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Hexamolybdenum

Formula:
(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)
System:Hexagonal
This page provides mineralogical data about Hexamolybdenum.

Classification of Hexamolybdenum

IMA status:Approved 2007
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Type Occurrence of Hexamolybdenum

Type Locality:Allende meteorite (Pueblito de Allende meteorite; Qutrixpileo meteorite [NHM cat.]), Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Crystallography of Hexamolybdenum

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Class (H-M):6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:P63/mmc {P63/m 2/m 2/c}
Cell Parameters:a = 2.7506Å, c = 4.4318Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.611
Unit Cell Volume:V 29.04 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
2.382(24)
2.216(26)
2.098(100)
1.622(15)
1.375(17)
1.255(18)
1.169(20)
1.150(14)

Chemical Properties of Hexamolybdenum

Formula:
(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)
All elements listed in formula:Fe, Ir, Mo, Os, Ru

Other Names for Hexamolybdenum

Synonyms:
IMA2007-029
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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 Hexamolybdenum

Reference List:Ma, C., J.R.Beckett & G.R.Rossman (2009): Allendeite and hexamolybdenum: two new ultra-refractory minerals in Allende and two missing links. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference and Abstracts, 1402 (2009)

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    Localities for Hexamolybdenum

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    • Chihuahua
      • Pueblito de Allende
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