Bunsenite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Bunsenite
Formula:
NiO
Colour:
Dark pistachio-green
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
5½
Specific Gravity:
6.898
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Named by James Dwight Dana in 1868 in honor of Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (30 March 1811, Göttingen, Germany - 16 August 1899, Heidelberg, Germany), Professor of Chemistry, Heidelberg. He was an important analytical chemist and had observed artificial crystals of nickel oxide. Along with Gustav Kirchhoff, Bunsen investigated emission spectra of heated elements leading to the discovery of two elements: cesium and rubidium. The well known Bunsen burner was devised to obtain clean burning flames in order to collect pure spectra of elements so they might be identified by their emmission spectra. and the burner is named after him. Bunsen persued geological problems including the temperature of water in active geysers. Bunsen also invented several improvements to chemical batteries, including the Bunsen battery, which is also named for him. Bunsen was an important teacher and two of his famous students include: Dmitri Mendeleev and Julius Lothar Meyer, both of whom established aspects of the periodic law of the elements and both of whom are credited with devising what has come to be known as the Periodic Table of the Elements.
Type Locality:
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
801
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:801:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
8a7e8926-b987-4ff2-90d7-9bcd80e6ee51
IMA Classification of Bunsenite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First published:
1858
Classification of Bunsenite
4.AB.25
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only
4.2.1.2
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX
7.22.1
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
22 : Oxides of Ni
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
22 : Oxides of Ni
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMAâCNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Bse | IMAâCNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMAâCNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Pronunciation of Bunsenite
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
---|---|---|
Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Bunsenite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Dark pistachio-green
Streak:
Brownish-black
Hardness:
5½ on Mohs scale
Density:
6.898 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.806 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Bunsenite
Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
n = 2.37
Birefringence:
Isotropic minerals have no birefringence
Surface Relief:
Very High
Chemistry of Bunsenite
Mindat Formula:
NiO
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Bunsenite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fm3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.1769 Å
Unit Cell V:
72.87 Ă
Âł (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Octahedral, sometimes with modifying dodecahedron or cube.
Twinning:
Observed on natural crystals.
Comment:
synthetic
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0011371 | Bunsenite | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
0017026 | Bunsenite | Cairns R, Ott E (1933) X-Ray Studies of the System Nickel-Oxygen-Water. I. Nickelous Oxide and Hydroxide _cod_database_code 1010093 Journal of the American Chemical Society 55 527-533 | 1933 | 0 | 293 | ||
0017028 | Bunsenite | Smith N (1936) The Structure of Thin Films of Metallic Oxides and Hydrates _cod_database_code 1010095 Journal of the American Chemical Society 58 173-179 | 1936 | 0 | 293 | ||
0017306 | Bunsenite | Thomassen L (1940) An X-Ray Investigation of the System Cr2O3 - NiO _cod_database_code 1010381 Journal of the American Chemical Society 62 1134-1135 | 1940 | 0 | 293 | ||
0015491 | Bunsenite | Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8 Sample Number: x = 0.0 Solid State Communications 108 635-639 | 1998 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0015492 | Bunsenite | Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8 Sample Number: x = 0.2 Solid State Communications 108 635-639 | 1998 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0015493 | Bunsenite | Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8 Sample Number: x = 0.4 Solid State Communications 108 635-639 | 1998 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0015494 | Bunsenite | Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8 Sample Number: x = 0.6 Solid State Communications 108 635-639 | 1998 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0015495 | Bunsenite | Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8 Sample Number: x = 0.8 Solid State Communications 108 635-639 | 1998 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0015496 | Bunsenite | Taguchi H (1998) Relationship between crystal structure and electrical properties of murdochite-type Ni6+2xMn1-xO8 Sample Number: x = 1.0 Solid State Communications 108 635-639 | 1998 | Synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.088 Ă | (100) |
2.410 Ă | (91) |
1.476 Ă | (57) |
0.9838 Ă | (21) |
0.8517 Ă | (17) |
1.259 Ă | (16) |
1.206 Ă | (13) |
Comments:
Synthetic
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 3b: Earthâs earliest hydrosphere | >4.45 |
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33) | |
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
47i : [Terrestrial weathering of meteorites] | |
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals | <10 Ka |
56 : Slag and smelter minerals (see also #51 and #55) |
Geological Setting:
Hydrothermal vein, metamorphosed meteorite
Type Occurrence of Bunsenite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Technische UniversitÀt, Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany, number 10471.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In a hydrothermal NiâU vein.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Bunsenite
Other Language Names for Bunsenite
German:Bunsenit
Russian:ĐŃĐœĐ·Đ”ĐœĐžŃ
Simplified Chinese:绿éçż
Spanish:Bunsenita
Traditional Chinese:ç¶ éłç€Š
Relationship of Bunsenite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Manganosite | MnO | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
Periclase | MgO | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
WĂŒstite | FeO | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
4.AB. | Carbon Monoxide Ice | CO |
4.AB.05 | Crednerite | CuMnO2 |
4.AB.10 | Tenorite | CuO |
4.AB.15 | Delafossite | CuFeO2 |
4.AB.15 | Mcconnellite | CuCrO2 |
4.AB.20 | Bromellite | BeO |
4.AB.20 | Zincite | ZnO |
4.AB.25 | Lime | CaO |
4.AB.25 | Manganosite | MnO |
4.AB.25 | Monteponite | CdO |
4.AB.25 | Periclase | MgO |
4.AB.25 | WĂŒstite | FeO |
4.AB.30 | Palladinite | PdO |
4.AB.35 | Hongquiite | TiO |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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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Localities for Bunsenite
Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
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(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
Egypt | |
| Ibrahim (2014) |
Germany | |
| H. Knoll +1 other reference |
| C. Bergemann (1858) +1 other reference |
| Hajek (2010) |
Thalheim et al. (2006) | |
Italy | |
| Boscardin et al. (2013) |
Jordan | |
| Sokol +9 other references |
Britvin et al. (2023) | |
Kazakhstan | |
| Zimanovskaya et al. (2022) |
Norway | |
| Neumann (1985) |
Poland | |
| Kierczak et al. (2007) |
Russia | |
| Zelenski et al. (2020) |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
| Yang et al. (2015) |
South Africa | |
| De Waal et al. (1974) +2 other references |
| Andreoli et al. (1997) +2 other references |
Ukraine | |
| Sungatullin et al. (2018) |
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