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Ruthenium Osmium & Iridosmine

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Ruthenium Osmium & Iridosmine

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Description
Locality: 
Neiva River, Sysert District, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.05 × 0.02 cm
Description

It is a set of nuggets and crystals of PGE, some of which show hexagonal shapes. Analysis indicate that they are related to crystals of ruthenium, osmium and iridium. It is not easy to specify if this or those crystal is Ru u Os, generally in these nuggets contain both elements, with Ir, in different percentages. We can ensure the presence of ruthenium. We will send analysis to the buyer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ruthenium

Formula: 
(Ru,Ir)
Strunz: 
1.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Type Locality: 
Horokanai placer, Uryugawa, Uryu-gun, Kamikawa Province, Hokkaido, Japan

Osmium

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

Iridosmine

Variety Of: 

Osmium

Formula: 
(Os,Ir,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0