Chathamite
A variety of Löllingite
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About Chathamite
Formula:
(Fe,Ni)As2
Shepard (1844) gave the name to an orthorhombic nickel-iron diarsenide which Holmes (1947) showed to be a Ni-bearing löllingite. Chathamite was later thought to be the iron member of an isometric diarsenide series that included chloanthite = nickelskutterudite (nickel member), and smaltite = skutterudite (cobalt member), however this proved to be wrong (this isometric Fe-dominant member is now called ferroskutterudite.
[See also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,342300,343956,page=1#msg-343956]
[See also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,342300,343956,page=1#msg-343956]
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29564 (as Chathamite)
2426 (as Löllingite)
2426 (as Löllingite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29564:0 (as Chathamite)
mindat:1:1:2426:2 (as Löllingite)
mindat:1:1:2426:2 (as Löllingite)
Chemistry of Chathamite
Mindat Formula:
(Fe,Ni)As2
Elements listed:
Common Associates
Other Information
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 Chathamite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-29564.html
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References for Chathamite
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Localities for Chathamite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Germany | |
| www.mindat.org (n.d.) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra (1986) |
Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany