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Cuproiridsite & Isoferroplatinum

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Cuproiridsite & Isoferroplatinum

David Burgess Collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0 × 0 × 0 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small polished, analyzed sample with a small nugget of isoferroplatinum hosting some thin, iron-black veins of very rare cuproiridsite. David Burgess collection. The bearer measures .5x.5x.1 CM. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuproiridsite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine; Kondyor), Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Isoferroplatinum

Formula: 
Pt3Fe
Strunz: 
1.AG.35
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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