Haxonite
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Formula:
(Fe,Ni)23C6
Colour:
White
Hardness:
5½ - 6
Specific Gravity:
7.70 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named in honor of Howard James Axon (7 October 1924, Retford Nottinghamshire, UK - 21 March 1992), metallurgist and expert on meteorite mineralogy at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England.
The mineral was not named in the original description in 1971, but appears in an abstract in 1972.
The mineral was not named in the original description in 1971, but appears in an abstract in 1972.
This page provides mineralogical data about Haxonite.
Classification of Haxonite
Approved
First Published:
1971
1/A.09-40
1.BA.10
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
A : Carbides
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
A : Carbides
Dana 7th ed.:
1.1.25.1
1.1.16.2
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
2.10
2 : Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides
2 : Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides
Pronounciation of Haxonite
Pronounciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
---|---|---|
Jolyon & Katya Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Haxonite
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
White
Hardness:
5½ - 6 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=850(50) - Vickers
Density:
7.70 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Haxonite
Type:
Isotropic
Chemical Properties of Haxonite
Formula:
(Fe,Ni)23C6
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Haxonite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fm3m
Setting:
Fm3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.55 Å
Unit Cell V:
1,174.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
by analogy to isovite?
Type Occurrence of Haxonite
Co-Type Localities:
General Appearance of Type Material:
intricate intergrowths with taenite, schreibersite, and kamacite
Geological Setting of Type Material:
iron meteorite
Reference:
Scott, E.R.D. (1971) New carbide, (Fe,Ni)23C6, found in iron meteorites. Nature: 229: 61-62.
Synonyms of Haxonite
Other Language Names for Haxonite
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
1.BA.05 | Cohenite | Fe3C | Orth. |
1.BA.10 | Isovite | (Cr,Fe)23C6 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
1.BA.15 | Tongbaite | Cr3C2 | Orth. |
1.BA.20 | Khamrabaevite | (Ti,V,Fe)C | |
1.BA.20 | Niobocarbide | (Nb,Ta)C | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
1.BA.20 | Tantalcarbide | TaC | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
1.BA.25 | Qusongite | WC | Hex. 6 m2 : P6m2 |
1.BA.30 | Yarlongite | Cr4Fe4NiC4 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
1.1.16.1 | Cohenite | Fe3C | Orth. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
2.1 | Moissanite | SiC | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
2.2 | Sinoite | Si2N2O | Orth. |
2.3 | Osbornite | TiN | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.4 | Tongbaite | Cr3C2 | Orth. |
2.5 | Carlsbergite | CrN | |
2.6 | Siderazot | Fe5N2 | Hex. |
2.7 | Gupeiite | Fe3Si | Iso. |
2.8 | Xifengite | Fe5Si3 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm |
2.9 | Khamrabaevite | (Ti,V,Fe)C | |
2.11 | Cohenite | Fe3C | Orth. |
2.12 | Roaldite | (Fe,Ni)4N | |
2.13 | Suessite | (Fe,Ni)3Si | |
2.14 | Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P | Tet. 4 : I4 |
2.15 | Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P | Hex. 6 m2 : P62m |
2.16 | Perryite | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 | Trig. |
Other Information
Notes:
Strongly magnetic
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 Haxonite
Reference List:
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Scott, E.R.D. (1971) New carbide, (Fe,Ni)23C6, found in iron meteorites. Nature: 229: 61-62.
(1972) Mineral. Abstr.: 32: 49.
Fleischer, M. (1974) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 208-212.
Internet Links for Haxonite
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Localities for Haxonite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Algeria | |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites, vol 2: 632-634. University of California Press. |
Antarctica | |
| Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998). Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998) ; Scott, E. R. D., Taylor, GJ, Maggiore P., Keil K. & Mckinley S.G. (1981) Three CO3 chondrites from Antarctica — Comparison of carbonaceous and ordinary type 3 chondrites: Meteoritics 16( 4): 385. (Dec 1981). |
Argentina | |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
Australia | |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
Brazil | |
| Kaminski, F., Wirth R. (2017): Nitride, carbonitride and nitrocarbide inclusions in lower-mantlediamonds: A key to the balance of nitrogen in the Earth. Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU 2017-1751 (EGU General Assembly): vol. 19 |
China | |
| Yongheng Chen and Daode Wang (1989): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 9(2), 119-125 |
Hungary | |
| Szakáll-Gatter-Szendrei:Mineral Species of Hungary,2005 |
India | |
| Taylor, G. J., Okada, A., Scott, E. R. D., Rubin, A. E., Huss, G. R. & Keil, K. (1981) The Occurrence and Implications of Carbide-Magnetite Assemblages in Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites (abstract). Lunar and PLanetary Science XII: 1076-1078. ( March 1981) |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. vol 2. University of California Press. |
Indonesia | |
| Taylor, G. J., Okada, A., Scott, E. R. D., Rubin, A. E., Huss, G. R., & Keil, K. (1981) The Occurrence and Implications of Carbide-Magnetite Assemblages in Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites (abstract): Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XII: pp. 1076-1078. (March 1981). |
Kazakhstan | |
| Buchwald, V.F. (1975): Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press; 2: 322-324; http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Bischt%C3%BCbe&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=5057 (2016) - Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Bischtübe |
Mexico (TL) | |
| Am Min 59 (1974), 209 |
Russia | |
| H. J. Axon, J. Kinder, C. W. Haworth and J. W. Horsfield (1981) Carlsbergite, CrN, in Troilite, FeS, of the Sikhote Alin Meteoritic Iron. Mineralogical Magazine 44:107-109. |
Turkey | |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
USA (TL) | |
| Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 244; Scott, E.R.D. (1971), New carbide (Fe,Ni)23C6, found in meteorites, Nat. Phys. Sci.: 229: 61-62; Am.Min.: 59 (1974), 209. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/haxonite.pdf. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/haxonite.pdf.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| Fredriksson K., Jarosewich E., and Wlotzka F. (1989) Study Butte: A chaotic chondrite breccia with normal H-group chemistry. Z. Naturforsch. 44a: 945-962. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. vol 2: 428-431.University of California Press. 3 volumes, 1418 pages. |
| www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2000/pdf/5106.pdf. |
| Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |