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Nickelzippeite

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Ronneburg U deposit, Gera, Thuringia, Germany
© Thomas Witzke

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Formula:
Ni
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicHardness:5 - 5½


Zippeite Group

Classification of Nickelzippeite

IMA status:Approved
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.EC.05

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
E : Uranyl sulfates
C : With medium-sized and large cations
Dana 8th edition ID:31.10.4.4

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
10 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.12.9

25 : Sulphates
12 : Sulphates of Co and Ni
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Type Occurrence of Nickelzippeite

Type Locality:Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal) District, Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
Year of Discovery:1976

Physical Properties of Nickelzippeite

Hardness (Mohs):5 - 5½

Crystallography of Nickelzippeite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Optical Data of Nickelzippeite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.745 nβ = 1.777 nγ = 1.840
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.095

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Dispersion:r > v moderate

Chemical Properties of Nickelzippeite

Formula:
Ni
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, Ni, O, S, U
All elements listed in formula:H, Ni, O, S, U

Relationship of Nickelzippeite to other Species

Member of Group:
Zippeite Group:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
7.EC.05Cobaltzippeite
Co
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Magnesiozippeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
 · 1.5H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Natrozippeite
Na
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Zinczippeite
Zn
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
7.EC.05Zippeite
K
 
4
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
7.EC.10Rabejacite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · 6H
 
2
O
7.EC.15Marécottite
(H
 
2
O)
 
8
Mg
 
3
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
[O
 
3
|OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
7.EC.15IMA2009-008
Y
 
2
[(UO
 
2
)
 
8
O
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
] · 26H
 
2
O
7.EC.20Pseudojohannite
Cu
 
6.5
(UO
 
2
)
 
8
[O
 
8
|(OH)
 
5
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 25H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
25.12.1Bieberite
CoSO
 
4
 · 7H
 
2
O
25.12.2Cobaltzippeite
Co
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
10
 · 16H
 
2
O
25.12.3Aplowite
(Co,Mn,Ni)SO
 
4
 · 4H
 
2
O
25.12.4Moorhouseite
(Co,Ni,Mn)SO
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
25.12.5Retgersite
NiSO
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
25.12.6Morenosite
NiSO
 
4
 · 7H
 
2
O
25.12.7Nickelblödite
Na
 
2
(Ni,Mg)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
25.12.8Nickelboussingaultite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Ni(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
25.12.10Dwornikite
(Ni,Fe)SO
 
4
 · H
 
2
O
25.12.11Honessite
Ni
 
6
Fe
3+
2
[(OH)
 
16
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.12.12Hydrohonessite
Ni
 
6
Fe
3+
2
[(OH)
 
16
|SO
 
4
] · 7H
 
2
O
25.12.13Nickelhexahydrite
(Ni,Mg,Fe)SO
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O

Other Names for Nickelzippeite

Synonyms:
IMA1971-005
Other Languages:
German:Nickelzippeit

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 Nickelzippeite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist (1976): 14: 429-436.

Mineralogical Magazine (1979): 43: 539.

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    Localities for Nickelzippeite

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    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge)
          • Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal) District
    		Can Min 14 (1976), 429; Can Min 41(2003), 687
      • Liberec Region
    		Scharm, B.: Přehled minerálů nalezených v oblasti uranových koncentrací v severočeské křídě. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1995, roč. 3, s. 169-172.
    Germany
     
    • Thuringia
      • Gera
        • Ronneburg U deposit
    		T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai Co.
        • Eureka District
          • Bagdad
            • Bozarth Mesa
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 313; Frondel, C., et al (1976), Mineralogy of the zippeite group, Can.Min.: 14: 429-436;
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