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Carlsbergite

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Kenton County meteorite, Kenton Co., Kentucky, USA
© Thomas Witzke

Formula:
CrN
Hardness:7
This page provides mineralogical data about Carlsbergite.

Classification of Carlsbergite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:1/A.10-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.BC.15

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
C : Nitrides
Dana 7th edition ID:1.1.30.1
Dana 8th edition ID:1.1.20.1

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
Hey's CIM Ref.:2.5

2 : Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides
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Type Occurrence of Carlsbergite

Type Locality:Cape York meteorite, Saviksoah Peninsula, Avanna (North Greenland) Province, Greenland
Year of Discovery:1971

Physical Properties of Carlsbergite

Hardness (Mohs):7

Chemical Properties of Carlsbergite

Formula:
CrN
Essential elements:Cr, N
All elements listed in formula:Cr, N

Relationship of Carlsbergite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.BC.05Roaldite
(Fe,Ni)
 
4
N
1.BC.10Siderazot
Fe
 
5
N
 
2
1.BC.15Osbornite
TiN
1.BC.20Unnamed (Gallium nitride)
GaN
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
2.1Moissanite
SiC
2.2Sinoite
Si
 
2
N
 
2
O
2.3Osbornite
TiN
2.4Tongbaite
Cr
 
3
C
 
2
2.6Siderazot
Fe
 
5
N
 
2
2.7Gupeiite
Fe
 
3
Si
2.8Xifengite
Fe
 
5
Si
 
3
2.9Khamrabaevite
(Ti,V,Fe)C
2.10Haxonite
(Fe,Ni)
 
23
C
 
6
2.11Cohenite
(Fe,Ni,Co)
 
3
C
2.12Roaldite
(Fe,Ni)
 
4
N
2.13Suessite
(Fe,Ni)
 
3
Si
2.14Schreibersite
(Fe,Ni)
 
3
P
2.15Barringerite
(Fe,Ni)
 
2
P
2.16Perryite
(Ni,Fe)
 
5
(Si,P)
 
2

Other Names for Carlsbergite

Synonyms:
IMA1971-026
Other Languages:
German:Carlsbergit
Russian:Карлсбергит
Spanish:Carlsbergita

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 Carlsbergite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1972): 57: 1311.

Khodakovsky, I.L. and Petaev, M.I. (1981) Thermodinamicheskie svoict va I usloviya obrazovaniya osbornita, sinoita i karlsbergita v meteoritakh. Geokhimiya: 3: 329-340.

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    Localities for Carlsbergite

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    Greenland
     
    • Avanna (North Greenland) Province
      • Saviksoah Peninsula
    		Nature (1971) 233, 113-114
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Primorskiy Kray
        • Sikhote-Alin Mts
          • Paseka village
    		Pavel M. Kartashov data
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Coconino Co.
        • Winslow
          • Meteor Crater and vicinity
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 154.
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton Co.
    		Zapiski Vseross. Mineral. Obshch. (1999) 128/3, 64-72 (in russian)
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