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.
Hardness:
5
Density:
6.92 g/cm³
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Physical Properties of Oregonite
Colors
White
Hardness
5 , Soft
Density
6.92 g/cm³, Obviously Heavy Weight
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Chemical Properties of Oregonite
Formula
Ni2FeAs2
Elements listed
As, Fe, Ni
Characteristics of Oregonite
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Formation of Oregonite
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.
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