Classification of Niobocarbide |
| IMA status: | Approved 1995 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 1/A.09-55
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 1.BA.20
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
A : Carbides |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 1.1.29.1
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group |
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Physical Properties of Niobocarbide |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 8 |
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Crystallography of Niobocarbide |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Class (H-M): | m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral |
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| Space Group: | Fm3m {F4/m 3 2/m} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 4.45Å
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 88.1 ų |
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| Z: | 4 |
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Optical Data of Niobocarbide |
| Type: | Isotropic |
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Chemical Properties of Niobocarbide |
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| Essential elements: | C, Nb |
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| All elements listed in formula: | C, Nb, Ta |
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Relationship of Niobocarbide to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Niobocarbide |
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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 Niobocarbide |
| Reference List: | Novgorodova, M.I., M.E. Generalov & N.V. Trubkin (1997): The new TaC-NbC isomorphic row and niobocarbide - a new mineral from platinum placers of the Urals.- Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 126(1), 76-95 (in russian).
Mineralogical Record: 29: 475.
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