Mineral Factbook

Oregonite

FeNi2As2IMA symbol: Oreapproved

Oregonite is a sulfide or sulfosalt mineral with the formula FeNi2As2, crystallizing in the hexagonal system.

Photos

Oregonite specimen photo
Erik Vercammen · CC BY 3.0 · Commons

Physical properties

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight323.07 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Fe 17.29%, Ni 36.33%, As 46.38%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)2.BB.05Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)2.AB.20Wikidata (CC0)
Dana (8th)2.5.4.1Wikidata (CC0)