Chemistry:Niningerite
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| Niningerite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Sulfide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | MgS |
| Strunz classification | 2.CD.10 |
| Crystal system | Cubic |
| Crystal class | Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m) |
| Space group | Fm3m |
| Unit cell | a = 5.2 Å; Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| Color | grey |
| Mohs scale hardness | 3 1⁄2 – 4 |
| |re|er}} | metallic |
| Diaphaneity | opaque |
Niningerite is a magnesium-iron-manganese sulfide mineral with the chemical formula MgS that is found in enstatite chondrite meteorites.[2] Niningerite is the magnesium-dominant analog of keilite.[3] This mineral is named after Harvey H. Nininger.
See also
References
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A.
- ↑ webminerals
- ↑ M. Shinizu; H. Yoshida (2002). "The New Mineral Species Keilite (Fe,Mg)S, the Iron-dominant Analogue of Niningerite". The Canadian Mineralogist 40 (6): 1687–1692. doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.6.1687. http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/journals.old/mineral/mineral40/tcm-168740-6.pdf.
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