Morenosite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.7Nickelblödite
    Na
     
    2
    		(Ni,Mg)(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.8Nickelboussingaultite
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		Ni(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.9Nickelzippeite
    Ni
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    10
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.10Dwornikite
    (Ni,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.11Honessite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    25.12.12Hydrohonessite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O

    Other Names for Nickelhexahydrite

    Other Languages:
    German:Nickelhexahydrit
    Russian:Никельгексагидрит
    Spanish:Nickelhexahydrita

    Other Information

    Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

    References for Nickelhexahydrite

    Reference List:American Mineralogist (1966): 51: 529-530.

    Mineralogical Magazine (1973): 39: 246.

    Acta Crystallographica: C44:1486-1488.

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    Localities for Nickelhexahydrite

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    Austria
     
    • Tyrol
      • North Tyrol
        • Inn valley
          • Brixlegg - Schwaz area
            • Brixlegg - Rattenberg
              • St Gertraudi
    		Lapis 19(7/8):13-78 (1994)
        • Ziller valley
          • Zemmgrund
            • Ochsner Mt. - Rotkopf Mt. massif
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
     
    • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Sarajevo Canton
        • Vareš
    		Bermanec, V., Sijaric, G., Kniewald, G., and Mandarino, J.A. (2000): The Canadian Mineralogist 38, 1371-1376.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge)
          • Ostrov
            • Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal)
    		Lapis 2002(7/8), 52
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • St Blasien
          • Horbach
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    • Hesse
      • North Hesse
        • Richelsdorf District
          • Süss
            • Richelsdorf Smelter
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1992
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Lautenthal
          • Wolfshagen
    		No reference listed
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Lahn valley
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    • Saxony
      • Oberlausitz
        • Sohland
    		T. Witzke & T. Giesler (1997): Neufunde aus Sachsen (VI): Churchit-(Y), Cyrilovit, Faustit, Kidwellit, Meurigit und Nickelhexahydrit aus der Lausitz.- Lapis 22, 9, 36-38
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Sounion area
            • Sounion Mines
    		Lapis, 24, 7/8 (1999)
    Italy
     
    • Aosta Valley
      • Valtournanche Valley
        • Valtournanche
    		Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    • Liguria
      • Genova Province
        • Tiglieto
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    • Sardinia
      • Medio Campidano Province
        • Gonnosfanadiga
          • Fenugu Sibiri Mine
    		Brizzi, G., Olmi, F., Sabelli, C. (1994): Gli arseniati di Pira Inferida, Gonnofanadiga (CA). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/1994, 193-206.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kinki region
        • Mie Prefecture
          • Toba City
    		Sanko-Gakkai Koen-Yoshi 27 (1989)
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Ballangen
        • Råna
    		Raade (1971, pers. com.); Neumann (1985, p. 109).
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
        • Putoran Mts
          • Noril'sk
            • Norilsk-I Ci-Ni Deposit
    		No reference listed
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Zermatt - Saas Fee area
        • Matt Valley
          • Zermatt
            • Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area
    		Christian Bracke Collection
            • Gorner glacier area
    		Christian Bracke Collection
    Christian Bracke Collection
    Arliguie M collection
    UK
     
    • Wales
      • Caerphilly (Mid Glamorgan; Monmouthshire)
        • Llanbradach
    		Prof P. Williams - unpublished data
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