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Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite

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Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite

EDS conf. specimen no 20-01-05-RU-9

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Description
Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.9 × 0.8 cm
Description

EDS conf. specimen no 20-01-05-RU-9 hosting the following minerals:

Point b: sopcheite

Point c and h: kotulskite

Point f: moncheite

Analysis attached.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sopcheite

Formula: 
Ag4Pd3Te4
Strunz: 
2.BC.55
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Kotulskite

Formula: 
Pd(Te,Bi)
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Moncheite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite