Classification of Monipite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2007 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 1.BD.10
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
D : Phosphides |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 1.1.31.5
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group |
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Type Occurrence of Monipite |
| Type Locality: | Allende meteorite (Pueblito de Allende meteorite; Qutrixpileo meteorite [NHM cat.]), Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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Crystallography of Monipite |
| Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 6 m2 - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | P62m |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 5.681Å, c = 3.704Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 0.652 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 103.53 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 2.298 | | (100) | | 2.094 | | (69) | | 1.918 | | (73) | | 1.852 | | (24) | | 1.408 | | (20) | | 1.332 | | (17) | | 1.316 | | (18) | | 1.111 | | (14) | | | ( | | | ( |
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Chemical Properties of Monipite |
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| Essential elements: | Mo, Ni, P |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Mo, Ni, P |
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Relationship of Monipite to other Species |
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Other Names for Monipite |
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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. |
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References for Monipite |
Reference List:
- + | Beckett, J. & G.r.Rossman (2009): Discovery of a new phosphide mineral, Monipite (MoNiP) in an allende Type B1 CAI. 72nd Annual Meteorical Society Meeting Abstracts, 5090(2009) |
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Localities for Monipite |
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