Oregonite
Oregonite, awaruite (dimensions: 11 mm x 4 mm x 5 mm)
General
CategorySulfide minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Ni2FeAs2
IMA symbolOre[1]
Strunz classification2.BB.05
Crystal systemHexagonal
Unknown space group
Identification
Colorwhite
Mohs scale hardness5
Lustermetallic
References[2][3][4]

Oregonite, Ni2FeAs2 is a nickel iron arsenide mineral first described from Josephine Creek, Oregon, United States.

Oregonite crystallises in the hexagonal crystal system and has a Mohs hardness of 5.

Occurrence

Oregonite is known, apart from its type locality, from the Chirnaisky Massif, Russia, associated with hydrothermal nickel minerals (millerite, heazelwoodite) in a metamorphosed ultramafic; from the Skouriatissa mine, Cyprus, associated with VMS mineralisation; and from the Kidd Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada within serpentinite-hosted chromite deposits.

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. Mineralienatlas
  3. Oregonite on Mindat.org
  4. Webmineral data


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