Nielson, H. P.; Buchwald, V. F. (1982) Roaldite, a new nitride in iron meteorites. 12th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, Pergamon Pess. p.1343-1348.

Classification of RoalditeHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

1.BC.05

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
C : Nitrides

Dana 7th ed.:

1.1.27.2

Dana 8th ed.:

1.1.18.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group

Hey's CIM Ref.:

2.12

2 : Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Roa	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of RoalditeHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Colour:

Tin-white

Hardness:

5½ - 6½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Malleable

Density:

7.21 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

synthetic

Chemistry of RoalditeHide

Mindat Formula:

(Fe,Ni)₄N

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Fe	94.100 %
N	5.900 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Fe, N, Ni - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of RoalditeHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Pm3n

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.79(4) Å

Unit Cell V:

54.44 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

synthetic Fe4N is P_43m

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005250	Roaldite	Bayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-755		1990	synthetic	0	293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.684 Å	(20)
2.191 Å	(100)
1.897 Å	(75)
1.342 Å	(65)
1.144 Å	(85)
1.095 Å	(40)
0.949 Å	(45)

Comments:

Synthetic.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4.566–4.560

Type Occurrence of RoalditeHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Youndegin meteorite, Bruce Rock Shire, Western Australia, Australia

General Appearance of Type Material:

As planar foils, to 2 µm thick but many mm long, forming bursts embedded in kamacite.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1977,540.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Iron meteorite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Nielson, H. P.; Buchwald, V. F. (1982) Roaldite, a new nitride in iron meteorites. 12th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, Pergamon Pess. p.1343-1348.

Synonyms of RoalditeHide

IMA1980-079

Other Language Names for RoalditeHide

Dutch:Roaldiet

German:Roaldit

Simplified Chinese:陨氮镍铁矿
罗氮铁矿

Spanish:Roaldita

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.BC.	Qingsongite	BN	Iso. 43m : F43m
1.BC.	'UM2007-16-N:Ti'	Ti₇N₃
1.BC.	Oreillyite	Cr₂N	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
1.BC.10	Siderazot	FeN_x to Fe₃N_1.33	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
1.BC.15	Carlsbergite	CrN	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.BC.15	Uakitite	VN	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.BC.15	Osbornite	TiN	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.BC.20	'UM2006-34-N:Ga'	GaN	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for RoalditeHide

Reference List:

Kristallografiya (Sov. Phys. Crystal.), 3, 439–444.

Bayliss, P. (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals. Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 751-755.

Dvoriankina, G.G., Pinsker, Z.G. (1958) An investigation of the structure of Fe4N.

Cabri, Louis J., Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf (1981) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 66 (9-10) 1099-1103

Nielson, H. P.; Buchwald, V. F. (1982) Roaldite, a new nitride in iron meteorites. 12th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, Pergamon Pess. p.1343-1348.

(2005) Roaldite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Uymina, K.A., Grokhovsky, V.I., Karabanalov, M.S. (2010) Identification and study of roaldite in Sikhote-alin IIAB using EBSD method. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 73rd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical-Society - New York: 45: A205-A205.

Nolze, G., Heide, K. (2019) Roaldite in the iron-meteorite São Julião de Moreira. Geochemistry: 79: 1-8.

Localities for RoalditeHide

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- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Australia (TL)
Western Australia Bruce Rock Shire ⓘ Youndegin meteorite (TL)	Nielson et al. (1982)

Denmark
Zealand Region Kalundborg ⓘ Jerslev meteorite	Nielson et al. (1982)

Portugal
Viana do Castelo Ponte de Lima Cabração e Moreira do Lima Moreira do Lima ⓘ São Julião de Moreira meteorite	Nolze et al. (2019)

USA
Arizona Coconino County Meteor Crater area ⓘ Canyon Diablo meteorite	Anthony et al. (1995)

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Physical Properties of RoalditeHide

Chemistry of RoalditeHide

Crystallography of RoalditeHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of RoalditeHide

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