Information card for entry 9017906

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Orcelite
• Formula: As5.79 Fe0.15 Ni14.25 Sb0.06
• Calculated formula: As11.58 Fe0.3 Ni28.5 Sb0.12
• Title of publication: Non-stoichiometric nickel arsenides in nature: The structure of orcelite, Ni5-xAs2 (x = 0.25), from the Bon Accord oxide body, South Africa
• Authors of publication: Bindi, L.; Tredoux, M.; Zaccarini, F.; Miller, D. E.; Garuti, G.
• Journal of publication: Journal of Alloys and Compounds
• Year of publication: 2014
• Journal volume: 601
• Pages of publication: 175 - 178
• a: 6.7922 Å
• b: 6.7922 Å
• c: 12.4975 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 120°
• Cell volume: 499.315 ų
• Number of distinct elements: 4
• Space group number: 185
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P 63 c m
• Hall space group symbol: P 6c -2
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No