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Hexaferrum

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Koryak (Koriak; Koriakskhiye) Upland, Koriak Autonomous Okrug, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
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Formula:
(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
System:HexagonalLustre:Metallic
Hardness:6 - 7
Name:Named for the crystal morphology, being in the HEXAgonal system, and its composition, containing essential iron (Latin = FERRUM).
This page provides mineralogical data about Hexaferrum.

Classification of Hexaferrum

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:1/A.13-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.AG.05

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
G : PGE-metal alloys
Dana 7th edition ID:1.1.17.6
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Type Occurrence of Hexaferrum

Type Locality:Chirynaisky Massif, Koryak Mts, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Hexaferrum

Lustre:Metallic
Hardness (Mohs):6 - 7

Crystallography of Hexaferrum

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Chemical Properties of Hexaferrum

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

Relationship of Hexaferrum to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.AG.10Atokite
(Pd,Pt)
 
3
Sn
1.AG.10Rustenburgite
(Pt,Pd)
 
3
Sn
1.AG.10Zvyagintsevite
(Pd,Pt,Au)
 
3
(Pb,Sn)
1.AG.15Taimyrite
(Pd,Cu,Pt)
 
3
Sn
1.AG.15Tatyanaite
(Pt,Pd,Cu)
 
9
Cu
 
3
Sn
 
4
1.AG.20Paolovite
Pd
 
2
Sn
1.AG.25Plumbopalladinite
Pb
 
2
Pd
 
3
1.AG.25Stannopalladinite
(Pd,Cu)
 
3
Sn
 
2
1.AG.30Cabriite
Pd
 
2
SnCu
1.AG.35Chengdeite
Ir
 
3
Fe
1.AG.35Isoferroplatinum
Pt
 
3
Fe
1.AG.40Ferronickelplatinum
Pt
 
2
FeNi
1.AG.40Tetraferroplatinum
PtFe
1.AG.40Tulameenite
Pt
 
2
CuFe
1.AG.45Hongshiite
PtCu
1.AG.45Skaergaardite
PdCu
1.AG.50Yixunite
Pt
 
3
In
1.AG.55Damiaoite
PtIn
 
2
1.AG.60Niggliite
PtSn
1.AG.65Bortnikovite
Pd
 
4
Cu
 
3
Zn
1.AG.70Nielsenite
PdCu
 
3
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):

- +
1.1.17.1Iron
Fe
1.1.17.2Nickel
Ni
1.1.17.3Kamacite
(Fe,Ni)
1.1.17.4Taenite
(Fe,Ni)
1.1.17.5Tetrataenite
FeNi
1.1.17.6Awaruite
Ni
 
3
Fe

Other Names for Hexaferrum

Synonyms:
IMA1995-032
Other Languages:
Russian:Гексаферрум
Varieties:
Hexaferrum (Fe,Ir)Hexaferrum (Fe,Os)Hexaferrum (Fe,Ru)

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 Hexaferrum

Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(5): 41-51.

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    Localities for Hexaferrum

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
        • Koryak Mts
    		[ZVMO 127/5 (1998), 41; MinRec 31:201]
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