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Tetrataenite Mineral Data
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General Tetrataenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
FeNi |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 57.27 gm |
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Iron 48.76 % Fe |
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Nickel 51.24 % Ni |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+0.5Ni0.5 |
| Environment: |
Exsolution rims and grains in meteorites and exsolved with antitaenite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
| Locality: |
Mesosiderite meteorites and slowly-cooled chondrites below 350 deg. C. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for taenite and the tetragonal crystal form of this polymorph. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tetrataenite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 77284 |
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