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NICCOLITE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metals Mining
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A pale copper-red hexagonal mineral which consists of a natural arsenide of nickel.

CONT

South Range ores are characterized by higher arsenic content, expressed as the arsenides niccolite and maucherite, and the sulpharsenides gersdorffite and cobaltite.

OBS

[Nickeline is] one of the main ore of nickel.

OBS

Name derived from "Kupfernickel," an older German name for the mineral.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines métalliques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Minéral de couleur rouge cuivré pâle, constitué d'arséniure naturel de nickel.

CONT

Les minerais du flanc sud sont caractérisés par une teneur plus élevée en arsenic, ce qui se traduit par la présence d'arséniures (nickélite et mauchérite) et de sulfoarséniures (gersdorffite et cobaltite).

OBS

[La nickéline est] l'un des principaux minerais de nickel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas metálicas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Mineral de níquel rojo cobrizo. Soluble en ácido nítrico concentrado. La inhalación del polvo es tóxica.

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