Named in 2014 by Sergey N. Britvin, Michail N. Murashko, Ye. Vapnik, Yury S. Polekhovsky, and Sergey V. Krivovichev for the type locality's region, the Negev Desert.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Pyrite structure type.

Chemically related to halamishite, melliniite, nazarovite, nickelphosphide, transjordanite, and 'Unnamed (Ni-Fe Phosphide)'.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

46041

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46041:1

IMA Classification of NegeviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2013

First published:

2020

Type description reference:

Britvin, Sergey N., Murashko, Michail N., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Polekhovsky, Yury S., Krivovichev, Sergey V., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G. (2020) Negevite, the pyrite-type NiP₂, a new terrestrial phosphide. American Mineralogist, 105 (3) 422-427 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7192

Classification of NegeviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

1.BD.

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

Density:

4.881(1) g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of NegeviteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
470nm	54.6%
546nm	55.0%
589nm	55.3%
650nm	55.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 55.6%.

Colour in reflected light:

White with yellowish tint

Chemistry of NegeviteHide

Mindat Formula:

NiP₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
P	51.349 %
Ni	48.651 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ni, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of NegeviteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3(2/m3) - Diploidal

Space Group:

Pa3

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.4816(5) Å

Unit Cell V:

164.71 Å³

Comment:

Pa3¯

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0012676	Negevite	Donohue P C, Bither T A, Young H S (1968) High-pressure synthesis of pyrite-type nickel diphosphide and nickel diarsenide Inorganic Chemistry 7 998-1001		1968	synthetic	0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Negevite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Donohue P C'
'Bither T A'
'Young H S'
_journal_name_full 'Inorganic Chemistry'
_journal_volume 7 
_journal_year 1968
_journal_page_first 998
_journal_page_last 1001
_publ_section_title
;
 High-pressure synthesis of pyrite-type nickel diphosphide and nickel diarsenide
;
_database_code_amcsd 0012676
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ni P2'
_cell_length_a 5.4706
_cell_length_b 5.4706
_cell_length_c 5.4706
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 163.721
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.894
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P a 3'
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  '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x'
  '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x'
  '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x'
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  'x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
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  '1/2+y,z,1/2-x'
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  '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Ni   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00380
P   0.38810   0.38810   0.38810   0.00380

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.165 Å	(54)
2.741 Å	(95)
2.451 Å	(42)
2.238 Å	(35)
1.938 Å	(54)
1.653 Å	(100)
1.582 Å	(17)
1.465 Å	(17)

Locality:

Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Reference:

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36

Type Occurrence of NegeviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

General Appearance of Type Material:

Isometric grains to 15 microns in size

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of 166 the Mineralogical Museum of the Department of Mineralogy, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia, catalogue number 19604

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Pyrometamorphic complex

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Andradite	Diopside	Magnetite	Murashkoite	Pyrrhotite
Transjordanite	Zuktamrurite

Reference:

Synonyms of NegeviteHide

IMA2013-104

Other Language Names for NegeviteHide

Dutch:Negeviet

German:Negevit

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.BD.	Murashkoite	FeP	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.	Orishchinite	Ni₂P	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.	Nickolayite	FeMoP	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.	Grammatikopoulosite	NiVP	Orth.
1.BD.	Halamishite	Ni₅P₄	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
1.BD.	Transjordanite	Ni₂P	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
1.BD.	Zuktamrurite	FeP₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
1.BD.05	Nickelphosphide	(Ni,Fe)₃P	Tet. 4 : I4
1.BD.05	Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P	Tet. 4 : I4
1.BD.10	Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
1.BD.10	Monipite	MoNiP	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
1.BD.15	Allabogdanite	(Fe,Ni)₂P	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.15	Florenskyite	FeTiP	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
1.BD.15	Andreyivanovite	FeCrP	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
1.BD.20	Melliniite	(Ni,Fe)₄P	Iso. 23 : P2₁3
1.BD.35	Nazarovite	Ni₁₂P₅	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
1.BD.45	Polekhovskyite	MoNiP₂	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.BD.50	Tsikourasite	Mo₃Ni₂P_1+x	Iso. 43m : F43m
1.BD.60	Badengzhuite	TiP	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc

Other InformationHide

Notes:

Insoluble in 10% HCl

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 NegeviteHide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 19. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.12

(2020) Negevite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for NegeviteHide

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- 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).

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Israel (TL)
Southern District Beersheba Subdistrict Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Wadi Halamish (TL)	Williams et al. (2014) +1 other reference

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau ⓘ Daba-Siwaqa complex	Negevite et al. (in press)
ⓘ Unnamed phosphorite quarry	Britvin et al. (2020) +1 other reference

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik et al. (2014)

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