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Dienerite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Dienerite
Karl Diener
Formula:
Ni3As
Colour:
White with tinge of gray
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named in honour of Karl Diener (11 December 1862, Vienna - 6 January 1928), an Austrian geologist, paleontologist, and professor at the University of Vienna, who discovered the mineral.
Type Locality:
Isostructural with:
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1288
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1288:7
Similar Names
IMA Classification of Dienerite
Approved
IMA status notes:
Redefined by the IMA
Approval history:
Originally described pre-IMA, later discredited by the IMA, then revalidated in october 2019 (IMA 19-E), with definition of a neotype.
Classification of Dienerite
2.AA.55
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
A : Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Au
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
A : Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Au
3.11.24
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
11 : Sulphides etc. of Ni
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
11 : Sulphides etc. of Ni
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Dne | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Dienerite
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
White with tinge of gray
Chemistry of Dienerite
Mindat Formula:
Ni3As
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Co,Cu,Fe,Ag
Crystallography of Dienerite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
43m - Hextetrahedral
Space Group:
I43d
Setting:
I43d
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.6206(9) Å
Unit Cell V:
890.44 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| High-? alteration and/or metamorphism | |
| 33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) |
Type Occurrence of Dienerite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Collections of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Firenze, Italy, catalogue number 3364/I (neotype).
Synonyms of Dienerite
Other Language Names for Dienerite
Varieties of Dienerite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 2 photos of Dienerite associated with Sobolevskite | PdBi |
| 2 photos of Dienerite associated with Stannopalladinite | (Pd,Cu)3Sn |
| 2 photos of Dienerite associated with Tetraferroplatinum | PtFe |
| 1 photo of Dienerite associated with Urvantsevite | Pd(Bi,Pb)2 |
| 1 photo of Dienerite associated with Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| 1 photo of Dienerite associated with Native Gold | Au |
| 1 photo of Dienerite associated with Tetra-auricupride | AuCu |
| 1 photo of Dienerite associated with Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 2.AA. | Trigodomeykite | Cu3-xAs |
| 2.AA.10b | Domeykite | Cu3As |
| 2.AA.10a | Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| 2.AA.10d | Koutekite | Cu5As2 |
| 2.AA.15 | Novákite | (Cu,Ag)21As10 |
| 2.AA.20 | Cuprostibite | Cu2(Sb,Tl) |
| 2.AA.25 | Kutinaite | Ag6Cu14As7 |
| 2.AA.30 | Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| 2.AA.35 | Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| 2.AA.40 | Maldonite | Au2Bi |
| 2.AA.45 | Stistaite | SnSb |
| 2.AA.50 | Zaccariniite | RhNiAs |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Dienerite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-1288.html
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References for Dienerite
Reference List:
Bayliss, P. (2001) Dienerite – a mystification. Mineralogical Magazine, 65 (5) 685-687 doi:10.1180/002646101317018505
Burke, Ernst A. J. (2006) A mass discreditation of GQN minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (6). p.1557-1560. doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.6.1557
Localities for Dienerite
Showing 12 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Hackl (1921) +1 other reference |
| Krause et al. (2025) |
Brazil | |
| Campbell (2012) |
Greece | |
| Bussolesi et al. (2020) |
Kazakhstan | |
| [var: Iridian Dienerite] Melcher et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
Russia | |
| Garuti et al. (2021) |
| Sandimirova et al. (2016) |
| Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
South Africa | |
| Tredoux et al. (2016) |
USA | |
| McSwiggen (1999) |
| Bonazzi et al. (2021) |
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Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia