Mineral Factbook

Cohenite

CFe3IMA symbol: Cohgrandfathered

Cohenite is a native element or alloy mineral with the formula CFe3, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has a calculated density of 7.697 g/cm3.

Photos

Cohenite specimen photo
Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Cohenite specimen photo
Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. · CC BY 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemorthorhombic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP n m a
Cell (Å, °)a = 5.081, b = 6.754, c = 4.515; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume154.942 ų, Z = 4
Axial ratios0.7523:1:0.6685calculated from COD 9014027
Source structureCOD 9014027 (Journal of Applied Crystallography, 2004) — 1 of 44 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)2.0152.032.1042.0631.9731.852
I/I₀10070.658.558.248.948.6

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9014027; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)7.697 g/cm³calculated from COD 9014027

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight179.55 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)C 6.69%, Fe 93.31%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)1.BA.05Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)1.BA.05Wikidata (CC0)