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Atokite Mertieite-I & Palarstanide

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Atokite Mertieite-I & Palarstanide

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Description
Locality: 
Mayak Mine, Talnakh, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

You are bidding on a fully analyzed sample with rare atokite, mertieite and palarstanide in ore from the Mayak Mine. Comes with complete analysis (see analysis tab above). 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atokite

Formula: 
(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Strunz: 
1.AG.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Atok Mine, Merensky Reef, Eastern Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mertieite-I

Formula: 
Pd11(Sb,As)4
Strunz: 
2.AC.15b
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum placer), Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Borough, Alaska, USA

Palarstanide

Formula: 
Pd8(As,Sn)3
Strunz: 
2.AC.20b
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Atokite Mertieite-I & Palarstanide

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