Polydymite-Violarite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Polydymite-Violarite Series
Series Formula:
Ni2+Ni23+S4 to Fe2+Ni23+S4
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39045:9
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0012049 | Polydymite | Lundqvist D (1947) X-ray studies on the binary system Ni-S Arkiv for Mineralogi och Geologi 24 1-12 | 1947 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0001000 | Violarite | Vaughan D J, Craig J R (1985) The crystal chemistry of iron-nickel thiospinels American Mineralogist 70 1036-1043 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004230 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004231 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004232 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004233 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004234 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004235 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004236 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0004237 | Violarite | Tenailleau C, Etschmann B, Ibberson R M, Pring A (2006) A neutron powder diffraction study of Fe and Ni distributions in synthetic pentlandite and violarite using 60Ni isotope American Mineralogist 91 1442-1447 | ![]() | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany