Pararammelsbergite R070154
Name: Pararammelsbergite
RRUFF ID: R070154
Ideal Chemistry: NiAs2
Locality: Cobalt, Coleman Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Tin-white metallic massive associated with arsenolite and quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070154
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Pararammelsbergite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Peacock M A, Dadson A S (1940) On rammelsbergite and pararammelsbergite: distinct forms of nickel diarsenide, American Mineralogist, 25, 561-577   [view file]

Radcliffe D (1967) Some properties of rammelsbergite and pararammelsbergite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 128-131   [view file]

Holseth H, Kjekshus A (1968) Compounds with the marcasite type crystal structure. I. Compositions of the binary pnictides, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 22, 3273-3283

Stassen W N, Heyding R D (1968) Crystal structures of RuSe2, OsSe2, PtAs2, and α-NiAs2, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 46, 2159-2163

Petruk W, Harris D C, Stewart J M (1971) Characteristics of the arsenides, sulpharsenides, and antimonides, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 150-186   [view file]

Fleet M E (1972) The crystal structure of pararammelsbergite (NiAs2), American Mineralogist, 57, 1-9   [view file]

Wagner T, Lerenz J (2002) Mineralogy of complex Co-Ni-Bi vein mineralization, Bieber deposit, Spessart, Germany, Mineralogical Magazine, 66, 385-407   [view file]