achávalite
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Achávalite is a selenide mineral that is a member of the nickeline group. It has only been found in a single Argentinian mine system, being first discovered in 1939 in a selenide deposit. The type locality is Cacheuta mine, Sierra de Cacheuta, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Within Vinony's link graph, achávalite is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to mineral, digital object identifier and chemical formula.
It sits within the topics Hexagonal minerals, Minerals in space group 194 and Selenide minerals.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Achávalite
- Mineral.image
- Achavalite.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Black metallic crystals of achávalite from Cacheuta Mine, Mendoza, Argentina
- Mineral.category
- Selenide mineral
- Mineral.formula
- (Fe,Cu)Se
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Ahv
- Mineral.molweight
- 134.81 g/mol
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.CC.05
- Mineral.system
- Hexagonal
- Mineral.class
- Dihexagonal dipyramidal (6/mmm) H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P63/mmc
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 3.636, c = 5.946 [Å], Z = 2
- Mineral.color
- Dark grey
- Mineral.mohs
- 2.5
- Mineral.luster
- Metallic
- Mineral.streak
- Grey-black
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Opaque
- Mineral.gravity
- 6.53
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- selenium
- Image
- Achavalite.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.CC.05
- chemical formula
- FeSe
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.CC.05
- crystal system
- hexagonal crystal system
- Commons category
- Achávalite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ahv
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/B.09a
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Encyclopedic overview
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Achávalite is a selenide mineral that is a member of the nickeline group. It has only been found in a single Argentinian mine system, being first discovered in 1939 in a selenide deposit. The type locality is Cacheuta mine, Sierra de Cacheuta, Mendoza, Argentina.
==See also== List of minerals
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