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Chromferide

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Chromferide

Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Chromferide

Kumak ore field, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Chromferide

Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Chromferide

Kumak ore field, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Chromferide

Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Chromferide

Kumak ore field, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Formula:
Fe3Cr1-x (x=0.6)
System:
Isometric
Colour:
White, grey
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4
Name:
For the chemical composition.
Possibly an analogue of ferchromide. Compare chemically similar 'UM1981-05-E:CrFe' and 'UM1981-06-E:CrFeNiSi'.


Classification of Chromferide

IMA status:
Approved
Strunz 8th ed.:
1/A.06-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
1.AE.15

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
E : Iron-chromium family
Dana 7th ed.:
1.1.16.1
Dana 8th ed.:
1.1.12.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
Hey's CIM Ref.:
1.58

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Physical Properties of Chromferide

Lustre:
Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):
Opaque
Colour:
White, grey
Hardness (Mohs):
4
Hardness (Vickers):
VHN100=260 kg/mm2
Density:
6.69 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemical Properties of Chromferide

Formula:
Fe3Cr1-x (x=0.6)
IMA Formula:
Fe1.5Cr0.2
Elements listed in formula:
Cr, Fe - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Chromferide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Pm3m
Space Group Setting:
Pm3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 2.8959(5) Å
Unit Cell Volume:
V 24.29 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Small grains
Comment:
Z=0.5

Type Occurrence of Chromferide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Efim area, Kumak ore field, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman museum
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Quartz veins

Relationship of Chromferide to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
1.AE.VanadiumV
1.AE.05MolybdenumMo
1.AE.05ChromiumCr
1.AE.05IronFe
1.AE.05Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
1.AE.05TungstenW
1.AE.05UM2001-06-E:CrFeNiFe7Cr2Ni
1.AE.10Taenite(Fe,Ni)
1.AE.10TetrataeniteFeNi
1.AE.10AntitaeniteFe3Ni
1.AE.15FerchromideCr3Fe1-x
1.AE.15WairauiteCoFe
1.AE.20AwaruiteNi3Fe
1.AE.25JedwabiteFe7(Ta,Nb)3
1.AE.30ManganeseMn
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
1.1CopperCu
1.2SilverAg
1.5GoldAu
1.6AuricuprideCu3Au
1.7Tetra-auricuprideAuCu
1.8ZincZn
1.9CadmiumCd
1.10DanbaiteCuZn2
1.11ZhanghengiteCuZn
1.12MercuryHg
1.13KolymiteCu7Hg6
1.14MoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3
1.15EugeniteAg11Hg2
1.16SchachneriteAg1.1Hg0.9
1.17ParaschachneriteAg3Hg2
1.18LuanheiteAg3Hg
1.19Weishanite(Au,Ag)3Hg2
1.20IndiumIn
1.21AluminiumAl
1.22Khatyrkite(Cu,Zn)Al2
1.23Cupalite(Cu,Zn)Al
1.24DiamondC
1.25GraphiteC
1.26ChaoiteC
1.27LonsdaleiteC
1.28SiliconSi
1.29TinSn
1.30LeadPb
1.31AnyuiiteAuPb2
1.31NovodnepriteAuPb3
1.32LeadamalgamPb0.7Hg0.3
1.33ArsenicAs
1.34ArsenolampriteAs
1.35PaxiteCuAs2
1.36KoutekiteCu5As2
1.37DomeykiteCu3As
1.38Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
1.39NovákiteCu20AgAs10
1.40KutinaiteAg6Cu14As7
1.41AntimonySb
1.42StibarsenAsSb
1.43ParadocrasiteSb3As
1.44HorsforditeCu, Sb
1.45CuprostibiteCu2(Sb,Tl)
1.46Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
1.47AurostibiteAuSb2
1.48DyscrasiteAg3Sb
1.49BismuthBi
1.50MaldoniteAu2Bi
1.51SulphurS8
1.52RosickýiteS
1.53SeleniumSe
1.54TelluriumTe
1.55ChromiumCr
1.56RheniumRe
1.57IronFe
1.59FerchromideCr3Fe1-x
1.60WairauiteCoFe
1.61NickelNi
1.62Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
1.63Taenite(Fe,Ni)
1.64TetrataeniteFeNi
1.65AwaruiteNi3Fe
1.66Palladium(Pd,Pt)
1.67PotaritePdHg
1.68PaolovitePd2Sn
1.69Stannopalladinite(Pd,Cu)3Sn2
1.70CabriitePd2CuSn
1.71Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
1.72Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
1.73Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
1.74Zvyagintsevite(Pd,Pt,Au)3(Pb,Sn)
1.75PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2
1.76Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
1.77Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
1.82PlatinumPt
1.83HongshiitePtCu
1.84NiggliitePtSn
1.85IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
1.86TetraferroplatinumPtFe
1.87TulameenitePt2CuFe
1.88FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
1.89Rhodium(Rh,Pt)
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):
1.1.16.2FerchromideCr3Fe1-x

Other Names for Chromferide

Synonyms:

IMA1984-021

Name in Other Languages:
German:Chromferid
Simplified Chinese:方铬铁矿
Traditional Chinese:方鉻鐵礦

Other Information

Magnetism:
Diamagnetic
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Chromferide

Reference List:
American Mineralogist: 73: 190.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 115: 355-360.

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    • Localities for Chromferide

    This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) indicates first recorded locality for everything else. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    China
     
    • Sichuan Province
      • Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture)
        • Danba Co.
          • Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field
    		Norman King specimen
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Sverdlovskaya Oblast'
          • Asbest
    		Erokhin, Y. V., Khiller, V. V., Zoloev, K. K., Popov, M. P., & Grigor'ev, V. V. (2014). Mariinskite from the Bazhenovskii ophiolite complex: The second finds in the world. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 455, No. 2, p. 408). Springer Science & Business Media.
      • Southern Urals
        • Orenburgskaya Oblast'
          • Kumak ore field
    		ZVMO (1986) 115, 355-360; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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