Transjordanite

transjordanite

troilite

trevorite

negevite

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Formula: Ni2P
Phosphide of nickel, forms a solid-solution series with barringerite
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Specific gravity: 7.30 calculated
Magnetism: Non ferromagnetic
Environments

Metamorphic environments
Meteorites

Transjordanite is a relatively new mineral, approved in 2013. it occurs in iron meteorites, carbonaceous chondrites and metamorphic environments.

Localities

At the Halamish wadi, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District, Israel, transjordanite was discovered in the pyrometamorphic phosphide assemblages (AM 105.3.428–436.

At the type locality, an unnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan, transjordanite occurs as irregular grains to 0.2 mm in the pyrometamorphic rocks. Associated minerals include troilite, trevorite, pyrrhotite, negevite, magnetite, halamishite and calcite (Mindat).

At the Cambria meteorite, Cambria Township, Niagara county, New York, USA, transjordanite has been confirmed in the carbonaceous chondrite (AM 105.3.428–436.

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