Allabogdanite
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| Allabogdanite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Phosphide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) |
(Fe,Ni)2P |
| Strunz classification | 01.BD.15 |
| Crystal symmetry | Orthorhombic dipyramidal H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: P nma |
| Unit cell | a = 5.748 Å, b = 3.548 Å, c = 6.661 Å; Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Light straw-yellow |
| Crystal habit | Minute exolution laminae in plessite |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5-6 |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| Specific gravity | 7.11 |
| References | [1][2] |
Allabogdanite is a very rare phosphide mineral with formula (Fe,Ni)2P, found in 1997 in a meteorite.[3][1] It was described for an occurrence in the Onello meteorite in the Onello River basin, Sakha Republic; Yakutia, Russia; associated with taenite, schreibersite, kamacite, graphite and awaruite.[1] It was named for Russian geologist Alla Bogdanova.[2]
