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Palladodymite Isoferroplatinum & Osmium

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Palladodymite Isoferroplatinum & Osmium

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Description
Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small, analyzed polished probe with rare palladodymite in matrix with isoferroplatinum in a ground mass of native osmium. Comes with analysis papers. Bearer measures 5x5mm for scale. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Palladodymite

Formula: 
(Pd,Rh)2As
Strunz: 
2.AC.25c
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals 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

Osmium

Formula: 
(Os,Ir,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
Grey

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