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Halamishite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Formula:

Ni₅P₄

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Name:

Named in 2014 by Sergey N. Britvin, Michail N. Murashko, Ye. Vapnik, Yury S. Polekhovsky, and Sergey V. Krivovichev for the type locality.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Halamish wadi (Ẕuq Tamrur), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

Known synthetic analogue (Zelinska M, Oryshchyn S, Zhak O, Pivan J Y, Potel M, 2007).

Halamishite can be used as a geothermometer indicating that formation of phosphide assemblages had occurred at a temperature below 870 °C.

Chemically related to nickelphosphide, melliniite, negevite, transjordanite, and 'Unnamed (Ni-Fe Phosphide)'.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

46043

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46043:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

6f4061bd-798a-4cb6-b4a8-75f35d50c98d

IMA Classification of HalamishiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2013

First published:

2020

Type description reference:

Britvin, Sergey N., Murashko, Mikhail N., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Polekhovsky, Yury S., Krivovichev, Sergey V., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Vlasenko, Natalia S., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G. (2020) Halamishite, Ni₅P₄, a new terrestrial phosphide in the Ni–P system. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 47 (1) doi:10.1007/s00269-019-01073-7

Classification of HalamishiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2023):

1.BD.

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
D : Phosphides

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Hla	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of HalamishiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ni₅P₄

Elements listed:

Ni, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HalamishiteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6mm - Dihexagonal Pyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃mc

Setting:

P6₃mc

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.8184(4) Å, c = 11.0288(8) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.618

Unit Cell V:

444.04 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020019	Halamishite	Zelinska M, Oryshchyn S, Zhak O, Pivan J Y, Potel M, No?l H (2007) Redetermination of Ni5P4 Acta Crystallographica E63 i158-i159		2007	synthetic	0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Halamishite'
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_publ_author_name
'Zelinska M'
'Oryshchyn S'
'Zhak O'
'Pivan J Y'
'Potel M'
'No?l H'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section E'
_journal_volume 63 
_journal_year 2007
_journal_page_first i158
_journal_page_last i159
_publ_section_title
;
 Redetermination of Ni5P4
;
_database_code_amcsd 0020019
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ni5 P4'
_cell_length_a 6.7921
_cell_length_b 6.7921
_cell_length_c 10.9922
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 439.161
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.312
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63 m c'
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  '-x,-x+y,1/2+z'
  'x-y,x,1/2+z'
  '-y,-x,z'
  '-y,x-y,z'
  'x-y,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,-y,1/2+z'
  'x,x-y,z'
  '-x+y,-x,z'
  'y,x,1/2+z'
  'y,-x+y,1/2+z'
  '-x+y,y,z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Ni1   0.53735   0.46265   0.08904   0.00558
Ni2   0.20756   0.79244   0.23708   0.00558
Ni3   0.54033   0.45967   0.37948   0.00535
Ni4   0.00000   0.00000   0.20081   0.00561
P1   0.81828   0.18172   0.23166   0.00460
P2   0.17832   0.82168   0.44259   0.00494
P3   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00540
P4   0.33333   0.66667   0.05931   0.00590

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.953 Å	(56)
2.498 Å	(57)
2.069 Å	(57)
2.015 Å	(88)
1.938 Å	(69)
1.908 Å	(77)
1.735 Å	(100)
1.705 Å	(58)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36

Type Occurrence of HalamishiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Halamish wadi (Ẕuq Tamrur), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

General Appearance of Type Material:

minute grains up to 20 μm in size

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Mineralogical Museum of the Department of Mineralogy, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia, catalogue number 19606

Geological Setting of Type Material:

pyrometamorphic

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Zuktamrurite

Transjordanite

Reference:

Britvin, S.N., Murashko, M.N., Vapnik, Y., Polekhovsky, Y.S., Krivovichev, S.V., Vereshchagin, O.S., Shilovskikh, V.V., Vlasenko, N.S., Krzhizhanovskaya, M.G. (2020) Halamishite, Ni5P4, a new terrestrial phosphide in the Ni–P system. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals: 47(1): 3.

Synonyms of HalamishiteHide

IMA2013-105

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.BD.	Murashkoite	FeP	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.	Negevite	NiP₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
1.BD.	Transjordanite	Ni₂P	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
1.BD.	Zuktamrurite	FeP₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
1.BD.	Nickolayite	FeMoP	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.	Orishchinite	Ni₂P	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.	Grammatikopoulosite	NiVP	Orth.
1.BD.05	Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P	Tet. 4 : I4
1.BD.05	Nickelphosphide	(Ni,Fe)₃P	Tet. 4 : I4
1.BD.10	Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
1.BD.10	Monipite	MoNiP	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
1.BD.15	Florenskyite	FeTiP	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
1.BD.15	Allabogdanite	(Fe,Ni)₂P	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.15	Andreyivanovite	FeCrP	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.20	Melliniite	(Ni,Fe)₄P	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
1.BD.35	Nazarovite	Ni₁₂P₅	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
1.BD.45	Polekhovskyite	MoNiP₂	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.BD.50	Tsikourasite	Mo₃Ni₂P_1+x	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
1.BD.60	Badengzhuite	TiP	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc

Other InformationHide

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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References for HalamishiteHide

Reference List:

Zelinska, M., Oryshchyn, S., Zhak, O., Pivan, J.Y., Potel, M. (2007) Acta Crystallographica: E63: i158-i159.

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 19. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.12

(2023) Halamishite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for HalamishiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (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).

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Israel (TL)
Southern District (HaDarom District) Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Halamish wadi (Ẕuq Tamrur) (TL)	Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 19. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.12 Britvin, Sergey N., Murashko, Mikhail N., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Polekhovsky, Yury S., Krivovichev, Sergey V., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Vlasenko, Natalia S., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G. (2020) Halamishite, Ni₅P₄, a new terrestrial phosphide in the Ni–P system. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 47 (1) doi:10.1007/s00269-019-01073-7

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex ⓘ Unnamed phosphorite quarry	Britvin, Sergey N., Murashko, Michail N., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Polekhovsky, Yury S., Krivovichev, Sergey V., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Vlasenko, Natalia S. (2020) Transjordanite, Ni₂P, a new terrestrial and meteoritic phosphide, and natural solid solutions barringerite-transjordanite (hexagonal Fe₂P–Ni₂P) American Mineralogist, 105 (3) 428-436 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7275

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik, Y., Galuskina, I., Murashko, M., Britvin, S., & Galuskin, E. (2014). The Hatrurim Complex-the New Unique Locality on World Mineral Map: the Review of Mineral Discoveries. In Israel Geological Society 2014, Annual Meeting, En Boqeq (pp. 143-144).

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