Marcasite Group

A material that is NOT an approved mineral species

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Marcasite

Limites quarry, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Marcasite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Marcasite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Marcasite

Limites quarry, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Marcasite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Marcasite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Marcasite

Limites quarry, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Marcasite

Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

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About Marcasite GroupHide

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29308

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29308:6

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(UUID V4):

61f1013c-3473-460e-a835-0e32d044cf16

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0011936	Ferroselite	Kjekshus A, Rakke T, Andresen A (1974) Compounds of the marcasite type crystal structure. IX. Structural data for FeAs2, FeSe2, NiAs2, NiSb2, and CuSe2 Acta Chemica Scandinavica A28 996-1000	1974	synthetic	0	293
0020709	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	0	293
0020710	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	1.7	293
0020711	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	3.83	293
0020712	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	8.1	293
0020713	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	17.3	293
0020714	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	24.4	293
0020715	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	32	293
0020716	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	46	293
0020717	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	0.0001	198.2
0020718	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	0.0001	148.4
0020719	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	0.0001	50.4
0020720	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	3.68	197
0020721	Ferroselite	Lavina B, Downs R T, Sinogeikin S (2018) The structure of ferroselite, FeSe2, at pressures up to 46 GPa and temperatures down to 50 K: A single-crystal micro-diffraction analysis Crystals 8 289; doi:10.3390/cryst807	2018	Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA	3.64	116
0013331	Ferroselite	Pickardt J, Reuter B, Riedel E, Sochtig J (1975) On the formation of FeSe2 single crystals by chemical transport reactions Journal of Solid State Chemistry 15 366-368	1975	synthetic	0	293
0015754	Ferroselite	Tengner S (1938) Uber diselenide und ditelluride von eisen, kobalt und nickel Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 239 126-132	1938		0	293
0015753	Frohbergite	Tengner S (1938) Uber diselenide und ditelluride von eisen, kobalt und nickel Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 239 126-132	1938		0	293
0000008	Marcasite	Buerger M J (1931) The crystal structure of marcasite American Mineralogist 16 361-395	1931	Joplin, Missouri, USA	0	293
0017921	Marcasite	Buerger M (1937) Interatomic Distances in Marcasite and Notes on the Bonding in Crystals of Loellingite, Arsenopyrite, and Marcasite Types. _cod_database_code 1011013 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 97 504-513	1937		0	293
0012726	Marcasite	Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121	2007	synthetic	0	293
0012727	Marcasite	Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121	2007	Dul CSA mine, North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic	0	293
0015752	Mattagamite	Tengner S (1938) Uber diselenide und ditelluride von eisen, kobalt und nickel Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 239 126-132	1938		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Ferroselite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Kjekshus A'
'Rakke T'
'Andresen A'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Chemica Scandinavica'
_journal_volume A28 
_journal_year 1974
_journal_page_first 996
_journal_page_last 1000
_publ_section_title
;
 Compounds of the marcasite type crystal structure. IX. Structural data for
 FeAs2, FeSe2, NiAs2, NiSb2, and CuSe2
;
_database_code_amcsd 0011936
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Fe Se2'
_cell_length_a 4.8002
_cell_length_b 5.7823
_cell_length_c 3.5834
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 99.462
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      7.138
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n n m'
loop_
_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  'x,y,-z'
  '-x,-y,z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
Fe   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
Se   0.21270   0.37010   0.00000

Relationship of Marcasite Group to other SpeciesHide

Group Members:

Ferroselite	FeSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Frohbergite	FeTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Kullerudite	NiSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Marcasite	FeS₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Mattagamite	CoTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Petříčekite	CuSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm