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Merenskyite

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Sopcheit mit Merenskyit, Kotulskit, Hessit etc.
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Sopcheit mit Merenskyit, Kotulskit, Hessit etc. (SNr: Erz-Sop-2-1-18)

Sopcheit mit Merenskyit, Kotulskit, Hessit, Chalkopyrit, Pentlandit, Violarit etc. aus dem Lukkulaisvaara Massiv, Nord Karelien, Russland. Analysiert von Prof. N. Rudashevsky, Petersburg.
Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2020-01-25
Locality: Nadezhda PGE-Lagerstätte / Lukkulaisvaara / Oulanka, Fluss / Weißes Meer / Karelien, Republik / Nordwestrussland, Föderationskreis / Russland

Collectors Summary

Color weiß
Lustre Metallglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 3.25
Crystal System trigonal, P3m1

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

PdTe2

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Palladium, Tellur

Unit weight: 361.627 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 3

Info

Empirical formula:

PdTe2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Palladium

Pd

29.43

1

33.33

106.4210000

106.4210000
Tellurium

Te

70.57

2

66.67

127.6030000

255.2060000

Anal­y­sis wt%

Pd : 29.20, Bi : 2.60, Te : 67.80, PLT : 29.20

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

2.EA.20

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
E: Metallsulfide mit M:S >= 1:2
A: M:S = 1:2, mit Cu, Ag, Au; Ni, Sn, PGE, Mo, W
20:Melonit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

II/D.28-040

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
D: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te < 1:1
28: Melonit-Gruppe

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

2.EA.370

2: SULFIDES
E: Me/S=1/2 (also < 1/2)
A: Me/S=1/2 with Cu,Ag,Au, etc.
3: With Ni,Sn,Pd,Pt, etc. - Melonite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

02.12.14.04

02: Sulfide Minerals
12: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2
14: Melonite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) AX2 type

IMA sta­tus

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

weiß

Change in color

weiß mit Creme Farbton in reflektiertem Licht

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

opak

Lus­tre

Metallglanz

Anisotropism

ausgeprägt bis stark

Reflec­tiv­ity: (Lambda nm) ↓, ↑, Ø

(420) 63.60, 65.00, 64.30
(440) 63.50, 65.20, 64.35
(460) 62.50, 64.70, 63.60
(480) 62.30, 64.60, 63.45
(500) 62.30, 64.80, 63.55
(520) 62.40, 65.40, 63.90
(540) 62.80, 66.00, 64.40
(560) 63.30, 66.70, 65.00
(580) 63.10, 67.20, 65.15
(600) 63.50, 68.00, 65.75
(620) 64.80, 69.10, 66.95
(640) 65.20, 69.70, 67.45
(660) 65.70, 71.00, 68.35
(680) 67.70, 73.00, 70.35
(700) 66.80, 73.00, 69.90
Reflection chart Merenskyite

Reflec­tiv­ity Ø

65.76

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

trigonal

Class (H-M)

3m

Space Group number

164

Space Group

P3m1

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

3.978

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

-

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

5.125

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

1.288

Cell param­e­ters c/b

-

Z

1

Volumne (ų)

70.235

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

3.07(30),
2.92(100),
2.51(20),
2.10(60),
2.02(30),
1.73(20),
1.67(30),
1.54(30)
XRD chart Merenskyite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

3.25

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

105 (10g)

Density (g/cm³)

8.547 (berechnet)

8.549 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Südafrika/Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Merensky Reef

Preface

Asso­cia­tions

Chalkopyrit, Temagamit, Borovskit

Author (Name, Year)

Kingston, 1966

References

Mineralogical Magazine 35 (1966), 815

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Kitkaite

NiTeSe

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Melonite

NiTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Moncheite

(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Merenskyite

PdTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Sudovikovite

PtSe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Tilkerodeite

Pd2HgSe3

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Jacutingaite

Pt2HgSe3

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Mitrofanovite

Pt3Te4

trigonal : 3m : R3m

2.EA.20

Shuangfengite

IrTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.20

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Berndtite-2T

SnS2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-010

Kitkaite

NiTeSe

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-020

Melonite

NiTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-030

Merenskyite

PdTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-040

Shuangfengite

IrTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-045

Moncheite

(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-050

Sudovikovite

PtSe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

II/D.28-055

Verbeekite

PdSe2

monoklin : 2/m, 2, m : C2/m, C2, Cm

II/D.28-060

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Kitkaite

NiTeSe

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.300

Melonite

NiTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.310

Berndtite-2T

SnS2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.330

Berndtite-4H

SnS2

hexagonal : 6mm : P63mc

2.EA.340

Kotulskite

Pd(Te,Bi)2-x {x ≈ 0.4}

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

2.EA.360

Merenskyite

PdTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.370

Moncheite

(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.380

Sudovikovite

PtSe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.385

Shuangfengite

IrTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

2.EA.390

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Krennerite

Au3AgTe8

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pma2

 02.12.13.01

Calaverite

AuTe2

monoklin : 2/m : C2/m

 02.12.13.02

Sylvanite

AgAuTe4

monoklin : 2/m : P2/c

 02.12.13.03

Kostovite

CuAuTe4

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pma2

 02.12.13.04

Melonite

NiTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

 02.12.14.01

Kitkaite

NiTeSe

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

 02.12.14.02

Moncheite

(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

 02.12.14.03

Merenskyite

PdTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

 02.12.14.04

Shuangfengite

IrTe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

 02.12.14.06

Sudovikovite

PtSe2

trigonal : 3m : P3m1

 02.12.14.07

Froodite

PdBi2

monoklin : 2/m : C2/m

 02.12.15.01

Urvantsevite

Pd(Bi,Pb)2

tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4/mmm

 02.12.15.02

Verbeekite

PdSe2

monoklin : 2/m, 2, m : C2/m, C2, Cm

 02.12.15.03

Borishanskiite

Pd(As,Pb)2

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Ccm21

 02.12.16.01

Skutterudite

CoAs3

kubisch : m3 : Im3

 02.12.17.01

Nickelskutterudite

(Ni,Co,Fe)As3

kubisch : m3 : Im3

 02.12.17.02

Kieftite

CoSb3

kubisch : m3 : Im3

 02.12.17.03

Rheniite

ReS2

triklin : 1 : P1

 02.12.18.01

Alternative Name

English

Biteplapalladite

Simplified Chinese

铋碲钯矿

Simplified Chinese

铋碲铂把矿

IMA Number

IMA 1965-016

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