Awaruite is a native element or alloy mineral with the formula Ni3Fe, crystallizing in the cubic system. It has a calculated density of 8.594 g/cm3.
Photos
Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · CommonsBindi, Luca and Zaccarini, Federica and Bonazzi, Paola and Grammatikopoulos, Tassos and Tsikouras, Basilios and Stanley, Chris and Garuti, Giorgio · CC BY 4.0 · CommonsZaccarini, Federica and Bindi, Luca and Ifandi, Elena and Grammatikopoulos, Tassos and Stanley, Chris and Garuti, Giorgio and Mauro, Daniela · CC BY 4.0 · CommonsDarla Sondrol · CC0 · Commons
Crystallography
Crystal system
cubic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space group
F m -3 m
Cell (Å, °)
a = 3.549, b = 3.549, c = 3.549; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume
44.701 ų, Z = 4
Axial ratios
1.0000:1:1.0000calculated from COD 9000088
Source structure
COD 9000088 (American Mineralogist, 1960) — 1 of 4 structures
Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)
d (Å)
2.049
1.774
1.255
I/I₀
100
46.4
26.6
xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9000088; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.
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