Westerveldite Mineral Data

General Westerveldite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Fe,Ni,Co)As

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 131.93 gm

Iron 25.40 % Fe

Cobalt 4.47 % Co

Nickel 13.35 % Ni

Arsenic 56.79 % As

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺_0.6Ni_0.3Co_0.1As

Environment:

As minute inclusions in maucherite which occurs in chromite-nickeline ores.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1972

Locality:

La Gallega mine, 3 km west of Ojen, Marbella Province, Málaga, Spain. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Jan Westerveld (1905-1962), Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Name Pronunciation:

Westerveldite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 30413

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Westerveldite Image

Images:

Westerveldite

Comments: Silvery metallic westerveldite grains in syenite rock.
Location: Ilimaussaq, Greenland. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Westerveldite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5789:1:0.8929

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.457, b = 5.971, c = 5.332, Z = 4; V = 110.06 Den(Calc)= 7.96

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.604(1), 1.988(0.5), 2.083(0.25),

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Lyman P S , Prewitt C T , Acta Crystallographica, Section B , 40 (1984) p.14-20, Room- and high-pressure crystal chemistry of CoAs and FeAs, Locality: synthetic, Note: anisoB s taken from ICSD

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Physical Properties of Westerveldite

Color:

Brownish white, Gray.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Westerveldite

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct in air, orange brown and bluish in oil.

RL Pleochroism:

Distinct.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Westerveldite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	46.90	48.60
420 nm	46.30	48.50
440 nm	45.70	48.40
460 nm	44.90	48.00
480 nm	44.30	48.00
500 nm	43.70	47.80
520 nm	43.40	47.90
540 nm	43.40	47.90
560 nm	43.40	48.00
580 nm	43.50	48.00
600 nm	43.70	48.10
620 nm	44.10	48.30
640 nm	44.40	48.60
660 nm	44.90	48.90
680 nm	45.60	49.10
700 nm	46.20	49.40

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Westerveldite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Westerveldite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.20 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Westerveldite =7.96 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0068925348
Boson Index = 0.9931074652

Photoelectric:

PE_{Westerveldite}= 55.89 barns/electron
U=PE_{Westerveldite} x rElectron Density= 402.62 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Westerveldite is Not Radioactive

Westerveldite Classification

Dana Class:

02.08.19.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

(02.08.19)Dana Group

02.08.19.01 Westerveldite (Fe,Ni,Co)As Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.CC.15 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)

02.CC -With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.

02.CC.15 Cherepanovite RhAs P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.15 Modderite (Co,Fe)As Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.15 Ruthenarsenite (Ru,Ni)As P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.CC.15 Westerveldite (Fe,Ni,Co)As Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Westerveldite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Westerveldite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Westerveldite

(Fe,Ni,Co)As
Dana No: 02.08.19.01 Strunz No: 02.CC.15
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