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Chloanthite

Formula:
NiAs
 
2
- excess As up to As
 
2.5
A variety of Nickelskutterudite

Skutterudite group. Discredited as a species. Regarded as an arsenic-deficient variety of Nickel-Skutterudite or simply as a synonym for Nickel-Skutterudite.

Classification of Chloanthite

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Chemical Properties of Chloanthite

Formula:
NiAs
 
2
- excess As up to As
 
2.5
Essential elements:As, Ni
All elements listed in formula:As, Ni

Other Names for Chloanthite

Synonyms:
CloanthiteRammelsbergite (of Haidinger)Weisser Kupfernickel
Other Languages:
German:Arsennickelkies
Chloanthit
Cloanthit
Stängelkobalt
Weißnickelerz
Weissnickelerz
Weissnickelkies
Spanish:Chloanthita
Cloanthita
Varieties:
Chathamite

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 Chloanthite

Reference List:Breithaupt (1845), Ann. Phys.: 64: 184-185.

Haidinger (1845): 560.

Oftedal (1928).

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 342-347.

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