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Moissanite-6H

A structural variant of Moissanite
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Moissanite-6H

Kishon river, Haifa District, Israel
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Moissanite-6H

Kishon river, Haifa District, Israel
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Moissanite-6H

Kishon river, Haifa District, Israel
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About Moissanite-6HHide

Formula:
SiC
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
A polytype of Moissanite


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
5877
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:5877:9

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Chemistry of Moissanite-6HHide

Mindat Formula:
SiC
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Si70.045 %
C29.955 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
C, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Moissanite-6HHide

Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6mm - Dihexagonal Pyramidal
Space Group:
P63mc
Setting:
P63mc
Cell Parameters:
a = 3.073 Å, c = 15.08 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 4.907
Unit Cell V:
123.33 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
6

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.511 Å(100)
2.621 Å(40)
1.311 Å(40)
1.537 Å(35)
2.352 Å(20)
1.286 Å(15)
1.087 Å(15)
Comments:
Synthetic.

Other Language Names for Moissanite-6HHide

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

Internet Links for Moissanite-6HHide

References for Moissanite-6HHide

Localities for Moissanite-6HHide

Showing 5 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - 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.
Germany
 
  • Saxony
    • Erzgebirgskreis
      • Ehrenfriedersdorf
Thomas et al. (2023)
Israel
 
  • Haifa District
Fritsch et al. (2014) +1 other reference
      • Kishon Mid Reach zone 2
        • Mount Carmel
Fritsch et al. (2014)
  • Northern District
    • Jezreel Subdistrict
      • Emek Izrael Regional Council
Stan +4 other references
Russia
 
  • Krasnoyarsk Krai
    • Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
      • Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure)
Gromilov et al. (2018, August)
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