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Testibiopalladite (Testibiopalladit)

Collectors Summary

Color leuchtend weiß mit schwach blauen Farbton
Lustre Metallglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 3.7
Crystal System kubisch, P213
Morphology kubisch

Chemism

Chemical formula

PdTe(Sb,Bi)

Chemical composition

Antimon, Bismut, Palladium, Tellur

Unit weight: 377.5891705 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 3

Info

Empirical formula:

PdTe(Sb0.75Bi0.25)

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Palladium

Pd

28.18

1

33.33

106.4210000

106.4210000
Antimony

Sb

24.19

0.75

25.00

121.7601000

91.3200750
Tellurium

Te

33.79

1

33.33

127.6030000

127.6030000
Bismuth

Bi

13.84

0.25

8.33

208.9803820

52.2450955

Analysis wt%

Pd : 25.00, Ni : 1.00, Sb : 20.00, Bi : 19.00, Te : 35.00, PLT : 25.00 (Ref: Geochimica,74)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.EB.25

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
E: Metallsulfide mit M:S >= 1:2
B: M:S = 1:2, mit Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, usw.
25:Gersdorffit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/D.17-170

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

Classification by Hölzel

2.EB.544

2: SULFIDES
E: Me/S=1/2 (also < 1/2)
B: With Fe,Co,Ni,PGE Pyrite, Marcasite Family
5: Michenerite-Group

Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals

03.12.35

03: Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12: Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals

Dana 8th edition

02.12.03.13

02: Sulfide Minerals
12: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2
03: Cobaltite Group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals)

IMA status

Ohne Prüfung durch die CNMNC veröffentlicht

Mineral status

Mineralstatus fragwürdig

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Cobaltite group

Optical Properties

Color

leuchtend weiß mit schwach blauen Farbton

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

opak

Lustre

Metallglanz

Anisotropism

isotropisch

Reflectivity: (Lambda nm) ↓, ↑, Ø

(470) 54.4, , 54.4
(546) 53.9, , 53.9
(589) 54.1, , 54.1
(650) 54.7, , 54.7
Reflection chart Testibiopalladite

Reflectivity Ø

54.28

Crystallography

Crystal System

kubisch

Class (H-M)

23

Space Group number

198

Space Group

P213

Cell parameters a (Å)

6.572

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

-

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

283.852

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

2.940(100),
2.680(80),
1.983(90),
1.755(70),
1.267(60),
1.162(60),
1.066(70)
XRD chart Testibiopalladite

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

Morphology

kubisch

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3.7

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

267 (10g)

Density (g/cm³)

8.99

8.835 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

China/Sichuan, Provinz/Ganzi (Garze), Präfektur/Danba, Kreis/Yangliuping Dom/Ni-Cu-(PGE)-Lagerstätte

Preface

Name from

Der Name spiegelt die Komposition: TEllur, Antimon (lat. = "STIBIum") und PALLADIum

Author (Name, Year)

Platinum Metal Mineral Research Group, 1974

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 1 (1990), 522

Platinum metal mineral research group, Kweiyang Institute of Geochemistry (1974): Tellurostibnide of palladium and nickel and other new minerals and varieties of platinum metals. Geochimica 1974(3), 169-181 (in chinesisch mit englischem Abstrakt). - American Mineralogist 61 (1976), 182 (Abstrakt);

American Mineralogist 77 (1992) 77, 675 (Abstrakt)

Canadian Mineralogist (1991), 29, 401-409.

IMA group assignments

Other languages

Spanish

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German

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English

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French

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Russian

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Simplified Chinese

等轴碲锑钯矿

Alternative Name

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