Awaruite Mineral Data

General Awaruite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ni2Fe to Ni3Fe
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 202.57 gm
	Iron 27.57 % Fe
	Nickel 72.43 % Ni
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Ni_2.5Fe⁰⁺
Environment:	In river placers, from serpentinized peridotites; in meteorites.
IMA Status:	Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1885
Locality:	From the Red Hills and the Gorge River draining them, near Awarua Bay, south Westland, New Zealand. At Coolac, New South Wales, and in the Lord Brassey mine, Tasmania, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	For the locality near Awarua Bay, New Zealand.
Name Pronunciation:	Awaruite
Synonym:	Bobrovskite
	Josephinite
	Souesite