Allabogdanite

Allabogdanite is a very rare phosphide mineral with formula (Fe,Ni)2P, found in 1994 in a meteorite.[3][1] It was described for an occurrence in the Onello meteorite in the Onello River basin, Sakha Republic; Yakutia, Russia; associated with taenite, schreibersite, kamacite, graphite and awaruite.[1] It was named for Russian geologist Alla Bogdanova.[2]

Allabogdanite
General
CategoryPhosphide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
(Fe,Ni)2P
Strunz classification1.BD.15
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classDipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupPnma
Unit cella = 5.748, b = 3.548
c = 6.661 [Å]; Z = 4
Identification
ColorLight straw-yellow
Crystal habitMinute exolution laminae in plessite
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness5-6
LusterMetallic
DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity7.11
References[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Mindat
  2. Webmineral data
  3. Britvin S. N., Rudashevsky N. S., Krivovichev S. V., Burns P. C. and Polekhovsky Y. S. 2002: Allabogdanite, (Fe,Ni)2P, a new mineral from the Onello meteorite: The occurrence and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 87(8-9), 1245-1249 -
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